Activities for Big Kids in London
197 activities for kids ages 7–9 in London. More adventurous options with age ratings, cost estimates, and parent tips.
Highest rated: Lost Earth Adventures, Kids Do Art, Paddleboarding London. 2 are free. 125 work for rainy days. Every listing includes stroller access, cost estimates, and parent tips.
Top Picks
Lost Earth Adventures
5 starsLost Earth Adventures runs outdoor skills and bushcraft sessions that give children real tools, real tasks, and real responsibility — which is rare in
Kids Do Art
5 starsEvery session is a new adventure — kids explore different art styles and materials each week, so there's always something exciting and unexpected wait
Paddleboarding London
5 starsPaddleboarding in London lets kids experience the city from a completely different angle — low on the water, moving under bridges and past landmarks t
SANDEMANs London, Free Walking Tour
5 starsSANDEMANs guides are chosen for their energy and storytelling ability, not just their knowledge, which makes the tours far more engaging for children
Walk Eat Talk Eat
5 starsWalk Eat Talk Eat turns sightseeing into a series of delicious stops, which is a formula that works brilliantly for food-motivated kids. Trying new fo
Lost Earth Adventures
Ages: 6–16
Kids Do Art
Ages: 2–9
Paddleboarding London
Ages: 8 and up
SANDEMANs London, Free Walking Tour
Ages: 6 and up
Walk Eat Talk Eat
Ages: 8 and up
See Your City
Ages: 6 and up
Babylon Tours London
Ages: 6 and up
Soul Sports Kids Club
Ages: 2–12
Visit London Taxi Tours
Ages: All ages
Tally Ho ~ London Bike Tours, Taxi Tours & Pub Tours
Ages: 10 and up
London Tours for Kids and Families
Ages: 5 and up
London Sightseeing Tours
Ages: All ages
smallcarBIGCITY
Ages: 6 and up
&ART Children's Art Classes
Ages: 4–12
Thrill Coaster - Westfield
Ages: 5 and up
KidsArt!
Ages: 2–10
Black Cab Heritage Tours
Ages: All ages
KidsArt!
Ages: 2–10
KidsArt!
Ages: 2–10
KidsArt!
Ages: 2–10
KidsArt Belsize Park
Ages: 3–10
Creativity Art Workshops
Ages: 3–12
NOLJAK London Children Art School
Ages: 3–12
Art Stars
Ages: 2–9
adventuro
Ages: 6–16
Sport and Recreation Alliance
Ages: 6–17
Urban Outdoors Adventures in nature Forest school
Ages: 2–10
Wilderness Now
Ages: 5–16
Wilderness Weekends
Ages: 5–16
Bookado
Ages: 6–16
Right Way Sports
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Urban Adventure Base
Ages: 6–16
Desert Island Survival
Ages: 8 and up
Active Champions
Ages: Best for ages 5-13
PlayFit Sports Club
Ages: 2–10
Hone Books Galore
Ages: Best for ages 0-12
PlayFit Sports Club
Ages: 2–10
KIDS IN2 SPORTS LTD
Ages: 2–13
KidsArt!
Ages: 3–10
The Art Imaginarium - Hackney
Ages: 2–10
KidsArt Crouch End
Ages: 3–10
Tower of London River Tour
Ages: 4 and up
Moon Lane Books
Ages: Best for ages 0-12
Children's Bookshop London
Ages: Best for ages 0-13
Secret Adventures
Ages: 8–16
London Magical Tours
Ages: 6 and up
Art Play - Shoreditch - Liverpool St - Spitalfields
Ages: 2–10
Boom Sports - Hammersmith Holiday Camp
Ages: Best for ages 5-13
Action Watersports
Ages: 8 and up
ST.ART Gallery
Ages: 3–16
Sportas
Ages: 2–13
Fisherman's Walk
Ages: All ages, best for under 12
$$$Circolo Popolare 🇮🇹
Ages: 6–17
Pingo Pongo
Ages: Best for ages 6-17
Stoke Newington Toys & Books
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
Princess of Wales Conservatory
Ages: All ages
Waterlily House
Ages: All ages
$$Ave Mario 🇮🇹
Ages: 5–17
Paperbirds Art with Kids
Ages: 18 months to 8
Huntfun Covent Garden
Ages: 6 and up
Victoria and Albert Museum
Ages: 4–17
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Ages: 8 and up
Evan Evans Tours
Ages: 6 and up
Euro Sports Camps - Nike Sports Camps
Ages: 5–16
The TOY Project
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
Waterstones
Ages: Best for ages 2-17
Go Ape Cockfosters London
Ages: 6–16
Olympic Park Splash Fountain
Ages: 2–12
Kew’s Children’s Garden
Ages: 2-10
Fallow
Ages: 9–17
The Natural Adventure
Ages: 5–16
Sunny Art Centre
Ages: 5 and up
Kensington Gardens
Ages: All ages
Love Open Water London Royal Docks
Ages: 8 and up
St James's Park
Ages: All ages
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ages: All ages
Stanfords
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
OmvedGardens
Ages: 6 and up, particularly for families interested in nature and wellbeing
Jubilee Park Water Fountains
Ages: 2–12
Foyles
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Discovery Land at Priory Farm
Ages: 2-10
Clissold Park
Ages: 1–12
City Sightseeing London
Ages: 4 and up
Waterstones
Ages: Best for ages 2-17
Shanghai Family
Ages: 5–17
St James's Park Playground
Ages: 1–10
$$Forbidden Planet London Megastore
Ages: 7–17
$Mother Mash Carnaby
Ages: 5–17
Blackburn Pavilion
Ages: All ages
Bow Street Museum of Crime and Justice
Ages: 9–17
Churchill War Rooms
Ages: 9–17
The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
Ages: 8 and up
Trafalgar Square
Ages: All ages
Twist Museum
Ages: 6 and up
$$Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant
Ages: All ages
Natural History Museum
Ages: All ages
The Postal Museum
Ages: 3–12
Myatt's Fields Park
Ages: 0–10
Highbury Fields Playground
Ages: 1–10
Wimbledon Park Watersports and Outdoor Centre
Ages: 8 and up
Active360 Paddleboarding & Canoeing London
Ages: 8 and up
Capel Manor Gardens
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Myddelton House Gardens
Ages: All ages for a relaxed garden walk; best for under-10s
Mudchute Park and Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Hogshaw Farm & Wildlife Park
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Arts For All
Ages: 3–16
Waterstones
Ages: Best for ages 2-17
Coram’s Fields playground
Ages: 1–10
PlayFit Sports Club
Ages: 2–10
Dukes Meadows
Ages: 1–12
London Museum Docklands
Ages: 4–15
Spitalfields City Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
The London Time Tour Bus
Ages: 4 and up
$$$Hamleys
Ages: Best for ages 2-12
Hackney City Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Hobbledown Adventure Farm Park and Zoo
Ages: 2-12
Rainforest
Ages: All ages, best for under 12
Memorial Park Adventure Trail
Ages: 2–10
Sydenham Wells Park
Ages: 1–12
Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre
Ages: 8 and up
$$Bill’s London Bridge Restaurant
Ages: All ages
Parliament Hill Playground
Ages: 0–10
Elephant Springs
Ages: All ages
London Eye
Ages: All ages
Godstone Farm
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Butterfly Paradise
Ages: All ages
Ruskin Park Playground & Paddling Pool
Ages: 2–10
Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre
Ages: 8–17
Go Ape Alexandra Palace
Ages: 6–16
Waterstones
Ages: Best for ages 2-17
National Army Museum
Ages: 5–14
Foundling Museum
Ages: 7–17
Botany Bay Farm Shop
Ages: Toddlers through primary school age
Splash Pad Clissold Park
Ages: 2–10
London City Bus Tours
Ages: 3 and up
The Classic Tour
Ages: 3 and up
Thorpe Lakes UK
Ages: 6 and up
$$Jamie Oliver Catherine St
Ages: 6 and up
West Reservoir Centre
Ages: 8 and up
LSBU Active Sports Centre
Ages: 6–17
Golders Hill Park Zoo
Ages: 1–10
Winn's Common
Ages: 1–12
Funtopia Indoor Amusement Park
Ages: 2-13
South London Hidden Beach
Ages: 3 and up
See London By Night
Ages: 8 and up
$$Happy London
Ages: 1–9
Prison Island London
Ages: 7 and up
Bankside Beach
Ages: 0-10
Somers Town Community Sports Centre
Ages: 2–17
Disney Store
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
FreeMarlborough Sports Garden
Ages: Best for ages 2-16
ZooTown
Ages: 1–10
Adventure Island
Ages: 3 and up
Royal Docks Watersports
Ages: 8 and up
Sea Life Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Ages: 1–12
Kensington Memorial Park
Ages: 0–10
Hobbledown Heath
Ages: 2–10
London Zoo
Ages: 2–12
Barnard Park
Ages: 1–10
Wimbledon Park Splash Pad
Ages: 2–10
Sealife Adventure
Ages: 1–12
Crossness Nature Reserve
Ages: 6 and up for nature-interested families
Rainforest Life
Ages: All ages
Monkey Valley
Ages: 2–12
Hanwell Zoo
Ages: 1–10
$$$Dalloway Terrace
Ages: 9–17
Babylon Park London
Ages: 2–12
The London Dungeon
Ages: 10–17
$$$Heddon Street Kitchen
Ages: All ages
Hamleys
Ages: 3–12
Funland Games Arcade
Ages: 5 and up
Academy Sport
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Three Corners Adventure Playground
Ages: Best for ages 5-13
The Golden Carousel
Ages: 2–9
Serpentine Lido
Ages: 5 and up
Flip Out Canary Wharf
Ages: 5 and up
Shrek's Adventure London
Ages: 3–11
Dock Beach
Ages: 0-10
Coral Reef Waterworld
Ages: All ages
Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Ages: 3 and up
Fantasy Island
Ages: 3 and up
London Funfairs
Ages: 3 and up
Gulliver's Land Theme Park Resort
Ages: 2-13
Barnard Adventure Playground
Ages: 2-12
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Ages: All ages
Little Venice Sports Centre
Ages: 2–17
Tootbus London, Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tours
Ages: 3 and up
Finsbury Leisure Centre
Ages: 2–17
Upside Down House - Westfield White City
Ages: All ages
Oasis Sports Centre
Ages: 2–17
Victoria Park Splash Pool
Ages: 2–10
London Aquatics Centre
Ages: All ages
Days Out in London
Ages: All ages
Kidz World Ilford at Valentines (Summer Only)
Ages: 2-12
Queen Mother Sports Centre
Ages: Best for ages 2-17
Clapham Common Children's Water Park
Ages: 2–10
Common Questions
- What are the best activities for big kids (ages 7–9) in London?
- London has 197 activities rated for big kids (ages 7–9). Top picks: Lost Earth Adventures, Kids Do Art, Paddleboarding London, SANDEMANs London, Free Walking Tour, Walk Eat Talk Eat.
- Are there free big kids activities in London?
- Yes — 2 of the 197 big kids-friendly activities in London are completely free, including Marlborough Sports Garden, Three Corners Adventure Playground.
- What indoor activities are good for big kids (ages 7–9) in London?
- 125 indoor or rainy-day activities in London are suitable for big kids (ages 7–9). Best rated: Lost Earth Adventures, Kids Do Art, Walk Eat Talk Eat.
More Ways to Browse
Never Miss a London Family Activity
Join parents in London who get activity recommendations, seasonal event alerts, and insider tips.
No spam, ever. Unsubscribe anytime.