Name: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Rating: 5.0

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ, UK

1-99 Years

Paid

Description

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. It has displays of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, and is known for its large collection of taxidermied animals.

You can see our internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as an acclaimed aquarium, beautiful Gardens, a Butterfly House and our natural history collection. Our visitors come time and again to explore our free museum, take part in our activities and enjoy our 16-acre gardens.

Entrance to the Horniman Museum and Gardens is free. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Explore the Collections:

Packing a penguin: As a Collections Management and Documentation Trainee at the Horniman, I have been lucky enough to encounter many fascinating specimens in the Natural History collection. One in particular is the western rockhopper penguin.
How do you pack bird heads: Collections Management and Documentation Trainee Izzy Levine tells us a story from the decanting the Natural History Gallery.
Horniman awarded major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for Nature + Love project: The Horniman has been awarded £5.7m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, for its transformational Nature + Love project.
Climate and Ecology Manifesto – two years on: We published our Climate and Ecology Manifesto on 30 January 2020. Two years on, here’s how we are progressing towards our goals.
Nature + Love: Nature + Love is a transformational project to inspire a greater understanding and appreciation for the world we all share.
Anthropology: The collection comprises approximately 80,000 objects from around the world, and includes artefacts of major national and international significance. Through the anthropology collection you can find a path into understanding the everyday lives and beliefs of people from all over the world, including ourselves.
Natural Sciences: Our Natural Sciences collection contains over 250,000 specimens of local, national and worldwide origin. They were assembled from the mid-19th to the early 21st centuries for public display, education, reference and research.
Living: Our Living collections are constantly changing and developing, bringing to life founder Frederick Horniman’s vision of an outside space reflecting the Museum’s collections.
Musical Instruments: Music making around the world is represented by the Horniman’s collection of musical instruments, one of the most comprehensive in the UK.
Archives: The Horniman’s collected archives comprise images, plans, cuttings, marketing materials and more that have direct relevance to the Museum, Gardens and the collections. The archives act as a primary source for the contextualisation of object collections and for further research.
Handling: The Handling Collection reflects the permanent collections on display in the galleries and the Garden. The objects link to the natural world, local and global communities (both ancient and modern), and musical instruments.

Facilities

Parking: There are limited spaces for car and mini-bus parking available on the Horniman site for Blue Badge Holders.
Food & Drinks: The Cafe is open from 9am - 5pm daily. The Bandstand Kiosk is open Sundays and holidays, 10am – 4pm (weather permitting).
Toilets: There are inclusive toilets available in the Museum, Gardens and Café.
Lockers: There are limited cloakroom and locker facilities, so please only bring coats and bags that you can carry comfortably throughout your visit.
WiFi: We aim to provide free WiFi throughout the Museum and parts of the Gardens, but access and signal strength can be intermittent in some areas.

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Contact

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Aquarium: £2 – £16.20
Butterfly House: £2 – £28.60
Voyage to the Deep – Underwater Adventures: £2 – £30

Pricing URL: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/ticket-information/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

The Museum is open daily: From 10am - 5.30pm.
The Butterfly House is open: From 10.30am - 4pm (last entry 3.30pm).
The Gardens are open daily: From 7.15am (or 8am Sunday and Bank Holidays) until 6.30pm.

Address: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ, UK

Post Code: SE23 3PQ

Council: Lewisham

County: Greater London

By Car: We encourage the use of public transport or active travel (walking or cycling) to come to the Horniman, to reduce emissions and benefit the environment. We have no onsite parking, other than limited parking for Blue Badge holders.
By Train: The Horniman is a five to ten minute walk from Forest Hill station and is signposted from the platform 1 exit (towards London Road, not Perry Vale). Please be aware this walk is uphill, although there are several bus services which stop at both the station and Museum.
By Bus: We are very well served by local bus services, and there are direct buses to the Horniman from around south London, including Brixton (P4), Catford (185), East Croydon (197), Lewisham (185/P4) and Peckham (197/363). You can even reach us by direct bus from central London (route 176) and Victoria (185).
By Bicycle: There are bicycle racks on the Avenue, near the main entrance on London Road, and by the Butterfly House, just inside the Horniman Drive gate. The Avenue bike racks are more suitable for cargo bikes/trailers.
Parking: There are limited spaces for car and mini-bus parking available on the Horniman site for Blue Badge Holders.