This is a very interesting Victorian relic of a museum which is almost deliberately old school in the displays. This usually is a good feature of a museum for me, but it didn't really work here. The collections and displays are rather random at times - which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Some of the anthropological displays have a critical... More

Brilliant free museum in South London, that not many people north of the river seem to know about. It has free entry, apart from the Aquarium. The London Cultureseekers Group visited it on a beautiful Spring day in early May and everyone loved it. Fantastic museum and gardens.

A very interesting collection of items to be found at the Horniman, Kids were kept entertain =ed as well as us adults. A fantastic collection of photography on display as well as plenty of natural history to see. The aquarium is a little small and can get over crowded at peak times. A visit to the restaurant is pretty expensive... More

The Horniman is set in beautiful grounds with some unusual things for kids to play with and i've come here a few times to practice my photography. The Museum itself my stepson loved and found really interesting, and I learned some new things myself and enjoyed playing with the unusual musical instruments. There is enough to see to keep you... More

I had not been to the Horniman for many years. Then someone suggested that it would be a good place to take my grandchildren ( aged 9 and 7) during the school holidays. They were absolutely right. The boys found the interactive Amazon Adventure totally absorbing - great fun and very informative as well. They also liked the small aquarium,... More

The Horniman Museum was based on the collections of one intrepid explorer and collector in the late 19th century. There is a wonderful collection of musical instruments, and you can hear recordings of them being played - the examples are fully captioned with titles, composers and performers. The ethnographical section is also excellent. and the gardens are lovely - a... More

We went with our three children 1, 7 and 8. The museum was excellent just the right size to keep everyone entertained, the best bit of are day was the hands on experience in the afternoon were the kids got to touch and look at some of the exhibits - they all really enjoyed this, we went during half term... More

I live round the corner so I visit this museum regularly with my daughter. A few insights from a regular: Excellent food in the cafe and there is additional seating in the large glass conservatory and outside in the summer. The clock (upstairs to the rear of the natural history gallery) does clever things at 4pm every day! There is... More

What a disappointment. While there is something rather nostalgic about this place, the charm of that soon wears off. It's small, the natural history room a jumble of antiquated exhibits and with signage oddly outdated referring for example to Malaya and Siam. It looks as if it's been left unchanged for a few decades. The walrus, referred to in some... More