Tucked away in the corner of the West India Quay, this is definitely one of London’s must visit museums. We started with Mudlarks soft play with our children. The soft play area in museums is part of a trend of museums venturing into new revenue streams, by offering pre booked soft play sessions. In all honesty, I do have mixed feelings about that. 40 minutes of play is not that much and then you need to tell your children they need to leave. Let’s say that needed some convincing. The soft play area was nice, with a slide and plenty of interactive exhibits. We then continued into the galleries, and were we planned not to stay that long we spend around two hours learning very interesting things about the history of the London Docklands. Our oldest son took park in the tail trail by Ratcliffe, which was a lot of fun. The conclusion or our visit is that the London Docklands have a tremendous rich history that goes back hundreds years. I do now better understand how areas and DLR stations got their names. Impressive to see how the area got developed into what it is at present day.

Brilliant Museum- a fascinating insight into the history of trading and shipping in London a long with those that lived and worked in the east end. Loved sailor town reenactment- felt as though you were walking the streets. I thought the issue of slavery was presented in a sensitive but accurate way and I was pleased to see this addressed and not brushed under the carpet. I enjoyed the displays where one could listen to previous workers. Fascinating

Interesting museum but I couldn't help feeling it needed more. London has been one of the world's great ports for centuries and some scale models would have greatly enhanced the story. Having said that, the staff were excellent and accessibility (I am disabled) was very good. On the whole, two hours of a rainy Saturday well spent.

I love this museum! This visit was extra special because of a (free) talk on whaling in the South Seas given by Andrew Miller who was a wonderfully engaging speaker, as well as having done his research thoroughly. He was articulate, passionate about his subject and set whaling in its historical, geographical and economic contexts. A fabulous, and totally unexpected 40 minutes. Brilliant! Talks like this, I understand, are only scheduled daily, but are well worth checking out on arriving at the museum. When I visited on this occasion (a Sunday) there was a children's activity - which looked really well organized - in full swing (I'll definitely be taking my grandchildren!) ... oh, and the cafe's great too!

This free museum offers plenty of detailed history on the London Docklands and how they have developed over the last four hundred years. The museum is huge (much bigger than it looks from the outside), you start your journey on the third floor and work your way down, learning about how when London expanded it needed more and more space for shipping. There are also lots of interactive exhibits for kids, while always having plenty for adults to learn about too. The building itself is a lovely old warehouse (to give you an clear idea about the scale of the industry in the olden days). Definitely give yourself a few hours to truly enjoy this wonderful museum (especially on a wet day).

Excellent museum! The building itself is fantastic, and the exhibits are extremely well done. Room after room of history, stories, and artifacts. There's a coat check (bring a pound coin) and a little cafe with a lot of tables. Spread out over three+ floors, this story of the Docklands covers hundreds of years and all the key events. The WW2 section is particularly well done. Tons of activities for children as well. Highly recommend!

We arrived late afternoon as hadn't planned a visit, it's free to enter and the history of the docklands is all there to learn. As we arrived late we had a quick walk round but would come back if in the area as there are lots of exhibits and information. The building itself has a history and we are glad we got to spend a little time here.

A great museum. Situated at the Docklands, where it all happened, it gives an overview of London’s and thus Britain’s development over the centuries. The good things and the bad things. Special attention for the role of slavery in this; critical and historical.

We very much enjoyed our guided Warehouse Tour yesterday. For us this was a return visit to the museum and this excellent indoor and outdoor tour added a new dimension to our understanding of Docklands history. With the help of our very knowledgeable guide we were able to imagine these buildings as a very busy working environmen. Highly recommended.

Amazing! Absolutely brilliant museum tucked away in the docks. We didn't have enough time to do all 3 floors but I wish we did! It was absolutely amazing, so much history and interesting things to see and read about. Highly recommend a visit bit leave yourself at least a few hours!!