5-Day London Family Itinerary
London packs high family value: free museums, Harry Potter studio, parks, and the Tube is kid-friendly. Five days covers essentials.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 5 days
- Cities
- 1
- Flight legs
- 0
- Budget/day
- $320
Cities
- London
The plan
Fly LHR. Stay Kensington or South Bank. Day 1 Tower of London morning, Tower Bridge walk, Borough Market lunch, HMS Belfast afternoon. Day 2 Natural History Museum (free, dinosaurs) + Science Museum, afternoon Hyde Park / Diana Memorial Playground. Day 3 Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio Tour (book 3 months ahead — it sells out). Full day. Day 4 Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace changing of the guard, St James's Park picnic, Covent Garden street performers, a family West End show. Day 5 British Museum morning (free, mummies), Regent's Park / London Zoo afternoon, fly home. Oyster card + kids under 11 free on Tube with adult.
When to go
May-September; rainier November-February but museums are all indoor.