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About 50 miles away
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
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Science Museum
A free museum of invention, from Stephenson's Rocket to the Apollo 10 capsule, with hands-on galleries for children.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid for the Wonderlab and some exhibitions
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DDDirections
- Getting There
- South Kensington station.
Why Go
Its collections cover steam engines, early computers, medicine and space flight. The Wonderlab is a hands-on gallery that's a hit with children.
It's next to the Natural History Museum.
Nearby in London
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