Horniman Museum and Gardens

Beautiful museum, garden and market! I come here multiple times for different exhibitions and Sunday market. Good nature trial and animal walk.
Such a nice place for family outdoor activities.

We had a beautiful day here. Initially booked for butterfly house (adult £6.50 and children under 3 are free) and it was very nice. There were many butterflies flying around and a small glass house with cocoons hanging.

After that we went to the small Aquarium (adult £5) and my daughter enjoyed it soo much.

They had a few museums for free which was very interesting Global Collection, Music instruments (with a lot of collections) and more.

My daughter enjoyed walking through the small animal farm too.

Outside they had a space to have picnic and a small pretty flower garden.
We enjoyed it a lot :)

The only critic i have are the prices in the cafeteria. It was very expensive!
Next time we would bring our own food and have a nice picnic there.

Beautifully park, well maintained and with tons of activities or things to do for kids and families. Burgers and ciabattas are very decent plus kiosks everywhere with beer, ice cream and cafe all around the park. Parking is not easy compared to other similar parks around but given the amount of stuff you can do here, it is worth the trouble! The view of the city is second to none, compared to other local and quiet parks around that is.

Great place for any age!

Besides being free for general admission the museum offers a broad range of historical and biological knowledge.

There’s an interactive area for children where you can see a real beehive.

The cafe has a decent selection of food on the pricier side.

The gardens have sections ideal for children as well as areas where one can relax. On top of that there are a lot of little signs that give useful information about what the plants actually are.

Definitely recommend this place for a day trip!

The place has soooo much to offer ESPECIALLY on a Sunday when the market is open! The butterfly exhibit is really nice but be aware it's humid and hot. There is mini golf for the children too!! And a beautiful park to relax and have a simple picnic at

Was interesting. Lots of other activities to do at a cost, from £5pp upwards. But if looking for a free day out and want to use a couple of hours, worth doing. Parking is tricky, I was fortunate to park outside one of the entrances but there is no parking on site, have to find a nearby street to park on.

Such a lovely place to leisurely walk about. Beautiful views, the animals outdoors are fun, the aquarium is quaint , the museum is impressive. I really like the way everything was displayed- very interesting items. It is small enough to do in a few hours or a day to enjoy it all. We did not visit the butterfly garden due to our own time crunch.

Such a lovely park! Not too big but enough to have a peaceful time and enjoy a walk. Butterfly house is very warm and small but for. A few minutes to see pretty butterflies is good!