{"title": "Childhood in War", "start": "2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "IWM London", "address": "", "price": "Free event", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/world-war"], "description": "Childhood in War: Family highlights is a set of family activities within the free, immersive exhibition Childhood in War at IWM London, which reveals how children have experienced conflict from 1914 to the present day. Imperial War Museums designed it for families with children aged 8+, with younger visitors welcome too, combining hands-on activities, real stories and interactive displays. Highlights include climbing aboard a recreated evacuee train carriage, playing a giant magnetic board game of wartime children's games, watching Duck and Cover in a Cold-War living room, crawling through a secret fireplace passage, and trying a rotary telephone. Visitors can also watch animated children's letters, explore real books on shelves, and guess smells at a wartime kitchen scent table.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/childhood-in-war-36627/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/118d09eafee230f0469e80bdbba767623650a5840551f74ada0bb5c99787172c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "IWM London", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Second World War family walk", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "From £9.00", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173649284/events/428902721", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A 60-minute guided walk through the City of London's landmarks exploring how the Second World War impacted ordinary Londoners. It is run by the London Museum and designed for primary school age children and their families. Along the way it uncovers lesser-known war stories, such as how the conflict affected children, women and food. The walk takes place outside and shows the marks the war has left on the City of London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/second-world-war-family-walk-37072/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/second-world-war-family-walk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b000c1d9087afca0afd8eca66f55563d9751cb390d55c03f499a335301877707-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Family Friendly Bunker Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£ 14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/cafe-3/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "Family Friendly Bunker Tour is a guided visit of the Battle of Britain Bunker designed especially for children. The tour is relaxed and shorter in length, geared towards a younger audience, with a suggested age range of 7 to 11 years, though younger visitors are welcome. It is run by the Battle of Britain Bunker, whose tours take visitors down 76 steps to see the original 1940s bunker and a new soundscape, followed by a visit to the exhibition.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-friendly-bunker-tour-60015/", "official_url": "https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/events/family-friendly-bunker-tour-46/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bd38eaf6c9a82d4937e2777b0ea819a59736b1e51a5429dca2a49af0f9afab0d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Pipsqueaks! Toddler Story Sessions", "start": "2026-10-30T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£ 2.50", "price_from": "2.50", "price_to": "2.50", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Pipsqueaks! 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Each session includes entry to the Visitor Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/pipsqueaks-toddler-story-sessions-60016/", "official_url": "https://battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/events/pipsqueaks-toddler-story-sessions-62/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6fb7abd12f5cf1bcd8899a4afb06a872460dfec07c708ac024ed3cdca866d180-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Cavalry Craft: Poppy making", "start": "2026-10-30T11:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T12:30:00Z", "place": "Household Cavalry Museum", "address": "", "price": "Included in admissions", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://householdcavalrymuseum.co.uk/shop/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["diy/making", "history/military"], "description": "Cavalry Craft: Poppy making is a drop-in craft activity at the Household Cavalry Museum where families create their own poppy creations to take home. The museum's friendly team guides children through the craft and shares stories about the Cavalry's history. The activity explores the importance of remembrance and the Household Cavalry's role in times of conflict. Activities are included in admissions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cavalry-craft-poppy-making-36555/", "official_url": "https://householdcavalrymuseum.co.uk/event/poppy-craft-activities/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a6d29c8063fd7b2f987f62d86bec2e2cf1b34428f3f634412d7a119a60b38944-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art", "start": "2026-03-20T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "IWM London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.iwm.org.uk/products/wartime-london-in-paintings?_pos=1&_sid=b7a279610&_ss=r", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/wwii"], "description": "Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art is a free exhibition at IWM London on Level 3. It tells the story of London during the Second World War as seen by artists, many commissioned by the government's War Artists' Advisory Committee, set up in 1939. Over 45 paintings and drawings are shown alongside photographs, film, objects and oral histories, with works by artists such as Edward Ardizzone, Evelyn Dunbar and Henry Carr. The exhibition shows Londoners facing loss, displacement, overcrowding and shortages, and is suitable for both adults and children, with a stamper trail and activity sheet for families.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beauty-and-destruction-wartime-london-in-art-36628/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d8e851068fff0ca5592f7974efa2d0e68eb8ea7ec7edd36beec9dd222c61df07-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Family Hub", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": [], "description": "Family Hub is a free drop-in workshop for families, held in the Atrium space of the National Army Museum during the October half-term. It is run by the National Army Museum, in Chelsea, London. Visitors can take a break, do some colouring in, try on uniforms, or rest in the shadow of the museum's Lynx helicopter. Places are first come, first served, no booking is required, and children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/family-hub-37236/", "official_url": "https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/family-hub-1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f47d1e96fbdcd505d1010a8d546fd29ddae2c97a77073016df1e5dd4f1651553-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mudlarks family gallery", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "3.95", "price_to": "4.95", "tickets_url": "https://museumtickets.londonmuseum.org.uk/ticketbooth/shows/1173647814", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Mudlarks family gallery is an interactive play space at London Museum Docklands for children aged up to eight. Run by the London Museum, it brings the docks to life through play that keeps little ones occupied and supports their development. Kids can find out what the docks were used for and what life was like for sailors years ago, driving a DLR train in the soft play area, moving ships along the docks on the water play station and helping workers move cargo with wheelbarrows. Each 45-minute session ends with a bell rung five minutes before tidying-up time.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mudlarks-family-gallery-37067/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07c3773f438adcea796a64cd1d6469bd542b02435ac6f0b403736ed36c836b41-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lost Laundry Challenge Activity", "start": "2026-10-23T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00Z", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Free event with general admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "Lost Laundry Challenge Activity is a family activity aboard HMS Belfast, running daily from 23 October to 1 November 2026 and on weekends from 7 October, from 10am to 4pm in Room 3H. Visitors venture below decks to make their own mini kit bag in a compartment that once housed over 100 sailors. A sailor would join a ship with everything they needed to live on board in a kit bag.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lost-laundry-challenge-activity-36532/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b55d18483c4f4bd5bdfa2ae54a8760d0db36317b4eafbc4f5fe59f7d8cdab904-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jet and Space Week", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "RAF Museum", "address": "", "price": "from £5 per activity", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "6.50", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rafmuseum.org.uk/category/48471?branches.branchID=2042", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/half-term", "science/astronomy"], "description": "October Half Term: Jet & Space Week is a week of family activities at the RAF Museum in London. It is run by the RAF Museum and offers space exploration, missions and fun for young explorers aged 3 and up. Activities include a mobile planetarium show, laser tag, and a museum mystery hunt with Percy & Mr Fox. Some sessions require tickets and adults must stay with their children.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jet-and-space-week-38114/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1cc3d1645dcb247aba10cdc62d39c3e8f25b1d4ad1cf2a607decb8f03651205b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lost Laundry Challenge Trail", "start": "2026-10-23T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00Z", "place": "HMS Belfast", "address": "The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London", "price": "Free event with general admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "A family challenge trail on board HMS Belfast: the ship's laundry has lost one of the crew's washing, and visitors must find all the missing items. It runs in Room 3H from 10am to 4pm. Those who successfully seek out all of the sailor's missing kit can claim a very special sticker as their reward. It is presented by IWM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lost-laundry-challenge-trail-36531/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c94bbb09379b282d1f9f3b69daf49098958da3d9df95e707952f6b6753a3813-600.webp"}, {"title": "Safe Harbour", "start": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T14:30:00Z", "place": "National Maritime Museum", "address": "Romney Road, SE10 9NF London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safe-harbour-november-tickets-1978095921149", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy"], "description": "Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops offering a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children aged under 13. It was created in consultation with support organisations including We Are Family, a peer-to-peer support community by adopters for adopters, and local foster and adoptive families. Families bring a snack or lunch, meet other families over refreshments, and take part in creative activities inspired by items from Royal Museums Greenwich, popping in and out as their family needs. Please note that the October session has been cancelled.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/safe-harbour-74481/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/safe-harbour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/947568c34084f95b96aedf1bad018d1071537da673c6c896d009a36b02295c9f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Oct Half Term: Spooky Squadrons", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=HIMS_MPV&orgid=54332#/?venue=bunker&view=list&start=2026-10-24&end=2026-10-31&includePackages=false", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history/aviation", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Get ready for some frightfully fun flying adventures! Create your own witchy paper aeroplane, bat glider or pumpkin parachute which can fly, soar and float through the skies. Suitable for ages 5 and up, and free for under 16s. It runs daily from 10:00 to 16:30.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/oct-half-term-spooky-squadrons-60014/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9510cf4010134d82fbba39d4770eb3a4602dfadd8e62a605b277d4577bde8dea-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Diwali Kids Celebration Day (morning or afternoon)", "start": "2026-11-01T08:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T17:00:00Z", "place": "Heath Robinson Museum", "address": "West End Lane, HA5 1AE Pinner", "price": "£7 per child, accompanying adult goes free", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "https://online1.venpos.net/VenPosJourneyUI/WebSaleItems?id=718ab3d6-bacd-48d4-b268-688b85c85949&type=WebPage&locationId=902&mainWebPageId=718ab3d6-bacd-48d4-b268-688b85c85949&startId=6f71a18f-252f-40eb-ae5f-581814c87bce", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["occasion/diwali"], "description": "Diwali Kids Celebration Day (morning or afternoon) is a children's event at the Heath Robinson Museum with a choice of a morning or an afternoon session. It offers a variety of Diwali activities using both traditional and modern crafts, along with story-telling that goes into the background of Diwali. It is suitable for children aged 3 to 11, and an accompanying adult goes free with every child ticket. The event is usually very over-subscribed, so booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/diwali-kids-celebration-day-morning-or-afternoon-36452/", "official_url": "https://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org/whats-on/diwali-kids-celebration-day-morning-or-afternoon/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/52997dfc66806552fa7c6ad30725be83bbb9ba7f8f3993225c710dcf5d8dfd0b-600.webp"}]}