Learn something new, get crafty, or get stuck into an activity! 

Check out our video sessions, scroll through our step-by-step activity packs and discover great online sessions for children.

Enjoy a bedtime story with Ted

Did you know that you can buy your very own Ted from our Museum shop?

Plus you can order your own copy of Ted's Great Space Adventure here.

Deep sea dancing!

Get your swimming suits ready as Drag Queen ShayShay takes us on an underwater dancing adventure to the bottom of the sea. Suitable for all the family.

How Cutty Sark got its name

Join Deaf storyteller Deepa Shastri as she tells the story using British Sign Language (BSL). The video includes voiceover interpretation.

What’s On

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Character Encounters
Talks and tours

Character Encounters

Visit the National Maritime Museum every Saturday to discover a different character from history with their own fascinating story to tell
Saturdays
Free Entry
National Maritime Museum
Ted's Space Adventure
Ted the bear with a rocket, blue planet and the Sun
Planetarium shows

Ted's Space Adventure

Join Ted the bear on an adventure around the Solar System in this special live planetarium show for under-7s - perfect for little astronauts everywhere!
Weekends and holiday weekdays
Adults £12 | Child £6 | Student & Under 25: £8
Royal Observatory
Meet the characters of Cutty Sark
James Robson the cook, one of the characters you can meet on board Cutty Sark. He wears a flat cap and red scarf, and is pointing at the ship's rigging
Family fun

Meet the characters of Cutty Sark

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays | 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Safe Harbour
A group of four with adults and children participating in a craft.
Family fun

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour is a series of free workshops created to provide a safe space for foster and adoptive families with children under 13 years
Monthly: Next date 30 March 2024 | 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Ticketed | Free
National Maritime Museum
Easter holidays at the National Maritime Museum
A family takes part in a print workshop during World Oceans Day at the National Maritime Museum. The father is peeling away a sheet of paper as two children look on
Family fun

Easter holidays at the National Maritime Museum

Join our range of fun family activities taking place at the National Maritime Museum this Easter
31 March – 14 April 2024 | 11am-1pm and 2-4pm
Free | Drop-in
National Maritime Museum
Easter holidays at Cutty Sark
A woman and child look at Cutty Sark
Family fun

Easter holidays at Cutty Sark

Climb aboard Cutty Sark and enjoy sea shanties, live performances and fantastic family activities across the Easter holidays
Activities throughout April | See page for details
Included with entry to the ship
Cutty Sark
Queen's House characters
Mistress Babbington character actor at the Queen's House
Family fun

Queen's House characters

Meet historical characters connected to the Queen's House and take part in exciting performances
Selected dates in school holidays | See below | 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00
Free
Queen's House
Out Of This World: Mars
A view of Mars taken by the ESA Rosetta mission on its flyby past the planet. The deep orange red colour of its surface is broken by dark features on the surface and white polar ice caps at the top and bottom of the globe
Family fun

Out Of This World: Mars

A morning of science and discovery all about the Red Planet
2 April 2024 | 10.30am - 12 noon
£5 per child
Royal Observatory
Play Tuesdays
Family fun

Play Tuesdays

Bring your under 5 on a different adventure every week! Explore the Museum together through song, dance and stories
Term time Tuesdays | 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm
£4 per child and accompanying adult | Under 6 months free
National Maritime Museum
Cutty Sark Toddler Time
Toddler running in front of the figureheads
Family fun

Cutty Sark Toddler Time

Listen, learn and play at Cutty Sark: bring your under-5s on a different adventure every week!
Wednesdays | 10.30am | 11.30am | 1.00pm | 2.00pm
£5 per adult
Cutty Sark
Holiday to Space
Ted the bear is stood on Mars, with a Martian rover behind him.
Family fun

Holiday to Space

Travel across the Solar System and help Ted prepare for a holiday on another world during a planetarium show and interactive workshop for ages 3-6.
4 April 2024 | 10.30am - 12.00pm
£5 per child
Royal Observatory
Easter holidays at the Queen's House
Children fill out an activity sheet during a visit to the Queen's House in Greenwich. They are sat on the floor, at the centre of an intricate black and white marble pattern
Family fun

Easter holidays at the Queen's House

Join this family weaving workshop at the Queen's House this Easter
4 and 13 April | 11am-4pm
Free | Drop-in
Queen's House
LGBTQ+ Family Network
Family fun | Identity

LGBTQ+ Family Network

A safe space for local LGBTQ+ families to meet one another, get involved in creative activities for all ages and explore the stories within the collection
16 March 2024 | 10am-12pm
Free
National Maritime Museum