V&A Museum of Childhood Victoria and Albert Museum

BBC2’s The Repair Shop filmed at Museum BBC2’s new series, The Repair Shop, begins on Monday 27th March at 6.30pm, showing every week day for three weeks, offering an antidote to throwaway culture! See what wonderful treasures have been found in homes across the country and how the team gives then new life. In the first episode, see three cherished family heirlooms brought back to life; a timepiece with huge sentimental value, a 50-year-old wooden flying fish and an 80-year-old instrument played in the bomb shelters of London during the Blitz. For details of upcoming episodes see the BBC iPlayer. Filmed at the Museum from January to March 2017, the Ricochet film crew have been a pleasure to work with.

Piccadilly Circus The Circus lies at the intersection of five main roads: Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly Street, Covent Street and Haymarket. It was created by John Nash as part of the future King George IV's plan to connect Carlton House - where the Prince Regent resided - with Regent's Park. The creation of Shaftesbury Avenue in 1885 turned the plaza into a busy traffic junction.

Tate Modern Entry details Entry to the collection remains free for everyone. Advance booking is recommended but tickets are often available on the door. Exhibition entry is paid and requires a timed ticket: Visitors with a disability pay a concessionary rate, and entrance for companions is freeMembers and Patrons have free entry to exhibitions but must book a timed ticket before visitingUp to four children aged 11 and under go free per parent or guardian£5 family child tickets are available for children aged 12–18 years

Galleries The Museum is arranged into four main galleries – the Moving Toys Gallery, the Creativity Gallery, the Childhood Galleries and the Front Room Gallery. Download a map of the Museum (773KB .pdf) Moving Toys Gallery The Museum's Moving Toys Gallery is divided into four sections – Pushes and Pulls, Springs and Cogs, Circuits and Motors and Look See. Find out more Essential information for vistors to the EDF Energy London Eye We want your experience on the EDF Energy London Eye to be as enjoyable as possible, and that includes all the information you need to plan your trip. This section includes London Eye opening times, travelling to the London Eye, facilities here, and any special requirements you may have such as disabled or wheelchair access. There are notes on safety and security on board the London Eye too. If you have a question about the London Eye, such as how long you need to be here before your experience, please read our FAQs.

Puzzle balls and Ivory A: They were usually made of ivory but can also be found in synthetic ivory, resin, wood, jade, and other materials. They often come with a tall and elaborate stand. "Synthetic Ivory", sometimes called "Mandarin Ivory" or "Hong Kong Ivory", is usually made of a finely ground powdered ox bone mixed with resin. Articles are cast in their basic shape then finished by hand carving and decorating. They have exactly the same look and feel as the "real thing"; but are much cheaper and, most importantly, are not the cause of the death of any elephant.

Carnaby Street Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in the City of Westminster, London, located in the Soho district, near Oxford Street and Regent Street. It is home to numerous fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques. Streets crossing, or meeting with, Carnaby Street are, from south to north, Beak Street, Broadwick Street, Kingly Court, Ganton Street, Marlborough Court, Lowndes Court, Fouberts Place, Little Marlborough Street and Great Marlborough Street. The nearest London Underground station is Oxford Circus tube station (on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines). History[edit] Irvine Sellars and other boutiques, Carnaby Street, 1968.

Visit us Entry is free (There is a charge for some temporary exhibitions) Opening times Last Friday of the month open until 22.30 for Lates, excluding December. The Museum is open every day, including Sundays and bank holidays, but closed 24-26 December. Thursford Collection A fabulous day out for all the family Opens Sunday 16th April 2017. Come and see the world’s largest collection of steam engines and organs, hear Robert Wolfe one of the world's leading theatre organists play the mighty Wurlitzer at 12.30pm and 2pm daily, ride on fairground carousels and the gondola, enjoy "Back Stage Tours" and watch silent movies. Lunch in the barn and shop in our ‘olde worlde’ shopping village. All this and our fantastic play area has plenty to delight children of all ages. The Collection is open from Sunday 16th April 2017 11.00 am - 4.00pm until Thursday 21st September 2017.

Two hoards and one unknown Viking ruler Ian Richardson, Portable Antiquities and Treasure, British Museum The saying goes that one waits an eternity for a London bus to arrive, only for two to eventually show up at the same time. Dot Boughton, Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) for Lancashire and Cumbria, is probably beginning to feel that the same rule applies to Viking silver hoards. Mechanical organs When Graham Atkinson purchased his first steam engine and mechanical organ back in the 1980’s few people could have ever imagined that this was destined to be the start of a unique collection that would become famous throughout the world. What started as a casual love for the glories of the past quickly became a passion that completely took over his life and when the world famous ‘Munich Oktoberfest’ organ became available he just had to drop everything and travel to Germany so as to secure its future. Likewise the opportunity to purchase the most famous showman’s engine of them all, ‘The Iron Maiden’, proved just completely irresistible. Soon the collection grew to a size where it became necessary to build new storage facilities for the winter and it was at this point that the idea of building an entertainment venue instead was considered, after all why should such wonderful items only be enjoyed during the summer months?

Home of Charles Darwin (Down House) 1860A Year of Debate While the world reacts fiercely to Darwin's theories, he remains at Down House, now transformed into a self-sufficient country retreat. It has comfortable rooms, a kitchen garden, greenhouses and an orchard.