(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Access guide

We aim to provide a friendly, accessible environment for all our visitors and the widest possible access to our buildings, exhibitions and collections.

Everything you need to know if you’re visiting with children, from babycare facilities to pushchair access, is in our Parents' survival guide.

If you have a question or comment about access, please call the information desk on +44 (0)20 7942 5011 or email us.

Enhanced accessibility in our galleries

Our new Treasures Cadogan Gallery features interactive digital displays, braille labels and tactile specimen-objects. You can download our complete audio-descriptive guide or access each exhibit's guide in the gallery.

Download the Treasures audio guide

The Images of Nature gallery's information kiosks have large text, subtitles and British sign language options and audio-visual content. Braille and large print books and gallery guides are also available.

There is an audio-descriptive guide for blind and visually impaired visitors, highlighting selected artworks and images on display.

Download the Images of Nature audio guide

  • accessible travel map
    Accessible travel

    Find details about on-street and on-site disabled parking, and low-floor buses.

  • Museum entrances map
    Museum entrances

    Choose the most suitable of the Museum’s two entrances for your visit.

  • Visitors looking at the map to help plan their visit.
    Getting around the Museum

    Find general information plus details about lifts, guide dogs, maps, wheelchairs and emergency evacuation procedures.

  • Photograph of a portable induction loop facility at the information desks
    Accessible facilities

    Find practical access information on everything from toilets to telephones and Darwin Centre Spirit Collection Tours.

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