Visiting the Natural History Museum is free. Book a ticket before your visit for the best experience, especially during our busy times.
We do reserve space for walk-up visitors, but you may have to wait longer to get in.
South Kensington, London
Open daily 10.00-17.50
(last entry 17.30)
Closed 24-26 December
Tring, Hertfordshire
Open Tuesday-Sunday and bank holidays
10.00-17.00 (last entry 16.00)
Closed 24-26 December
Skip the queues
Our supporters (including our Members) can jump the queues, get free entry to all of our paid exhibitions and get great discounts.
Plan your visit
Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre
Unravel the epic story of birds, from surviving a mass extinction event to inhabiting every continent on Earth. Discover the secrets to their success and their surprising and often shocking tactics for survival.
Closing 5 January
Adult off-peak tickets from £14.50
Visions of Nature
Watch a pine tree grow in a matter of seconds and come face to face with a beluga whale in our new mixed reality experience.
Be transported to the year 2125 and discover how our actions have shaped the future of the natural world.
Open now
Our gardens
Scan the pond for dragonflies, follow in the footsteps of our earliest human ancestors and learn what the future of our planet might look like, all in our new gardens.
Open daily
Looking for inspiration on what to see?
Whether you're visiting for the first time or the fiftieth, discover what you can see and do in our free galleries, and where you can eat, drink and shop.