Fancy a day of history? The Easter weekend is the perfect time to let your budding historians loose! There is no better place to deep dive into the past than London and the UK. From the Tudors to WW2 and everything in between, you don’t have to look very far to learn a thing or two.
Gather the whole family together and enjoy the perfect combination of education and fun.
Hampton Court Palace
See where one of England’s most infamous kings and his six wives lived. Walk the halls that Henry VIII once commanded and explore the lavish Tudor State Apartments and stunning gardens. See the vast kitchen where delicious Tudor meals were prepared, marvel at the Royal Chapel, and if you have a keen eye, you might even spy the ghost of Catherine Howard running along the haunted Gallery.
Speaking of keen eyes, join the Lindt GOLD BUNNY Hunt throughout the Easter holidays! Perfect for kids, big and small, simply match the names of influential Tudor characters to the distinctive red ribbons adorning every adorable Lindt GOLD BUNNY statue, and once you have found them all, you will be rewarded with a 10g Lindt GOLD BUNNY. Do it all while exploring the gardens and enjoying the blooming tulips.
The Natural History Museum
From the solar system and earthquakes to the evolution of humans and dinosaur skeletons, the Natural History Museum is where curiosity comes alive. Both educational and interesting, the museum is designed to delight people of all ages with around 80 million items on display across five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.
On the Natural History Museum Guided Tour, you can enjoy an informative walk through the museum, seeing the major highlights such as the suspended skeleton of a blue whale, the largest animal ever known, and the 125-million-year-old dinosaur Mantellisaurus. You will also see gemstones, volcanic rocks, and an ancient Argentine meteorite fragment, and explore the Human Evolution Gallery, where fossils and life-sized models illustrate the development of our ancestors, plus so much more!
The London Dungeon
Bringing over a thousand years of London’s darker history to life, The London Dungeon is perfect for those seeking a bit of education and a whole lot of fright! The immersive attraction is filled with live actors, detailed sets, and dramatic special effects that will make you feel like you have stepped back way, way back in time. Journey through the plague-ridden medieval streets and encounter some of the city’s most infamous stories, including the failed gunpowder plot of Guy Fawkes and serial killer Jack the Ripper in Whitechapel. Now, listen, the London Dungeon might sound grim, but it is suitable for all ages and will provide an excellent laugh with a dose of dark humour.
British Museum
Nothing says history like one of the world’s most renowned museums. The British Museum is home to human history, art, and culture, with a vast collection of over eight million objects displayed across more than 70 galleries. There is something to intrigue kids, big and small, with famous treasures such as the Rosetta Stone, which dates to 196BC, the Parthenon Sculptures (447–438 BC), and ceramics, prints, drawings and paintings.
On the British Museum Guided Tour, you can explore artefacts from across the globe, including ceramics, sculptures, prints, drawings, and paintings, while discovering how human societies have developed from ancient civilisations to the modern world.
Churchill War Rooms and Blenheim Palace Tour
Spend a full day walking in the footsteps of the UK’s most recognised figures – Winston Churchill. Best known for leading Britain to victory during World War II as Prime Minister, Churchill had a fascinating life, and now you can deep dive into it.
The tour begins at the Churchill War Rooms, which is preserved as much as it was in 1945. History buffs and curious kids will enjoy walking the narrow corridors, spying Churchill’s private room, his Cabinet Room and the Map Room – where maps marked with pins and notes tracked troop movements across Europe. You can then go back to where it all began, Blenheim Palace. It is the only non-royal, non-religious country house in England to hold the title of palace and is where Churchill was born. Explore the 2,000 acres of parkland and the Churchill Exhibition located in the rooms inside.
Make a day for the history books with Golden Tours!