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Museum of Childhood, London, United Kingdom

 
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Distance from city center: 4.5mi
Sayuri87's pictureby Sayuri87 History & Culture travel tip
added on the 12th of September, 2009
My favorite of all the museums of London is the V & A Museum of Childhood. They have a collection of 8,000 dolls, Britain's biggest doll house collection with very old pieces and many other interesting exhibitions about games, the history of childhood and many others.
It is just wonderful to see all those things, not only toys but old objects, photos, information... you will also like it! :)

Address:
You can find it on Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA.

Price:
It is FREE!!!

Opening Hours:
Every day from 10:00 to 17:45.
18:00 to 21:00 on every first Thursday of the month.

How to get there:
It is 5 minutes walk from Bethnal Green underground station if you use the red colored Central Line.

 
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