Local Information

Details of events and activities available to students and parents in the Highgate / Central London area

Everyman Cinema

Address: 5 Holly Bush Vale, Hampstead NW3

Tel: 020 7435 1600

Admission: £5 for children/accompanying adults

Details: Saturday morning movie screening plus educational workshop starts promptly at 10:45. Workshops are aimed at 7 to 12 year olds. Under-8's must be accompanied by an adult.

Junior National Film Theatre

Address: South Bank, London SE1

Tel: 020 7928 3232

Web: http://www.bfi.org.uk

Admission: Children £1.00 (or £3.50 with workshop); Adults £6.85

Details: Family-oriented films and workshops about film and television every Saturday and Sunday.

The Little Angel Theatre

Address: 14 Dagmar Passage (off of Cross Street), London N1

Tel: 020 7226 1789

Web: http://www.littleangeltheatre.com

Admission: Children £5.50, Adults £7.50

Details: London's only permanent puppet theatre with shows from its resident production company as well as from visiting companies from abroad. Suitable for children 4+.

Phoenix Cinema

Address: 52 High Road, East Finchley, London, N2

Tel: 020 8444 6789

Web: http://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/

Admission: Children £2.00, Adults £3.00

Details: The Phoenix Freddies, the kids' cinema club, opens its doors at 11:00 am every Saturday. Pre-film kids activities for 6 to 12 year olds preceed the family-oriented film that begins at noon.

Puppet Theatre Barge

Address: Blomfield Road, Little Venice, London W9

Tel: 020 7249 6876

Web: http://www.movingstage.co.uk

Admission: £6.50

Details: A floating marionette theatre moored in Little Venice from November to May.

Natural History Museum

Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

Tel: 020 7942 5000

Web: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

Admission: Free

Details: Promotes the discovery, understanding, enjoyment, and responsible use of the natural world with world-class collections and fantastic exhibitions.

The Science Museum

Address: Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

Tel: 0870 870 4868

Web: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/

Admission: Free

Details: Discover more about science, scientific people and events through a collections of exhibitions and interactives.

Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum

Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Tel: 020 7942 2000

Web: http://www.vam.ac.uk

Admission: Free

Details: Museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. Discover 3000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from many of the world's richest cultures including ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, metalwork, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings.

British Museum

Address: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

Tel: 020 7323 8000

Web: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Admission: Free

Details: The British Museum houses one of the greatest collections of human cultural history.

The London Aquarium

Address: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG

Tel: 020 7323 8000

Web: http://www.londonaquarium.co.uk

Admission: Children £9.75, Adults £13.25

Details: One of Europe's largest displays fo aquatic life and home to over 350 species in over 50 displays. From sharks, stingrays and clownfish, to moray eels, lionfish and sideways walking crabs.

The Southbank Centre - Rapunzel

Address:Thames riverside between Golden Jubilee and Waterloo Bridges, Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX

Tel: 020 871-663-2500

Web: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Admission: Children 50% off adult seat prices, Adults £28, £23, £20 and £15

Details:Award-winning Kneehigh Theatre present a new version of Rapunzel at Southbank Centre this Christmas.