British Library
Museums & Science Centres · London, Inner London
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 11am
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What’s there
- Café on site
Cycle parking on the upper level of the piazza; public metered bays are in the Ossulston Street area. Car parking provision was not stated on the source page.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The British Library at St Pancras is the national library of the United Kingdom, and its public galleries give families a look at some of the most famous manuscripts and printed works in the country. The Treasures Gallery holds a changing display of more than two hundred items, from ancient texts to music scores and historic maps, and it is free to enter. Larger temporary exhibitions run through the year and are charged separately, so families can plan a visit around whichever show is on. The building has a large central piazza and entrance hall, a sound gallery where visitors can listen to recordings from the collection, and cafés for a break. Visits suit older children and teenagers with an interest in history, books, languages or music, and younger children can enjoy the open spaces and the building itself. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the public areas.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
- Hand sanitiser
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Lunch boxes
- Spare socksThe single most reliably useful thing on this list.
- Tissues
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