May half term
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Art, storytelling, litter picking and role-play for little Londoners.
Reduce, reuse and recycle this May half term at London Museum Docklands.
Transform rubbish into works of art, take part in a litter pick along the foreshore, join a storytelling session with the author of JoJo & Gran Gran and clean up a role-play city made for little Londoners.
All fun and free! There’s a mix of bookable and drop-in events across the week – please check individual session listings for more detail on dates, timings and booking methods before you visit.
Need to know
The museum is open every day 10am – 5pm.
If you have time, why not also visit our free galleries and get more in-depth with Docklands history?
Our address is London Museum Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL. We're just a few minutes away from Canary Wharf and West India Quay.
Check our need to know page to get the answers to all the frequently asked questions about visiting, facilities and accessibility
Our building is accessible and we have lifts on every floor. If you need any help, please ask our friendly Hosts at the Information Desk when you arrive.
You'll find everything you need to know on our access page.
Our family-friendly cafe is the perfect place to sit down and relax for a bite or tea break. We have lunch boxes for kids, sandwiches, pastries, snacks and a wide selection of hot and cold drinks.
You’ll also find our shop with a curated range of gifts and souvenirs, including posters, prints, toys, books and jewellery.
More about shopping, eating & drinking
Prams and buggies are welcome in the museum. However, due to our Secrets of the Thames exhibition, buggy parking is limited on the Ground Floor.
In this series (6)
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsThat's rubbish!
27 – 30 May 2025
Courses & workshops
Make and take home your very own monster hand puppet
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsMeet a Victorian mudlark
27 – 29 May 2025
Performance
Join our mudlark as they comb the foreshore of the Thames
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsThe helping hub
27 – 30 May 2025
Courses & workshops
Learn what it takes to keep our waterways clean
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsKeep our city clean
28 May 2025
Activity
Calling all little litter pickers! Can you tidy up our streets?
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London-wide
London-wideTidy up the Thames
29 May 2025
Courses & workshops
Grab your wellies for a litter-picking visit to the foreshore
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsMaya & Marley and the Great Big Tidy Up with Laura Henry-Allain MBE
30 May 2025
Activity
Hear a story, ask your questions and create a craft
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London Museum Docklands
London Museum DocklandsSecrets of the Thames
18 Apr 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
Exhibitions & displays
Unearth London’s past in the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to mudlarking
