The best May half-term things to do in London

The only half term where you can reasonably expect nice weather, May half-term is a sort of last minute practice session before the beast that is the six-week school summer holidays. The (hopeful) nice weather is a big deal:  ‘go to the park’ or ‘day-trip to the seaside’ are viable options now when they most certainly aren’t in mid-February or late October. However, there are still many, many fun things to indoors in London itself for kids of all ages.

My name is Andrzej and I’m Time Out’s lead kids’ writer, and here’s my pick of the best things to do this May half-term. As ever, the idea with this list is to highlight the best new, returning or last chance to see shows; London also has plenty of evergreen fun for children of all ages, quite a lot of which you can find in out list of the 50 best things to do with kids in London.

When is May half-term this year? 

This year, London’s May half-term officially falls between Monday May 26 and Friday May 30 (ie children will be off continuously between Saturday May 24 and Sunday June 1). Monday May 26 is a bank holiday.

Here’s our roundup of all the best things to do with your children this May half-term.