Monsters from the Jurassic age

Triceratops, a herbivore from the Cretaceous Period
© Natural History Museum

The  Natural History Museum is to hold a major exhibition about dinosaurs this summer. The Age of the Dinosaur is an interactive exhibition designed to take visitors on a journey through millions of years to life on earth with the gargantuan and now extinct reptiles. It will show visitors what life on earth was like more than 65 million years ago in swamp-like Jurassic lagoons and Cretaceous forests. Visitors will encounter plants and animals that are now extinct, including life-size animatronic dinosaurs as they navigate the mysterious places where insects, mammals and lizards once lived.

The Natural History Museum is located in Adjacent to the Science Museum and close to  The Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, Central London. There is easy access to the area on the tube and buses and entry to all three is free, so it's a great way to spend a day or two if your on a budget. Take a box lunch and on a nice day you can enjoy your meal in the gardens outside the Museum. 


While the museums are free, some special exhibitions, including The Age of the Dinosaur do make an admission charge. The Age of the Dinosaur runs from 22 April to 4 September .

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