Activities for small children from ED by public transport?

[cashewnut]

Can anyone recommend places to visit with very little children/toddlers that you can get to easily from East Dulwich (preferably by public transport)?

Ideally these would be things that you can do in a half-day - before or after a lunchtime nap.

We don't seem to last more than half an hour at home before we get bored, and we can't go to the Horniman every weekend!

[lenster]

185 bus to Vauxhall City Farm is a fab option. Small, but fun and about all my toddler could manage with the midday nap timings.

[Fuschia]

London transport museum by bus 176

Docklands museum and play area via dlr

Discover story centre - Stratford via ell/dlr

[Fuschia]

Surrey docks farm

[oimissus]

Imperial War Museum, number 12 bus.

[cmacnew]

Second for vauxhall city farm. Really easy on the 185.

[monkeylover10]

Soft play at the National Army Museum - train from Nunhead, Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill to Victoria, then either walk from Victoria to the museum (approx 15-20 mins) or catch the 170 bus. Book tickets for the Kids Zone online - ?2.50. Can't go wrong!

Bus from East Dulwich to Burgess Park to visit the 1st Place Children's Centre - they have a sensory room there that can be booked for an hour for free which is great for babies / young toddlers, a nice cafe and the park itself is brilliant

[nylonmeals]

Aquarium at the Horniman is always popular with our little ones

[cashewnut]

Thanks for these, some great suggestions.

There must also be some places near the line through Blackfriars from Peckham Rye... ? The Wellcome Collection near King's Cross? (I seem to remember they have a rather exciting collection of forceps. Maybe in a few years time...)