The London Transport Museum

Nicholas' history topic this half term is 'The history of transport'.  So I thought it was about time we went to The London Transport Museum.  The boys had great fun exploring all the displays covering transport in London through the ages: the very first omnibus, the horse drawn carriages, the steam trains, the tubes and the great hall with buses as we know them today.

The part Dad and I enjoyed the most was the poster display.  It was like going to an art gallery.  There were some really impressive tube posters in the old days, much more so than those of today, in my opinion.  Nicholas quite liked this tube map from the future ... with an extention to Mars and the Moon!

The clever part of the tour was providing the children with a 'treasure hunt' type of map which lead you around the displays to get different stamps. Clever because it ensured that you did everything in the correct order and it kept the kids engaged. They also got a lovely little activity book which they are still enjoying now!

Afterwards we enjoyed wandering around Covent Garden enjoying the sights and sounds of the street artists.  The boys especially liked this little ensemble that played loads of popular classics that they recognised!