Things to do with kids in Southwark

A family guide to Southwark

Southwark is where London keeps a striking number of its immersive experiences, so it suits families with children old enough to want to be inside a story rather than looking at one. The Minecraft Experience lets you step into the game to explore biomes, mine gems and collect resources to rescue the villagers. Vikings: Immersive Experience combines 360-degree visuals, a VR section under a neon tree, a cinematic show inside a Viking boat and character interaction. Backyard Cinema dresses its spaces properly, with themed rooms and live festive performance, and Legends of the Titanic is here for families and history lovers. The quieter options are worth knowing about too. House of Dreams Museum is an immersive personal art museum for children who love strange worlds, and MathsWorld UK is an interactive maths discovery museum for the mind-bending end of the same instinct. The Unicorn Theatre has staged Anansi the Spider. Elephant Springs is the splash park when it is hot. Wundrful World of Christmas turns seasonal, part theatre and part interactive adventure, with a lift to the North Pole, an enchanted forest, snowballs with an elf and a visit to Santa. When everyone needs feeding, Heard. Borough runs a Mini Makers menu where children pick ingredients and design their own burger. Tate Modern, the Imperial War Museum London, Tower Bridge and Crazy Boules are all listed on this page as well.