V&A Museum of Childhood

Housed in a purpose-built Victorian-era building, this branch of the Victoria & Albert Museum, now called Young V&A and organised into three galleries named Imagine, Play and Design, is aimed at both kids (with play areas, interactive exhibits and dressing-up boxes) and nostalgic grown-ups who come to admire the antique toys. From teddies, doll’s houses and dolls to Meccano, Lego and computer games, it’s a wonderful toy-cupboard trip down memory lane.