Full of unsupervised children on school trips. Too claustrophobic for smaller children. Not enough staff to run the activities they have for kids. Pretty much a waste of time and money for us. But wait! Let us upsell you more! read more

This place is a great activity for the kids on our spring break vacation. The staff is amazing and so helpful read more

Kidzania - Kids Activities Near Me - London, XGL

What a blast. I loved it!! I was lucky enough the other night to get a ticket for the adults night and had such a good time. I thought when I saw the tickets were valued at £29 that it was a bit on the expensive side, but it was 4hours of solid fun. Kidzania is really aimed at children aged 7-11. It's to give them a sample of working life in a fun way. It's informative, plus they can earn money for some roles, and have to pay to do some fun things. On arrival we were greeted with a glass of Prosecco, in a mock up British Airways check-in area. This was alos where you could check bags etc in that you did not want to lug around. After going through the metal detector, you are greeting by the sight of a mini city on two levels. It's a really big space, with about 60 jobs and experiences to choose from. Unfortunately it seems that only 8 people at a time can do the roles, so you need to plan your time well, as you could find yourself spending most of the 4 hours waiting in line. There were some other yelpers there, so we decided that the first thing we would do, would be the chocolate making with Cadbury's as we had been tipped off that this was popular and gets busy later on during the session. It was fun we then went next door to make an All Natural Honey Nut bar. The real fun for me started when we went downstairs. Elisa T and i first tried our hands at being couriers. We had to collect parcels from the jewellers and British Airways, as well as bleed from the hospital, which we then had to return everything to base.We than ah a go at being police officers. Our briefing was interupted by the news of a fire at a nearby hotel. We had to dash over and stop people crossing the tape securing the disaster area. Our next role was to be security guards, collecting large ampounts of money from various businesses. This was followed by the longest wait, which was to be a firefighter. This was a hoot, going the the fire scene in a miniture fire engine. We are got to hose the fire out at the scene of the fire. Our last role was to be paramedics, where we returned to the fire scene to attend the wounded and burnt victims. Again we arrive at the scene in a miniture ambulance. It really was a fun evening. You do have to throw yourself into the role playing to get the most out of it. I'm already planning to visit again with friend when they hold another adults evening. It was a hoot! read more

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A secret town on top of Westfield where you can forget your boring job and be anything you want to be? YES PLEASE. Our journey started at the BA check in counter where we got to check in our baggage (coats and bags). We then proceeded through security where we received our glass of sparkling wine and kidzania money. We started off at the top floor where all the food shops were at. We made Cadbury chocolate and eat natural bars. To be honest I think there are better things to do with your time in kidzania as we only pretended to make the food - and got a already packaged sample at the end of our journey. We then started exploring other occupations. The police, fire fighter and pilot jobs seemed to have the biggest lines. The fire fighter line could definitely have been more efficient as there was a 10 minute video another group could have been watching while the first group went out to fight fires. A few other jobs were like this too. My favourite job was being a courier because we got to barge our way through to different shops to collect be deliver things. All the staff were really in character when we went in too. In true theme park fashion some of the lines required hours of queuing and the food and drink were expensively priced. 4 hours was nowhere enough time to do all the jobs (60 I believe) so there's motivation to come back and spend more. Kidzania is truly a one off experience though and the work and effort that went into building and maintaining it can definitely be seen. read more

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What a blast!! We had so much fun here! We went for the adults only night and thoroughly enjoyed it. There are so many activities to do and so many things to see! Definitely one of my favourite nights out in a long time. Younger children would definitely need an adult to accompany them to explain how it all works. Older kids would have an amazing time wandering around and trying being a fire fighter or paramedic or journalist, chocolate making and craft workshops are on offer, the British Airways experience and a brilliant little theatre where they get to be the stars! There will be lots of long queues as some activities are very popular, but they're well worth the wait. They even have their own monetary system where you pay for some activities and get paid for others. I'll definitely be back for an adults only night at some point! read more

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I was one of the lucky few who received a complimentary ticket for one of the Adult lates at Kidzania.(Normally costs around 30pounds a person) My name was on the list, so I gained entry at the mezzanine floor quite quickly. But by the time I reached the top of the escalators, there was a humongous crowd at the checkin counter and it was not until I reached almost the front of the line, that I saw a sign saying that this line was only if you wanted to deposit your bags and coats (1pound fee per item) - waste of time / unclear signage A glass of bubbly was next and that was a good thing to calm my irritation down. There were enough staff on the inside to keep clearing the empties. As I passed through a metal detector, I was handed a map and 40 kidzos (currency) The map did not have too much info on it and there was no explanation as such as to how things would operate. It wasn't until after 2 hours or so, when I realised that I could also earn kidzos, not just spend them. I completely understand the irritation of a previous reviewer whose kids did not know what to do when they went in. There were lots of fun activities to do and once I met my friends inside, it was even more fun. Every individual shop/activity had a queue, so like Disneyland a lot of time is spent just waiting in line. I tried the Face painting - costs 15 kidzos - awesome! Tattoo - costs 15 kidzos - its just a sticker - not worth the cost, unless you have money to burn in the end. Police Station - earn 8 kidzos - fun Reporters - earn 8 kidzos - good fun - you even get a printed news sheet with your story (and name if you like) on it. Recycling paper - earn 8 kidzos - very good Cadbury's chocolate - costs 12 / 15 kidzos - you just get to fill the tempered chocolate in a mold - not worth the queuing time for me - you get a voucher for 2 tiny bits of chocolate to be collected at exit. Tour bus - costs 1 kidzo for a ride - earn 8 kidzos if you become the official tour guide and do a good job. Magic show - free to watch in a lovely theatre - you get to perform if you head to the auditions next door. The airplane / hospital / dentist / radio show / al jazeera tv show / Kwality Ice cream / firemen booths were all terribly overcrowded. so they seemed like the most fun. 4-5 hours aren't enough to explore even half the place. I don't see how kids would be able to manage on their own on the inside. They do need an adult with them I would think, unless they are teenagers or maybe tweens. There are a few eating options inside - GBK, The Diner, a juice and coffee bar etc, but they all need genuine cash. I did eat a burger at GBK, as I wasn't sure if I would get anything at Shake Shack or the main GBK after 10:30pm. But if I had the time, I would have eaten outside in one of the mall eateries. If you have more than 70 kidzos left at the end, you can open a bank account with kidzania bank (or so I was told), but I just had 30 left and I was told to take it back and use it on another visit or give it to a child who was visiting. Its fun to visit if you want to feel like a kid again. But I wish there was at least a 5-10 minute video at entry to outline the concept of how the place works. They have instruction videos playing at a lot of the shops - the police station, the fire station and others. Should not be too hard to include a video at the start read more

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I had a lot of fun here at the Adult Late session! Like the other reviewers have noted, it would be great if there was more written or verbal instruction at the start (but then I'm a nerd, and not their typical target market, I'm sure ;) There were lots of queues, yes. and it felt bizarrely like an airport at the start, especially with all the escalators etc. I was expecting to wait around and so I made sure I headed for the things that sounded most fun first (face-painting, glass-painting, and the radio experience). I loved the high production values here and I could really tell that they've put some serous thought into it. The staff were also very friendly and I'd especially like to shout out to Pippa, and the girl who spent lots of elbow grease wiping down the painting room! read more

Kidzania - #colourblast steward! - Kids Activities Near Me - London, XGL

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Adult special night (organised by TimeOut) Wow what an amazing experience. Me and my husband went along and we both experienced what it would be like to be a police person, fire fighter, forensic person, surgeon, drummer, pilot/co-pilot and part of a pit crew engineer. We had so much fun playing out our new roles for approx. 10-20 mins depending what role you took part in. I especially loved being a firewoman and dealing with the pretend fire with real water type hoses. There was so much more to do from chocolate making to presenting a radio station but unfortunately we ran out of time even though we was there for 4 hours. We also ate there and had a GBK burger usually we love GBK burgers but this restaurant did not live up to its reputation at all. The burgers were thinner and the food just did not taste as great. I would not dine at that one again. I would definitely go back to experience an adult night kidzania as no kids around and I would love to get to experience what it would be like to be a radio presenter, DJ, hotel cleaner, chocolate maker etc. A tip though the chocolate making gets a very long que right from the off so if you want to do that go there first. Experiences last about 10-20 mins approx. depending what you do and some of them are more popular than others such as the chocolate making, police, firemen etc. so I highly recommend you go to the jobs that you want to definitely do / experience from the off. Go and Kidzania it out! and be a kid all over again. read more

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This was by far my favorite place to go in London. My 10 year old has always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower which we did, we had great food in Belgium but Kidzania was his all time favorite place and favorite part of his trip. The staff were attentive and were as excited as the kids about their temp careers. I overheard kids eager to make 75 zania cash to open a bank account. They need to bring this to the East Coast preferably NYC! Thank you to the staff and to everyone who made my sons experience one of a lifetime. Gracias !!! read more

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I purchased some tickets after being recommended by a friend to the London branch for my daughter and nephew (both 9 and 8). I am not very happy with how the three hours went for the children at all. I was told that although I could enter, it was not necessary and that the children would be fine on their own, when I arrived I asked one of your team on the check in desk and he also informed me that there was only a small parents area and that they would not need me in the play area at all. I also asked if there was food available and was told that there was. I let the children in and they were ushered to one of your team inside. On the way out I also asked the girl at the entrance if they are all ok inside and will know what to do and I was assured that there was lots of people inside to help them do the activities. When I came to pick them up, I saw them waiting for me by the window. I asked them if they had done any of the "jobs" and activities inside but they didn't. When they were inside they did not know what to do, they were told that they could go to one of the shows but when they got there were told that it was too late. They basically did not know what to do and ended up doing some painting and walking about. My daughter was also starving hungry, I was told that there was food inside. I assumed that the kids money could be used for this but it can't. So they did not have anything to eat or drink at all. If I was told that they needed some real money when I asked about the food inside I would have given them some. I wasn't so they spent the whole time just hungry and needing a drink. They also tried to buy something in the shop but again needed real cash. If I was told that its best for me to come in and help them then I would have, instead of sitting outside for 3 hours watching people shop. When another lady saw my daughter crying when I was outside we started to chat, she told me that there was lots of parents inside and that I should have gone in to help them out and she was not sat in one little area (like I had been told). I feel really let down and dissappointed by the whole experience and the miss-information that I was given, there was lots of things on the flyer and website but I spent nearly £60 for them to do some painting and watch a magic show! They did not know about any of the things on the flyer or do any of the activities! I did write to Kidzania but they did not even bother acknowledging my email. Crap read more

We arrived at opening, there were only about 5 other kids present, and we left after 30 minutes. We took our 2 kids (8 and 11 years old) in June 2022. We are from the US. It was not suitable for my 11 year old; He was bored. My 8yo wanted to go to the fire station activity. For every room/activity, there is an adult that monitors the room. There was 1 other child currently in the fire truck room. I told the lady that he'd like to go on the fire truck and asked for permission. The lady said, "You can go on the fire truck only if you say you want to be a firefighter." Since he doesn't want to be one, he didn't say anything. So she didn't let him in/on. We hovered, staring at her, she stared at us, and she did nothing. So she watched us walk away and still did nothing. That set the tone for the morning. Come to find out, many rooms are monitored by an adult, even if there's only 2 or 3 kids in the room, they don't let you in once they start their activities. So you wait outside each door, like an idiot, in the walkway of an empty kids museum. This is not a place where your child can freely enter rooms/activities. You have to wait for an employee to let you in. And you might be required to talk to them before they let you in. So a very bad setup for shy or quiet children. What a waste of $125. On a bright note, the person at the check in counter was very nice and helpful. read more

A great night out for big kids....playing at being adults! My friend and I took part in the evening for adults a few weeks ago and I've got to say I thought it was brilliant. The detail put into the place was amazing, the amount of different attractions available and the effort the staff put into each individual experience was stellar. A few not so good points were the price of the drinks, especially the watered down cocktails. I was also extremely disappointed we could not spend our kidzos (kidzania currency) on a burger like the kids can in the day. It felt like they were trying to squeeze as much money as possible out of us by not providing that service. A good third of the attractions weren't open including the department store which I thought was a very poor move. This meant we had all this money we had earned and had nothing to do with it, we couldn't even buy a small souvenir with the currency, I was very upset at that. Because a good few of the attractions weren't open it made the lines unbearably long for the more popular ones. I advise you if you go, line up at the fire station straight away or you will be waiting an hour or more as its 20 minutes per session. All in all I had a great time but to truly make this experience 5 star they would need to open up the other attractions to lessen queues, make souvenirs available to buy and give people something to do between activities. I will definitely go again! read more

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This is literally a dream place for kids - I wish they had them back in the states. My two girls, ages 4 and 7, had a blast here earning and spending their Kidzania dollars! If you are in London and have kids, you need to go here! read more

Many activities closed for a Sunday in August. Could not understand why some activities were paid and others earned. Didn't seem equitable based on the length and quality of each activity. Personally observed two employees standing around talking for some time while their activities were unattended. Parents and kids thought the activity was closed because no one was there. Long cues and cost made this just so so. My child enjoyed the kidzania in Bangkok mich more. read more

Brainwashing at its finest. Not for little kids and the city looks too much like a real London therefore still the stressful feeling of the grown up world. Not the relief I was hoping for my kids. Nothing childish about this, it's basically teaching/brainwashing kids to be adults. Oh yeah, and branding is EVERYTHING here. Teach them young to shop and fly British Airways and consume....what's fun about that? This is not a fun and creative environment expressing childhood creativity. It's hectic and chaotic just like the real world. Also, extremely expensive. Not worth it but I have small kids (3 and 5). Maybe the big kids like it read more

I'm thirteen years and went to kidzania for 3 hours with my family with the thought it would be for all ages, we got there and I already felt extremely patronised. When we got in there we went to the first activity and waited 30 mins to find a ten minute activity in which you changed the fake wheel on a plastic car, even the person who was running the activity said she didn't think I was a good age! Then we went to an air conditioning activity of which I was too big for, I'm 5'7, bearing in mind we waited 40 mins for this, then we had a drink for 30-40 mins and the last 50 mins was spent queuing for a 20 min vet activity in which we watched someone take small toys out of a fake dog. It was 96£! Unless you are under 10 I would not recommend it and even if you it is still pretty bad, in my mind and the baby area was very unequipped! read more