12 September 2025 (past event)
- 10:30 to 11:30
Family activity
Join us for a messy play session! We'll use lots of fun sensory materials to spark children's imagination and creativity.
Bring along your tots to get hands on with a range of colourful and tactile materials on playful themes.
We recommend that your child wears clothes that they can get messy in. You may want to consider bringing a change of clothes. Aprons and wipes will be provided.
If you have any questions about this event, please send us an email.
This event has sold out.
The National Archives is the official archive of the UK government, and England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.
Everyone is welcome to visit our headquarters in Kew. We put on exhibitions, events and displays and offer reading rooms giving access to our collections there.
The National Archives is located by the River Thames in Kew, 30 minutes from Central London. We offer advice on travelling to us by car, bike, train or bus.
We provide a warm welcome to visitors of all ages, including children and family groups.
We have a café and coffee bar provided by Maids of Honour, a historic local tea room and bakery. It has spacious indoor and outside seating and a soft play area.
On the menu is a variety of high-quality lunchtime meals, sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements are all catered to.
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Come along to our regular events for children. Spend time together – with an archives twist!