What?
A visit to the wildlife photographer of the year exhibit and the Natural History Museum.
The Natural History museum is by far my favourite museum in London. The building is one of, if not the, most beautiful I’ve ever come across. The architectural details both inside and out are amazing. Every year the museum hosts the wildlife photographer of the year exhibit, showcasing incredible photographs celebrating the likes of animals in their environment, urban wildlife, animal portraits, photojournalism and rising stars. Having never been before we were keen to visit this highly recommended exhibit, and we were certainly not disappointed. The photographs on display were amazing, beautiful, thought provoking and emotional.
My favorites were on bears; the house of bears, taken in Russia by Dmitry Kokh in the urban wildlife category, and bear bonanza, taken in the USA by Adam Rice in the behavior of mammals category.
A word of warning when visiting the NHM, as it’s one of the top attractions in London it’s always an extremely busy place to visit. Even the ticketed exhibits. Would advise trying to visit in the earlier hours when it opens or later hours when it is closing.
How?
Can buy tickets online from the NHM website: https://www.nhm.ac.uk
How long?
A couple of hours is plenty of time to see all the photos showcased. Of course, you can spend as little or as long as you’d like exploring the NHM. On this occasion, we stayed only for the exhibit before heading for dinner in Soho at Barrafina.
How much?
Visiting one of Londons many free museums is always a very budget friendly day out.
£6 tube to South Kensington and back
£5 donation
£17 ticket
£28 in total
