Horniman Museum and Gardens - Food Glorious Food | Tea Trail London

Food Glorious Food
Horniman Farmers' Market's Second Anniversary
Saturday 26 September
9am – 4pm

Come and celebrate the second successful year of our Farmers’ Market with extended opening hours, demonstrations by our Horticulturalists, a Victorian tea-cup fairground ride, tea-tasting with local tea trader Birchall Teas and a fun activity for families. See what's on.

Free entry

Animal Kingdom  26 September – 20 March 2016   See mesmerising natural history images in 3D by artist Jim Naughten including an Atlantic White Spotted Octopus, a Red Faced Spider Monkey (pictured), and a Transparent Chameleon, created by stereoscopic photography. Read more. Free

Tea Trail London Available now Love a cuppa or afternoon tea? We’ve launched a new web app - teatrail.london – which explores the heritage of tea in London through three unique trails: Tea Through Time, World Tea Tastes and Taking Afternoon Tea. See the home of the Duchess who invented afternoon tea, sample tea flavours from around the world and explore new museums, shops and tea houses. Free app

Fabulous Fungi Saturday 10 October 11am – 12.30pm Join us for a guided walk to discover fabulous fungi that grow in our Gardens and on our Nature Trail. Suitable for children age 7+. Tickets: Adults £5. Child £3. Book now.

An Introduction to Urban Mammals Saturday 3 October 10am – 4.30pm Learn more about the mammals that live in our urban environments and be introduced to a range of techniques used to monitor mammals. This is a great chance to explore the Horniman’s mammal collection and to understand the importance of reference collections. The course is delivered by the Mammal Society. More information. Tickets: Please book through the Mammal Society website.

Last weeks! Plantastic Ends Sunday 1 November   It's the last few weeks of our popular interactive family exhibition. Plantastic brings visitors up close to the world of plants on a massive scale, from giant seeds to sun-seeking flowers and a huge crawl-through root system. Book now. Members go free.

I Love Museums campaign Museums are facing challenging times with local and national government making tough decisions about funding. I Love Museums is a campaign organised by the National Museums Directors’ Council to show politicians the UK public's support for our wonderful museums and how much they matter. To add your signature or to find out more about this campaign, please visitilovemuseums.com/our-campaign