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South Kensington Station: the subway tunnel to the Natural History Museum

About five minutes on foot to the museum from the station, and a step-free tunnel to the Central Entrance. What the Natural History Museum says.

The V&A Rotunda chandelier near South Kensington
Photo: Fred Romero · CC BY 2.0

South Kensington is served by the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines, which are the three the Natural History Museum lists.

The Natural History Museum

The museum says the station is about five minutes on foot from its Central Entrance, by way of the East Gate, and from its East Entrance. It also says the station is not step free: for step-free access to the Central Entrance, use the subway tunnel from the station and go in through the Subway Gate.

Natural History Museum, near South Kensington station
The Natural History Museum, five minutes from the station.Photo: Daniel Lu (dllu) · CC BY-SA 4.0

The other museums

The game's list for this station also has the V&A and the Science Museum. We have not found an official page we could open that gives walking times or exit names for them, so we do not give any.

Science Museum, near South Kensington station
The Science Museum, also on the station's landmark list.Photo: Shadowssettle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Before you travel

The museum's page also warns about planned closures on the Piccadilly line in the summer, and asks visitors to check Transport for London's site for current service updates. That is good advice for any station, since closures change from year to year.

Typing it

South Kensington is fifteen letters. In the game it sits on the Piccadilly line between Gloucester Road and Knightsbridge.

Exit names and walking times here are the ones published on the official pages listed below. Stations get rebuilt and exits close for works, so follow the signs in the station as well.

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