(Claw of Baryonyx walkeri) Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'. Unusually for a carnivorous dinosaur we know it ate fish as scientists have found fish scales and teeth with its fossil where its stomach would have been.

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Access guide

We aim to provide a friendly, accessible environment for all our visitors and the widest possible access to our buildings, exhibitions and collections.

Everything you need to know if you’re visiting with children, from babycare facilities to pushchair access, is in our Parents' survival guide.

If you have a question or comment about access, please call the information desk on +44 (0)20 7942 5011 or email us.

  • Street map of South Kensington showing on-street parking for blue badge holders
    Accessible travel

    Find details about on-street and on-site disabled parking, and low-floor buses.

  • Museum entrances, including an accessible entrance on Exhibition Road.
    Museum entrances

    Choose the most suitable of the Museum’s two entrances for your visit.

  • Visitors looking at the map to help plan their visit.
    Getting around the Museum

    Find general information plus details about lifts, guide dogs, maps, wheelchairs and emergency evacuation procedures.

  • Photograph of a portable induction loop facility at the information desks
    Accessible facilities

    Find practical access information on everything from toilets and induction loops to telephones and Darwin Centre Explore tours.

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Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5000
Link to the Parents' survival guide
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There are 27 km of specimen shelves in the Darwin Centre - the same distance as between the Museum and Junction 6 of the M1.