(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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Getting here

There are many ways to reach us:

  • By tube We are within walking distance of South Kensington station on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines
  • By bus Routes 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414 and C1 stop near us. Some tour buses also pass nearby
  • By bicycle There are cycle parking facilities by the Cromwell Road entrance.
  • By coach Victoria Coach Station is within walking distance of Victoria train and tube station on the Circle or District lines. For groups travelling by coach, there is a coach drop-off point outside the Cromwell Road entrance
  • By car Driving to the Museum is not easy and parking is expensive, there is limited meter parking on Exhibition Road

Use the Cromwell Road entrance for dinosaurs, creepy-crawlies and the blue whale.

Use the Exhibition Road entrance  for volcanoes, earthquakes and our giant Earth model.

The Cromwell Road entrance has steps. The Exhibition Road entrance is step-free. More information on Museum entrances.

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