London: Madame Tussauds

Having already visited MT in Blackpool, we were hoping that MT London was going to be better, and it didn't disappoint.

We had pre-booked our tickets the day before as were wanted to get there at around 10.00am for our first attraction of the day.  We arrived in Marylebone from Baker Street tube station a little early at 9.30am, but hoped we would be able to queue to go in as already the queues were building up outside.  Although the staff outside were very helpful we found that they all did not know where we needed to queue up.  Initially we were told to queue up at door 2, another gentlemen told us we needed to collect our pre booked tickets,  finally when in the queue for tickets we asked another girl who said that we didn't need to queue up instead we needed to go through fast track.  Once we got to fast track we were straight through - no queues at all.

Once inside, we realised how busy it was. You could hardly move in the first room.  There was lots of pushing for photos, for many of the Wax figures people tried to make queues but others pushed in.  There was one organised queue for pictures with Harry and Megan which was quite long.

After the initial room the queue, pushing and chaos did seem to reduce.  There was the odd family of 10 who thought they were above the rest still... patience was definitely required.

Having already seen the Wax figures at Blackpool, we did feel that the ones at London were better. They looked more realistic and the variety was good too. 

We all also enjoyed the extras in London: the Cab ride and the 4D cinema. 

The cab ride was a great way to learn more about the history of London and was a welcomed rested from the crowds, as was the 4D experience. 

At the end there is a shop where you can collect your pop badges if you are collecting them.  We did buy pin badges so not sure if you have to buy something to get them though.  

Although it was busier and crazier than the Blackpool MT, I think we all prefer the London one.  There was so much to see and do that all of us were kept entertained throughout the whole experience.  In all we spent about 2.5 hours here but I would say that you could spend more or less depending on how many figure you want to see. 

If I could given any advice, it would be: 

1) Pre book your time slot if you are a Merlin pass Holder 

2) Buy your drinks from inside (2 bottles for £3) rather than from the stall outside (£2 per bottle) 

3) Make sure you are patient 

4) Use Tube at Baker Street - right next door 

5) Do not go in the holidays if you are easily annoyed by rude people 😂 (like me)