The UK’s weirdest museums that kids will love: from toilet humour to country’s longest marble run

KEEPING kids entertained is a tricky battle but thankfully there are a number of wonderfully weird museums in the UK.

From marble runs to exhibitions on poo - here are eight of the best that will entertain.

Crab Museum, Margate

Cited as the only Crab Museum in Europe, the unusual attraction is in the seaside town of Margate.

Inside are funny exhibits, showing how crabs 'mate' (with censored stickers) and humorous tours praised by tourists.

It's even become popular with American tourists, now attracting as many as 80,000 people a year.

Tickets are free.

Poo Museum, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight's Poo Museum is certainly a strange one, dedicated to faeces.

Sadly it has closed for the rest of the year, but they will be doing a UK tour with dates and locations yet to be confirmed.

Tickets cost £2.50 for kids and £5 for adults.

Dog Collar Museum, Kent

Inside Leeds Castle - actually based in Kent - is the Dog Collar Museum, the only one of it's kind in the world.

Having launched in 1977 when a woman donated 62 collars from around Europe, although it isn't known why.

Dating back as far as the 16th century, objects include collars with regal coat of arms.

Tickets cost £22.50 for kids and £31.50 for adults, but includes entry all year to Leeds Castle.

Lawn Mower Museum, Southport

If you've ever wanted to know what Prince Charles and Princess Diana's lawnmower looked like, then you're in luck.

The Lawn Mower Museum has more than 250 machines that have been restored, including the fastest and most expensive.

For example, did you know that the inventor had to test them at night in the 1830s, after being dubbed a mad-man?

Tickets cost £1 for kids and £3 for adults.

Derwent Pencil Museum, Lake District

Home to the first pencil in the world, Derwent Pencil Museum is one for arty kids.

Guests enter via a replica graphite mine with exhibits including secret WWII map pencils and limited creations including the Queen's Jubilee.

It is even home to the largest colour pencil in the world, measuring nearly eight metres long.

Tickets cost £5.80 for kids and £6.60 for adults.

House of Marbles, Devon

Kids will love the House of Marbles if not only for having the UK's largest marble run.

Inside are glass-blowing experts as well as a games museum and gifts to buy.

Make sure to head to the gardens too, with a playground and giant chess.

Tickets are free.

Twist Museum, London

Having opened in 2022, there are 60 exhibits to choose from in Twist Museum.

The interactive illusions have been created by both artists and mathematicians, as well as neuroscientists to test your perception.

Tickets cost £15 for kids and £19 for adults.

Vagina Museum, London

After a number of pop ups across the city, the world's first museum about the female reproductive system has opened in London.

Exhibits and pop up shows include everything from education on endometriosis and periods, as well as workshops and live events.

There are also dedicated sessions including family mornings on Wednesdays and quiet mornings on Thursdays.

Tickets are free although there is a suggested donation of £5.

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