Within the gothic walls you’ll find a multitude of exhibits, sights and specimens that will keep you enthralled for hours. But beyond the infamous dinosaur skeletons and blue whales, you’ll find a changing rota of exhibitions, taking place throughout the year. As the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition draws to a close, we have five pictures that will make you want to visit as soon as possible.

'World in Our Hands', Winner © Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann, courtesy of the Natural History Museum

© Edwin Sahlin, courtesy of the National History Museum

© Greg du Toit, courtesy of the Natural History Museum

© Mac Stonel, courtesy of the Natural History Museum

© Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann, courtesy of the Natural History Museum

Tickets for the exhibition cost from £6.30. Access to the main museum is free. The Natural History Museum is a six-minute walk from The Kensington Hotel.