The capital of Great Britain offers its guests an exciting and meaningful cultural travel program. Indelible impressions from your stay in London leave walks in numerous museums and galleries. Here, every tourist will find interesting educational institutions of various thematic areas. Museums in London amaze visitors with a magnificent wealth of expositions. They are a reflection of the cultural heritage of all mankind. During the heyday of the British Empire, valuable works of art and ancient artifacts were brought to London from all over the world. Most museums will delight tourists with free accessibility.
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The British Museum has numerous historical and archaeological expositions reflecting the colonial past of England since ancient egypt to the present day. Many exhibits presented today in the museum were donated by famous people or purchased by the administration at auctions. However, among them there are those that appeared "from the back door." The Greeks and Egyptians to this day are trying to return the architectural masterpieces and archaeological finds, which, they believe, do not belong to Great Britain. Tourists associate the British Museum not only with a rich collection of various exhibits, but also with a classicist building with columns and a modern glass dome in the courtyard, which has become one of the symbols of London in the 21st century.
As for the museum galleries, they feature a huge number of artifacts. All expositions are divided into thematic zones. The most interesting collections are ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman, but others are also of interest. For example, numismatic, which is a collection of coins from different times from around the world. Separately, it is worth mentioning the art department. It is not too big, but boasts works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt and many other famous artists.
Interestingly, the staff includes not only traditional workers, but also six cats, whose duties include catching mice. There is a chance to meet unusual employees during the tour. Located at Great Russell Street, London. Its doors are open daily from 10:00 to 17:00. There is no need to pay for the entrance - you can get acquainted with the history of Britain and not only for free.
Sherlock Holmes Museum
When Arthur Conan Doyle created his legendary work about the detective Sherlock Holmes, he could hardly have imagined that in a couple of hundred years house number 221 would appear on Baker Street, in the distant 19th century there were a little more than a hundred, and even more so - that this address would be one of the most famous in London. Today, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, opened in 1900, attracts thousands of tourists. It is housed in a Victorian mansion, carefully designed by modern architects from book descriptions. All interiors have been restored in the same way.
The space of the four-story cottage is organized a little differently than it was described by Arthur Conan Doyle in his book; the tourist popularity of this place affected the location of the rooms. On the ground floor, in addition to the ticket offices, there is a fairly large gift shop. The second floor is the chambers of the famous detective.
The third floor is occupied by the rooms in which Dr. Watson and the maid Mrs. Hudson lived - Sherlock's indispensable assistant in domestic matters. By the way, it is she who meets the guests and introduces them to the master's possessions. The fourth floor of the mansion has nothing to do with the detective; busts and sculptures of heroes from other works by Arthur Conan Doyle are collected here. Address - Baker Street, 221 b. However, attentive guests will surely notice a discrepancy, it is located in house 239. The exposition is open daily from 9-30 to 18-00, it closes exclusively on Christmas.
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is one of the most unusual British museums. Everything here is amazing - from the expositions to the building in which they are located. After all, the former barracks can hardly be called the best place to get acquainted with art. The gallery got its name in honor of the founder, art dealer Charles Saatchi. It was he who decided to make his personal collection of contemporary paintings public. Today, Saatchi boasts not only permanent, but temporary exhibitions, some of which are a real sensation among both visitors and critics. And not always in the positive sense of the word.
Going to the gallery, you should prepare to experience a variety of emotions - from delight and admiration to bewilderment and disgust. After all, how else can you relate to the works of Mark Quinn - heads cast from frozen blood? Or an animal cut up in formaldehyde by Demian Hirst? Unfortunately or fortunately, these exhibitions are already in the past and it will not be possible to visit them today. But there are others - no less shocking and shocking.
Causing controversy among critics and interest among ordinary people, even those not related to art. What you will be lucky to see on the day of your visit is a mystery. The gallery is located at Duke of York's HQ, King's Road. Its doors are open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. The box office, where you can get a ticket for free, closes half an hour earlier, at 17-30.
Tate Gallery
The Tate Gallery is the best place to experience British art. Here are the works of the most different authors, from the 16th century to the modern. It was started by the industrialist Henry Tate, who decided to make his personal collection public. All works are systematized in chronological and thematic order, for ease of perception. After all, the variety of dates, styles and names can make even experienced connoisseurs dizzy. Portraits, landscapes, everyday sketches, mysticism ... everyone will surely be able to find a canvas to their liking.
2000 was a year of change for the Tate. Her collection has grown so much that the old building is trafalgar square stopped being enough. So there was a branch of the Tate Modern on the opposite bank of the Thames. An extraordinary and original room was chosen for it, and the museum housed a power plant in it. Gradually, this place has become a cult among contemporary art lovers around the world. But even if you are indifferent to paintings, it is still worth visiting the Tate Gallery.
At least for a ride on a boat that runs between branches on the Thames, and a cup of coffee in a panoramic cafe under the roof of the Tate Modern. Located at London, Millbank, Tate Britain, its modern branch is opposite St. Paul's Cathedral. Both of them work from 10-00 to 17-50. The first Friday of each month is a “long” day, the doors are open until 20-00. December 24-26 are days off. You don't have to pay for entry. But for a trip on a boat, if it is included in the plans - you have to.
Charles Dickens House Museum
Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English writers. He wrote such works as the adventures of Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and many others. Guests of the museum dedicated to the literary genius can get acquainted not only with his work, but also with the life of a traditional family of the Victorian era. So what can you see? First of all - the dining room, where the whole family gathered. On porcelain plates Victorian style depicts the writer and his friends. Also on the ground floor there is a bedroom with a large canopy bed, a kitchen and a living room.
The second floor is the real realm of Dickens, his study with a dressing room. Here, as if two hundred years ago, there is a table and a chair where works were created that the whole world soon learned about, the first editions of books and even manuscripts lie. The walls of the study and other rooms of the museum are decorated with paintings depicting old London. The Dickens House Museum is located at 48 Doughty Street. Its doors are open from 10-00 to 17-00, tickets at the box office stop selling an hour earlier. Their cost is £9. But on holidays the exhibition is closed.
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In order to feel happy, a person must not only discover new things, get vivid emotions and impressions, but also be able to relax and be liberated. The best place in the British capital for this is the Cupid Museum in London. The exposition, solemnly opened in 2007, attracted the attention of tourists, local residents, presses. After all, Paris is traditionally considered the city of love, free and a little depraved. London is much more modest in this respect. But, nevertheless, a museum dedicated to erotica, sex and love, nevertheless appeared here.
Its exposition presents paintings, things, as well as interactive exhibits created thanks to modern computer technology: touch screens, multimedia equipment. The organizers of the museum also took care of the lighting - red tones add mystery and even a touch of passion. After getting acquainted with the expositions, you can continue to relax in a cafe where they offer cocktails made from aphrodisiacs. They, according to bartenders, add sexuality to anyone, stimulate attraction and even increase sexual activity.
Those who wish can not only visit the exposition, but also get a consultation from a sexopathologist for an additional fee. One of the most controversial museums in London is located near Piccadilly Circus, at 13 Coventry Street. It is open from 11-00 to 00-00. During the day, until 17:00.
Westminster Abbey Museum
Westminster Abbey is not only the main cathedral of the country, but also one of the symbols of London. Construction in gothic style reminds of things long ago past days and traditions of old England. By the way, you should not get lost if suddenly somewhere it is designated as the cathedral church of St. Peter - this is the second name of the abbey. In the underground room, which is considered one of the oldest in the entire complex, there is a small but very interesting museum dedicated to the history of the shrine.
Fragments of sculptures and frescoes, funeral statues of members of the royal family and even thrones on which monarchs were crowned. All this can be seen here, the exhibits reflect not only the history of the church, but of the whole of England. The museum has a small souvenir shop where you can take pictures and buy something for memory. By the way, you can enter it from the street without buying entrance tickets.
There is quite a lot of Westminster stuff in London - a chapel, a palace, a cathedral. All these objects should not be confused, let alone united, they exist autonomously from each other, both historically and territorially. The abbey is located at Deans Yd, 20. You can visit it from 10-30 to 16-00 on any day except Sunday, when only parishioners are allowed to enter. However, it is better to clarify the opening hours before the visit, since the church is active and services can be held in it.
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum is dedicated to the arts and crafts not only in England, but throughout the world. It was founded in 1851 on the initiative of Queen Victoria, and her husband, Prince Albert, did a lot to develop and replenish the collection, acquiring exhibits at his own expense. It was in honor of this couple that the museum got its name in the future.
Today it is among the twenty most popular on the planet. To say that the collection is rich and extensive is to say nothing. 51,000 square meters, 140 halls, more than 4 million exhibits. As a rule, tourists are limited to a cursory inspection, which begins with a collection dedicated to European art from different eras. Impressed by the work of Raphael and others famous people, do not relax. After all, there are still quite a few interesting collections - architectural, Asian, book, dedicated to fashion. Many of them are named modern manner- departments.
Museum tours are completely free. It will take about an hour for a brief review, accompanied by a specialist. Special programs are offered for younger guests and their parents. The cradle of arts and crafts is located in central London, on Cromwell Road. You can visit from 10-00 to 17-45 (on Fridays - until 20-00). Entrance, as well as excursions, is free.
Design Museum
Fans of creativity and everything unusual should definitely visit the London Design Museum. Founded relatively recently, it has already become a mecca for creative people from all over the world. Professionalism is combined with progressive ideas, and innovations are combined with traditions and classics. The museum is located in a three-story building. On the ground floor there are cash desks, office space, an art cafe and a gift shop. All this, even the toilets, is decorated by famous designers in a very unusual style. The second and third floors are occupied by expositions, permanent and temporary.
They are devoted to different areas, but the "core" is made up of exhibits dedicated to the design of clothing and interiors. Moreover, both sketches and graphic sketches are presented, as well as final results labor. The room itself is also decorated in an original way and deserves attention. Under the roof there is an exposition dedicated to the history of design - from its very formation to the present. In addition, there are solemn events, conferences, seminars and classes for children.
It is located at Shad Thames, 28. Visitors are expected daily, from 10-00 to 17-45.
Museum of Natural History
London museum natural history dedicated to nature - its past, present and even a little future. It consists of two parts - research, where scientists work and conduct scientific research (many years ago, Charles Darwin himself worked here), and the exhibition itself, which is open to visitors. It resembles the scenery for the films and Harry Potter and Night at the Museum. Although, of course, they were not filmed here.
The expositions are divided into several "color zones". The blue one, the most crowded, contains the skeletons of dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals. It is interesting for both children and adults. The green zone is not so large-scale; its expositions include birds, insects and plants. In red, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur every day. Not real ones, of course, but mock-ups. In addition, here you can get acquainted with the "mineral diversity" of our planet. The orange zone is dedicated to the work of Charles Darwin.
There are laboratories where everyone can participate in real scientific experiments. Of course, this entertainment is aimed at children. Little visitors are given priority here in every sense. Located at Cromwell Road, Natural History Museum. You can visit it on any day (except Christmas holidays) from 10-00 to 17-50. Last Friday of the month until 22:30. Entrance to the main exhibition is free.
Cutty Sark Ship Museum
The British are reverent and careful about everything connected with their history. It is not surprising that the ship with the mystical name Cutty Sark, named after the Scottish witch, the heroine of the work of Robert Burns, is perfectly preserved and delights visitors not only with its appearance, but also, so to speak, with its interiors.
Sailors traditionally believe in omens. From the very beginning, they believed that a ship with a mystical and frightening name was not destined for a long life. However, for more than a dozen years it has plied the expanses of the seas and oceans, transporting tea from China to Europe, and has been perfectly preserved to this day. True, in 2007 there was a serious fire, after which restoration work lasted until 2012. Today, Cutty Sark welcomes visitors again. Here you can walk along the decks, look into the holds and even visit the underwater part. It is she who makes the biggest impression on visitors.
An excellent end to the tour will be lunch, well, or an afternoon snack, in the "sea" cafe. And in the souvenir shop you can buy something for memory. Located on the Thames, at Greenwich, King William Walk. You can go up to the deck on any day from 11-00 to 17-00.
Transport Museum
Double-decker tourist buses are one of the symbols of London, its business card in the tourism world. They and not only can be seen in the Museum of Transport. Its exposition is quite extensive and occupies a large three-story building. Each of the floors is dedicated to a particular topic. The first is the so-called organizational. There are cash desks, office space, a cafe and a souvenir shop where you can buy something for memory. In addition, young visitors will certainly be interested in the hall with mock-ups, where everything can be not only touched, but also tested in action. However, no matter how interesting it is below, everything interesting lies ahead.
The second floor of the museum is dedicated to the history of the world's first subway. It is not difficult to guess that he appeared in London. Here you can see how the subway was built manually, how new stations appeared and how the scheme of lines and train traffic changed over the years. The third floor is dedicated to land transport. Literally everything related to traffic is presented here - from horse-drawn carts to those very legendary double-decker buses.
You can clearly see how the streets of the British capital have changed over the years. Address: pl. Covent garden. Open daily, from 10-00 to 18-00 (on Fridays it opens an hour later, from 11-00). Children under 16 can visit the exhibition for free.
Madame Tussauds museum
One of the world famous and popular cultural places in London is the Wax Museum named after famous sculptor Madame Marie Tussauds. It was founded in 1835 and has been the most visited attraction in the British capital ever since. The modern building of the famous museum, located at the Baker Street subway station, has a characteristic high green dome. The exposition of the complex is divided into thematic halls, which exhibit the greatest collection of wax figures of famous artists, musicians, politicians, athletes and various historical figures.
The skillful detailing of the images, the naturalness of the sculptures, the painstaking work of the artists and the similarity with the original delight the audience. Tourists are given the opportunity to take memorable photos with their idols and even touch them with their hands. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Usain Bolt, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp, John Travolta, Charlie Chaplin, David Beckham, Bruce Willis, Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher, Winston Churchill, Princess Diana - this is not a complete list of celebrities, which can be seen in the museum.
Regardless of the type of activity of prominent people, the exhibition of the London institution is regularly updated with new sculptures. Accepts guests from 9:00 to 19:00. The ticket price will cost each visitor £29.
National Gallery
Magnificent collection works of art located in the National art gallery London. An imposing gray building with a massive portico, powerful columns and a huge dome rises on Trafalgar Square. More than 2,000 paintings by famous masters of art from all over the world are exhibited in the elegantly decorated interiors of the premises. The collection consists of masterpieces created since the 13th century. Gallery visitors can clearly see how the trends and technical features of writing the immortal works of genius by great artists have changed over the course of many centuries.
Among the examples of the art of painting, paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Caspar Friedrich, Titian, Rembrandt, Bartolomeo Murillo, Carlo Crivelli and other masters of their era deserve special attention. The National Gallery in London has an impressive collection Orthodox icons Byzantine, Greek and Russian schools of writing. Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 18:00 and until 21:00 (on Fridays). Entrance is completely free.
Tate Modern Gallery
In a colorful five-story building of a former power plant on the banks of the River Thames, there is a modern art gallery - Tate Modern. The cult place is of interest to lovers of abstract, avant-garde and innovative creativity. The industrial structure is crowned with a hundred-meter chimney and a glass roof. Curious paintings, photographs, exhibits, installations and sculptures are exhibited in the halls with high ceilings against the background of dark bricks. Here, many art objects produce an ambiguous impression, bewilderment, and sometimes even cause irritation. Nevertheless, the collection involves visitors in understanding the current problems of society.
The gallery contains more than 70 thousand works by various artists, including Picasso, Malevich, Monet, Warhol and other masters of abstract art. Basically, the fund of the institution consists of world masterpieces of surrealism created during the 20th century. Open every day from 10:00 to 18:00 (Sunday-Thursday) and until 21:00 (Friday-Saturday). Visiting the exposition is free.
Institute of Contemporary Arts
In the business district of the capital of Britain is the Institute of Contemporary Art. This is a prestigious exhibition platform, where exhibits of new trends in fine arts. The institution was founded in 1946 by collectors, writers and critics. Creative intelligentsia wished to open here a place for workshops for artists who could express their creative ideas outside the existing limits of classical art standards.
The Institute of Contemporary Art has a gallery, a cinema, a bookstore and a café. Visitors are shown an exposition that promotes the avant-garde, provocative and marginal direction in creativity. These are paintings, sculptures, performances, video installations. Concerts are often held here. The entrance is free. The gallery is open from 12:00 to 23:00.
Wallace Collection
The curiosity of tourists will satisfy the contemplation of a unique collection of masterpieces of art of one of the revered English marquises - Sir Richard Wallace. The museum is based on the richest private collection of paintings, medieval weapons, fine sculptures, antique furniture and many decorative and applied items. The exhibits amaze the audience with their performance and magnificence. Valuable artefacts were bequeathed by the Marquess of the British Nation for all to see.
The exhibits are stored in the Wallace family mansion, built in the 18th century. An impressive collection of works of art is exhibited in 25 rooms among luxurious interiors that embody the aristocratic residence of the Victorian era. The preserved cozy atmosphere makes visiting the museum akin to coming to visit Sir Wallace personally.
Tourists can get aesthetic pleasure from admiring a wide variety of paintings written by the greatest masters of their time. These are the creations of Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, van Dyck, Canaletto, Boucher and many other artists. Attention is drawn to samples of carved furniture related to XVII century, as well as golden caskets, beautiful sculptures and porcelain items. Receives guests daily from 10:00 to 17:00. Free admission.
Harry Potter Museum
True fans legendary history about the young wizard Harry Potter, it will be very interesting to visit the museum of the same name, located near London. This is a whole complex consisting of huge pavilions with stunning scenery, various buildings and props. Hundreds of detailed locations, costumes of heroes, recognizable artifacts immerse tourists in the wonderful world of fairy tales and adventures.
Cinema City is home to the latest productions of the iconic Harry Potter films. Museum guests will discover the secrets of creating spectacular scenes with special effects. Tourists can expect Hogwarts study halls, Dumbledore's office, the famous platform 9 ¾, Diagon Alley and many other familiar places from the franchise.
Tickets can only be purchased on the museum's official website. Their cost for adults is 43 pounds sterling, for children from 5 to 15 years old - 35 pounds. The Harry Potter Museum welcomes its guests every day from 8:30 (Saturday, Sunday) and from 9:30 (Monday-Friday) to 22:00.
Geoffrey Museum
The Jeffrey Museum is located in an old two-story building of the former almshouse of the 18th century, where guests of the British capital can get acquainted with the history of the development of English domestic life. The exhibition reflects the changes in the housing arrangement of the middle class in London. The collection clearly demonstrates how people's taste preferences about the comfort, style and design of their apartments were formed. In eleven small halls, residential apartments of different time periods are recreated, from 1600 to the present day.
Particular attention is paid to furniture and arts and crafts. The walls and ceilings are decorated with original patterned ornaments, drawings, oak panels or wallpaper. Visitors will see carved chairs, tables and cabinets, as well as fireplaces, textile samples, crockery, vases, candlesticks, boxes and other interior accessories.
Doors are open from Tuesday to Sunday. Opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00. Free admission. Touching the exhibits is strictly prohibited. There is a picturesque garden around, where tourists can walk along the green lawn under the crowns of trees.
Imperial War Museum
The majestic building with a massive dome and an Ionic portico-entrance houses numerous military exhibits. It is noteworthy that until 1936 the historic building belonged to the Royal Psychiatric Hospital. The collection is dedicated to the military conflicts of the 20th century, in which the army of the British Empire took part. Around the complex there is a well-groomed park. A giant model of a double-barreled artillery gun was installed on its territory. Here you can also see the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell in World War II.
Exhibition pavilions are filled with tanks, aircraft, ballistic missiles, lightly armored vehicles and various types of weapons. Among the copies are English, Russian and German weapons. Skillfully created trenches with trenches, dugouts with barbed wire and command posts involuntarily transport visitors to the complex into the harsh reality of wartime. The exhibits of MI-6 intelligence, personal belongings of soldiers, unique archival documents and photographs deserve special attention.
Receives its guests daily from 10:00 to 18:00. Free admission.
It is impossible to pass by the informative, interactive and free local history museum of London. The institution invites its guests to follow the rich history of one of the largest European capitals in chronological order. The exposition covers time periods from the Stone Age to the present day. Tourists can visit the institution every day from 10:00 to 18:00.
The fund impresses with its diversity. Here are numerous artifacts of archaeological excavations, including stone axes, axes, spears, swords, arrows, jewelry, personal belongings of Roman legionnaires, skulls of primitive people and much more. Of interest is the collection of classic dresses, costumes, photographs, paintings, dishes, toys, as well as household items. The jewel of the collection is the gilded carriage of one of the venerable lords of Britain, made in 1757.
The halls recreate the quarters of old London with shops, workshops, bank branches, bakeries, taverns, hairdressers and ateliers. Visitors will learn how once the townspeople baked bread, processed metal, sewed clothes and used ancient tools. Impressive LED screens show videos from the history of the city.
Science Museum
It is an entertaining and fascinating place that attracts the attention of a huge number of tourists. The galleries of the five-story building house more than 300,000 exhibits. All of them belong to the highest achievements of the human mind. An impressive collection is devoted to scientific activities in the field of space, technology, medicine, chemistry and industry. Genuine interest among the audience is caused by unique steam engines, engines, aircrafts, computers, rare cars, space equipment, rockets, various mechanisms, Appliances and other inventions.
Models are made in natural size. The museum presents interactive exhibits that clearly demonstrate how a particular device looks like from the inside. A separate room is filled with medical instruments of labor of doctors of the past centuries. Here you can also get acquainted with modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of various diseases.
Tourists will be curious to study some physical phenomena with the help of simple experiments, as well as to explore the possibilities of the human body and sense organs. Innovative virtual reality technologies offer visitors to feel like an astronaut, travel through the expanses of the Universe and visit a space station.
Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. Entrance to the complex is free. Voluntary donations are welcome.
Horror Museum
The London Dungeon, which means "London Dungeon", is an original combination of a museum, a quest and a theatrical performance. The popular attraction is designed to immerse non-nervous tourists into the gloomy atmosphere of medieval torture, bloody crimes and criminal events from the history of the British capital. Impressions from what is happening are enhanced by special effects, soundtracks, fetid odors, excellent scenery and actors dressed in historical costumes.
Visitors will become unwitting participants in a comic and sometimes creepy performance. In the labyrinths of the dungeon, in dim light, you will find executioners with axes, leprous victims of the plague, wandering dead, serial killers and maniacs. Each of them will be able to greatly tickle the nerves of tourists. The audience will see corpses with their throats cut and their intestines released. Numerous devices for committing torture are catching up with fear.
Guests will have the opportunity to wander through the fire-torn neighborhoods and tunnels, visit Sweeney Todd's hairdresser, hide from Jack the Ripper, go on a decrepit boat in complete darkness to the scaffold. Tourists will be sentenced to death by hanging, which will end with a sharp fall into a special mine. No one gets hurt but under strong impression all will remain.
"London Dungeon" welcomes its guests every day from 10:00 to 16:00 (on weekdays) and until 18:00 (Saturday, Sunday). Ticket price online through the museum's official website is 21 pounds.
Wellington Museum
Next to the famous Hyde Park in London rises a classic mansion, decorated with a Corinthian portico and lined with limestone. The victorious Duke of Waterloo lived in this building and great commander— Arthur Wellington. He became famous not only for his military courage, but also for collecting masterpieces of art.
Today, the luxurious halls of the mansion house a museum. Valuable art trophy canvases captured by Wellington during military campaigns against the French are exhibited here. The primordial aristocratic interior of the premises gives a special entourage for enjoying the works of painting. The exposition is filled with works by such masters as Rubens, Velasquez, van Dyck, Caravaggio, Goya, Murillo and many other artists. In addition to the art gallery, visitors to the museum will see exquisite furniture, as well as a collection of porcelain, silver, weapons and orders.
At the entrance, tourists are greeted by a three-meter statue of Napoleon, made by the famous sculptor Antonio Canova. The Emperor is represented in the guise of Mars the Peacemaker. The statue symbolizes the defeated enemy Arthur Wellington and reminds everyone of the merits of the British commander. Open from Wednesday to Sunday during the summer season (11:00-17:00) and from Saturday to Sunday during the winter season (10:00-16:00). The price of an adult ticket is 10 British pounds.
Klink Prison Museum
For thrill-seekers, the former Clink prison opens its gloomy doors, located near the banks of the Thames. The surviving basement houses a thematic museum. This terrifying place inspired fear in the inhabitants of London from the 12th century to 1780. Today, tourists flock here every day to tickle their nerves.
The founder of the prison was the Bishop of Winchester, who was distinguished by his cruelty towards prisoners. Debtors, brawlers, drunkards, heretics, thieves, harlots, as well as innocent people were sent to jail. The jailers extorted money from the arrested for food, candles and bedding.
The atmosphere of the cells of a medieval prison is recreated as authentically as possible. Visitors can see numerous instruments of torture, the principle of which makes the blood run cold. Wax figures of convicts and audio recordings of heartbreaking moans add to the eerie experience. Prison "Clink" receives its guests daily. From July to September it is open from 10:00 to 21:00. In the period October-June, viewing the exposition is limited until 18:00. Ticket price - 7.5 £.
Bank of England Museum
The Bank of England Museum is housed in a classic 18th-century building with columns, a portico and sculptures on its façade. The exposition of the institution reflects the history of the formation of the financial system of the state. Unique banknotes, royal coins, gold bars, original engravings, sculptures, IOUs and various documents are on display.
The museum fund has rare muskets and lances used in the old days by guards to protect the bank. Among the exhibits you can see various pieces of furniture. Deserves attention big size an iron chest that served as a safe. Of interest is the reconstruction of an old office building with wax figures dressed in historical attire. Available for visiting on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00. Free admission.
Churchill Museum
Near St. James Park, under the Treasury building, there is a unique place - Winston Churchill's underground bunker. Here, at a depth of about five meters, during the German bombardment, an outstanding British statesman held a cabinet meeting and gave orders to the army. Since 1984, the bunker has been a museum, where Churchill's personal belongings and a considerable number of interesting exhibits are on display.
The interiors of the Prime Minister's headquarters have a rather ascetic and practical look, corresponding to wartime conditions. Massive steel blocks under the ceiling protected the shelter from shells. Tourists will see not only Churchill's office and apartments, but also working rooms for members of the government, signalmen, typists and various personnel. The rooms are filled with desks, chairs, beds and other attributes. In some rooms, wax mannequins mimic activity quite convincingly.
The collection showcases authentic documents, maps, telephones and clothing items used by Winston Churchill. Famous attributes are of interest: a box of smoking cigars, a cane, a top hat and a "butterfly" with polka dots. A notable exhibit of the complex is an interactive fifteen-meter table. Its sensory surface reflects information about all the details of the life of the great Briton. Open every day from 9:30 to 18:00.
Tea and Coffee Museum
The capital of Great Britain invites its guests to visit the tea and coffee museum. Tourists are given the opportunity to thoroughly get acquainted with the history and culture of consumption of these fragrant and favorite drinks of millions of people. The exposition consists of an impressive collection of priceless attributes related to the tea and coffee ceremony. In the halls you can see Chinese porcelain dishes, Japanese bowls, miniature cups, whisks for whisking tea leaves, sets painted with colorful ornaments, Russian meter-long samovars and much more.
The walls are decorated with picturesque engravings and paintings depicting scenes from the ritual of tea drinking. Teapots of various shapes, sizes and models are of particular delight. They are represented as dragons, lions, cars, mailboxes, policemen, locomotives and pieces of furniture. Open every day from 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket price is £4.
Pollock Toy Museum
Offers tourists to plunge into the magical and carefree world of a good childhood. This place has prepared for its viewers a lot of wonderful impressions and pleasant surprises. Small rooms connected by spiral staircases are filled with charming dolls, designers, soldiers, puppets, cars, airplanes and all kinds of mechanical knick-knacks.
The museum is named after the famous master of toys and theatrical scenery of the Victorian era - Benjamin Pollock. Most of the exhibits are unique historical specimens. The exposition has wax, porcelain, plastic, wooden, fabric and even paper toys. Some dolls "live" in their amazing houses. Their miniature apartments are furnished with furniture and utensils. A separate showcase is dedicated to teddy bears, nesting dolls, as well as Dymkovo and carved Bogorodsk toys.
The toy exhibition can be visited on any day except Sunday. Works from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is £5 for adults and £2 for children.
Museum of Childhood
The exhibits will certainly bring a lot of joyful emotions to adults and young travelers. In the huge galleries of the two-story pavilion, a collection of various toys from around the world is collected. These are dolls, puppets, soldiers, figurines of famous characters, robots, all kinds of board games, teddy bears, wooden horses, constructors, clockwork trains, cars and many other funny items. The Museum of Childhood is open daily from 10:00 to 17:45. Free admission.
The property of the foundation is the exposition of dollhouses displayed behind the glass showcases of the racks. Many of the models have an open view, allowing viewers to view miniature furniture, tiny crockery and appreciate the detailed interiors of miniature apartments. It is impossible to pass by exquisite toy porcelain sets. The diameter of cups and plates does not exceed five centimeters. The doll's tableware is covered with floral ornaments and colorful patterns.
Noteworthy items of children's clothing for boys and girls. Dresses and costumes of the 18th-19th centuries are presented. Rare wooden, ceramic and wax cute dolls amaze visitors with luxurious outfits, hand-embroidered a century ago. Delight is caused by mechanical toys - plying trains, dancing ballerinas, walking robots and moving figurines.
Sir John Soane Museum
It attracts tourists with an abundance of unique works of art. The apartments of the studio house where J. Soane lived and worked are literally cluttered with antiques. Here you can see fragments of architectural landmarks, antique marble and plaster frescoes, archaeological artifacts, sculptures, minerals, vases, pictorial engravings and more.
The art collection contains rare paintings by Piranesi, Hogarth and Canaletto. The walls of the picture room are screens that rise up with the help of hinges, revealing new images. Thus, hundreds of paintings were placed in a small room. The main part of the manic collector's exposition was brought from Italy, Egypt and Greece. The exhibits are exhibited randomly in relation to the chronological sequence and cultures of civilizations of different eras.
Convex mirrors and colored window panes create an incredible atmosphere. Accepts guests from Wednesday to Sunday. Opening hours: 10:00-17:00. Visiting the exposition is free.
Whitechapel Gallery
In the mysterious London district of Whitechapel, where Jack the Ripper committed murders hundreds of years ago, is art Gallery avant-garde art and abstract expressionism. The museum was founded in 1901 and became one of the first public institutions funded by the state. The gallery gained wide popularity thanks to the exhibition of paintings by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, Robert Crumb and other contemporary masters.
To date, the exhibition halls of the gallery exhibit outrageous and surreal sculptures, paintings and photographs. Of interest are unexpected and provocative performances that reflect the pressing social problems in society. The Whitechapel Gallery is open from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm every day except Monday. Free admission.
Jack the Ripper Museum
The Jack the Ripper Museum is located among the old Victorian architectural ensemble of the Whitechapel area. In 1888, a mysterious serial killer terrified the locals in a not-so-prosperous area of London. Jack's victims were women of easy virtue, whom he ruthlessly cut, leaving no living space on the body.
The exhibits give tourists the opportunity to learn about the details of crime investigations, the victims of the maniac and the main suspects in the murders. Paintings, photographs and newspaper clippings hang on the walls, detailing the circumstances of the brutal atrocities. Museum visitors will go to the supposed room where Jack the Ripper lived. Here, numerous surgical instruments, medical bottles, clothing items and other artifacts will appear before them. Open every day from 9:30 to 18:30. The entry fee is £12.50.
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Tourists usually first of all rush to see those sights that are on everyone's lips.
Tower, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, British Museum…
These attractions are indeed very important, but there are other objects in the British capital, although not very popular, but very interesting.
If you visit these five, little-known to a wide audience, you will have no less impressions than those places where tourists flock in droves.
City Museum of London
Walking through the streets, squares and parks of a huge metropolis, which is modern London, it is hard to imagine that once on the banks of the Thames there was a provincial, unremarkable village. But it was so, and if you visit the London City Museum, the exposition will tell the whole history of the capital of the United Kingdom, from prehistoric times.
The whole history of London gradually passes before the eyes of visitors passing from hall to hall: first, numerous objects dug up by archaeologists, then samples of medieval weapons and clothing, then costumes from the time of Queen Elizabeth, modern photographs.
In addition to authentic things, there are many models in the halls that reproduce the city as it was at different times - under the Romans, after the conquest of Britain by the Normans, during the Great English Revolution. Particularly impressive are the objects found on the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666, when the entire city center burned down - metal objects melted like butter in the fire. It is also interesting to look at the original carriage, which is used for solemn ceremonies.
Halls relating to the present, tell about the prospects for the development of London. Visitors do not have to be bored: interactive displays are placed everywhere, and in general the entire exposition is organized in such a way that people would be interested.
It remains to add that you don’t have to pay for the entrance to the City Museum of London, and it’s not difficult to get to it: you can get off at the Barbican station and walk a few blocks, or set aside time after visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral - it’s no more than five minutes to walk from it to the museum .
Museum of Garden Art
As you know, Britain is famous for its gardens and parks, and gardening traditions go far back in time. When asked how to achieve the same even and beautiful lawns, the British answer, they say, it is necessary to water and mow, then water again and mow again, and so for three hundred years ...
The Museum of Garden Art, located in London's Lambeth, tells about the hard work of English gardeners. The exposition of the museum covers the whole range of problems related to gardening. You can, for example, trace how tools for processing plants changed as technology developed, what forms of flower beds gardeners preferred at different times, etc.
Interestingly, the museum, created in 1977, occupies the building of the former church of St. Mary, which at one time was intended for demolition. But since the most prominent English gardener John Tradescant, who died in 1638, was buried in it, in order to preserve his grave, enthusiasts collected donations and created a museum with this money. In honor of Tradescant, the area adjacent to the building is given the appearance that a small English garden would have had in the 17th century.
Entrance to the museum costs 7.50 pounds, but if there are no additional exhibitions on the day of the visit, then the price is reduced to 5 pounds.
Police Museum
The image of a London policeman-bobby with a characteristic helmet on his head is known all over the world. And in order to get a closer look at the history of the appearance of the London police and the methods of its work, you need to look into the police museum, which occupies the premises of the police headquarters.
Because of this neighborhood, the museum is not open every day, it works on a tricky schedule, and it is better to inquire about the nearest opening time in advance. For example, the exposition can be open only on Friday in one week, on Saturday and Sunday in another, and on Thursday and Friday in the third. But if you manage to visit the museum, then an unforgettable experience will be provided - touching the history of the search for Jack the Ripper is worth a lot.
Museum of Science and Technology
Although the Museum of Science and Technology does not directly affect the history of London, it is necessary to visit it for the sake of the unique exhibits that are stored in the halls. And they are not just stored - many items can be touched, for example, turn the handle of the apparatus, which was used by operators during the time of the Lumiere brothers.
The museum, founded in 1857, houses more than 300,000 objects within its walls, from a real James White steam engine built at the end of the 18th century to modern spacecraft.
Women will certainly be delighted with the section on the history of the kitchen - looking at the devices used by housewives of the 19th century, you immediately understand how modern technology makes household work easier.
Men will be more interested in watching videos of active volcanoes and assessing the size of combat aircraft hovering under the ceiling.
Entrance to the museum is free, but the fee is charged only for visiting additional exhibitions and a three-dimensional cinema.
Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History occupies an old Victorian building, which is an attraction in itself. It looks very interesting, but inside is much more interesting, as visitors are waiting for the secrets of biology and evolution.
The halls are divided thematically, some trace the origin of fish, others are completely occupied by birds, and the third tells about the changes in the animal world. The pride of the museum is a truly gigantic carcass of a blue whale tens of meters long. In comparison, the skeletons of sharks and narwhals seem tiny and not at all impressive.
Another interesting corner of the museum is an exhibition of dinosaur figures. The monsters that owned our planet millions of years ago are carefully reproduced, and moreover, they are still moving, growling, scaring people with their huge teeth.
Entrance to the museum is free, but a fee is still charged for visiting temporary exhibitions - do not be surprised if ministers do not let you into some halls for no reason.
A trip to London does not have to be reduced to visiting the most famous sights, because small museums, such as the Museum of Garden Art or the Police Museum, can add additional, very important touches to the picture of memories.
London provides endless opportunities for tourists interested in museums and exhibitions. Here they are waiting for the largest museums in the world, and every tourist can find what he likes. In this article, we would like to help you choose the best from this incredibly beautiful and diverse collection.
Natural History Museum
In some guidebooks, you can find its second name - the Museum of Natural History - located in one of the most beautiful buildings in London and presents hundreds of interactive animated exhibits of dinosaurs, mammals, an unforgettable thirty-meter blue whale model and the skeleton of a giant diplodocus.
The museum presents 4 thematic zones:
- Blue zone: dinosaurs, reptiles, marine life, mammals.
- Green zone: birds, insects, plants.
- Red zone: geology, volcanoes, earthquakes.
- Orange Zone: Darwin Center and Wildlife Garden.
On the tour you can see hundreds of fascinating samples and look into the laboratories where scientists work. In the center of Darwin, in the Studio high technology, you can take part in discussions about science and nature.
Opening hours: Daily from 10.00 to 17.50, ticket offices are open until 17.30. On the last Friday of each month - until 20.00. The museum is closed from 24 to 26 December.
Entrance to the museum is free.
How to get to the Natural History Museum?
Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7
Metro: South Kensington; Buses: 9, 10, 14, 49, 52, 70, 74, 345, 414
How to get into the museum without a queue : The main entrance to the Museum is located on Cromwell Road, but if there is a long queue at the entrance, go around the building on the right along Exibition Road - there is also an entrance through the Red Zone.
British Museum (British Museum)
Address: Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Metro: Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, Russell Square;Buses: 1, 7, 8, 10, 14, 19, 24, 25, 29, 38, 55, 59, 68, 73, 91, 98, 134, 168, 188, 242, 390
National Gallery
How to get to Madame Tussauds?
Address: Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LR
Metro: Marylebone; Buses: No. 274, 113, 82, 74, 30, 27, 18, 13 or 3.
Museum of London
You can learn the history of the capital of Great Britain and see how its appearance has changed from the time of the Roman Empire to the present day at the Museum of London. The ancient Saxons, the stunning Middle Ages, the turbulent years of civil wars, the horrors of the plague and devastating fires - everything is reflected in its expositions. At the Gallery of Modern London, you can walk the streets of Victorian London and admire the Lord Mayor's magnificent carriage.
Opening hours: daily from 10.00 to 18.00, ticket offices are open until 17.30, the museum is closed from 24 to 26 December.
Entrance to the museum is free.
How to get to the Museum of London?
Address: 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN
Metro: St. Paul's
Royal Observatory Greenwich
The Greenwich meridian line, located at longitude 0°, has long been the center of world time, running a strip across the cobbled courtyard and attracting visitors from all over the world to stand on both sides of the world at the same time. The prime meridian separates the East and Western hemisphere, and time zones are counted from it.
Several museums are located here at once - this is the Planetarium for 120 seats, the house-museum of the royal astronomer John Flamsteed, the museum of astronomical and navigational instruments. If you approach the statue of General Wolfe, you will have a beautiful panorama of London.
Don't forget to take a photo with one foot in the Eastern Hemisphere and the other in the Western Hemisphere!
Opening hours
Ticket price: £ 10.00 - for adults.
How to get to the Royal Observatory?
Address: Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF
Metro: Greenwich, Cutty Sark;Buses: No. 53, 54, 177, 180, 188, 199, 202, 286, 380, 386.
Imperial War Museum London (IWM)
The main goal of the Museum is to show how hard war can be for all of humanity. Currently, the museum is undergoing a global reconstruction of the building and most of the expositions are under restoration, but nevertheless, each military period corresponds to an exhibition of a certain era, and not only from the battlefield, but also from the lives of individuals. Guns, tanks, planes, submarines, and even a 19-meter high Polaris missile will appeal to boys of all ages!
We warn you that access to the area around the museum is temporarily limited due to reconstruction.
Opening hours: daily from 10.00 to 17.00, ticket offices are open until 16.30.
Entrance to the museum is free
How to get to the Imperial War Museum?
Address: Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
Metro: Lambeth North, Elephant & Castle;Buses: No. 1, 3, 12, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 344.
Horror Museum (The London Dungeon)
You can discover many exciting, scary and funny stories from the life of London in the Horror Museum. It's no secret that when it comes to history, horror is the most memorable. Thrilling rides, real-life special effects and dark hallways... Are you brave enough to face the horrors of London's history such as medieval torture, the plague, Jack the Ripper and Sweeney Todd? They give up their nerves from terrible emotions, but remember that new exciting rides are in store for the finale!
Opening hours: Daily except Christmas Day. Hours of operation vary throughout the year, see the museum website for more details.
Ticket price: £21.00 (buy in advance).
How to get to the Horror Museum?
Address: County Hall, Riverside Building, London, SE1 7PB
Metro: London Bridge; Buses: No. 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 49, 133.
How to get into the museum without a queue: you can save on buying tickets online, and also, you will not have to stand in line if you take tickets with "primary entry".
Have a good travel!
On the collage: Natural History Museum London
Perhaps the most famous museum in London - the Natural History Museum - will impress both children and adults. It will take at least 5-6 hours to inspect all the expositions. You will make an impromptu journey to the "core of the earth", feel the power of earthquakes, see an amazing collection of minerals and learn a lot about space and planets solar system. Many of the exhibits can be touched.
Children will definitely enjoy the interactive part of the museum. The Natural History Museum has a scale that allows you to find out how many times you are lighter than a whale or an elephant. Young visitors to the museum will certainly be interested in mixing sand and water using a special rotating mechanism and watching how they separate again, touch stones polished by water, find out the temperature on various planets of the solar system, just by pressing a button, or compare the gravity of other planets with ours and make many other amazing things.
Dinosaurs traditionally cause the greatest delight in kids. Huge skeletons and moving models of ancient giants occupy several rooms in the museum. No less interesting is the collection of modern representatives of the fauna. Personally, these stuffed animals, to be honest, scare me a little, but the children are happy to look at both birds and mammals. And recently a huge blue whale appeared in the museum.
The Natural History Museum is located next to Gloucester Road and South Kensington tube stations at Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD. It is open daily from 10:00 to 17:50 except Christmas and the following day. Entrance to the museum is free, but some temporary exhibitions may be chargeable. For example, a paid exhibition of tropical butterflies has been operating on the territory of the museum for several years. But I wouldn't put it on my must see list.
Since the Natural History Museum is one of the most popular with residents and visitors of London, be prepared to see a queue at the entrance. Weekend mornings can take up to an hour or more. But if you come on a weekday afternoon, then there is a chance to get into the museum without a queue.
The museum has several cafes and a shop with expensive but interesting souvenirs.
On the collage: London Science Museum
Very close to the Natural History Museum is the stunning Science museum - a museum of science, from which children, especially boys, will be a difficult task to get out of. In this museum, you can learn about the history of science, look at various engines, vintage aircraft and cars, and even sit in the cockpit of a modern Boeing. The Science Museum has a huge number of interactive exhibits. Here you can try to simulate a perpetual motion machine, estimate your life expectancy, learn a lot about environmental problems.
The Science Museum hosts fascinating temporary exhibitions. For example, this year we managed to visit an exhibition dedicated to the history of space exploration, as well as an exhibition of robots, which, by the way, will last until September 3rd. So what else can you do!
The museum is located next to Gloucester Road and South Kensington tube stations at Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD. Entrance to the museum is free, but individual exhibitions may be subject to a fee. Waiting in line for entry on weekends can take up to 15 minutes, but most of the time admission to the museum is free.
3. Aquarium (Sea Life London Aquarium)
In the photo: Aquarium in London
Sea Life London Aquarium - The London Aquarium, or Oceanarium, is located next to the famous Ferris wheel and the London Underground - another interesting place to visit with children. Of course, this is not exactly a museum, but, of course, Sea Life Aquarium deserves a place in this top. Aquariums located on three floors are inhabited by various marine life. Here you can see huge sharks, and inhabitants of coral reefs, and jellyfish, and rays, and thousands of other amazing creatures. It will be interesting for both adults and children of all ages. Even six-month-old babies are fascinated by bright and beautiful fish, to say nothing of older children.
Since the Aquarium is very popular, it is worth booking the time of the visit and tickets there in advance, so as not to stand in line at the entrance.
A ticket for adults will cost £20.40, for children from 3 years old at £16.30, but it will be cheaper to buy a combined ticket for two or three attractions in London at once. For example, visiting the Aquarium, Madame Tussauds and the London Eye will cost £51, which will save you about £35.
London Transport museum is located in famous area London Covent Garden. It is interesting, first of all, because the journey through the halls of the museum will be an exciting excursion into the history of urban transport. If you want to look at the first double-decker buses, be a subway driver or visit old train cars, then you are here. Children will especially like this museum, since almost all the exhibits here are real buses, trains, cars, and in many of them you can sit, press buttons, turn the steering wheel and do many other interesting things.
Compared to other museums in our top list, the Transport Museum is relatively small. It will take about two hours to walk through it.
The museum is located next to Covent Garden tube station at Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 7BB. A visit can be combined with a stroll through Covent Garden, where there are many theaters and the famous Covent Garden Market. To be honest, on our last visit, I didn’t go to the museum, but just walked and admired the stunning architecture of one of the most beautiful areas of London, looked at street performers and wandered around the sweet shops, of which there are a great many, while my husband and son had fun in the museum.
Entrance to the Museum of Transport for children under 18 is free, for adults it will cost £17.50, but for this money you get the right to visit any museum expositions for the whole year.
The museum is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00, on Fridays from 11:00 to 18:00.
5. Museum of Childhood (V&A Museum of Childhood)
On the collage: London Transport Museum
V&A Museum of Childhood is a museum of childhood, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This is a whole world of toys that tells their story from the 16th century to the present day. This museum has every toy imaginable. Dolls and dollhouses, Stuffed Toys, board games of different times and peoples, children's furniture, puppet theaters, optical and mechanical toys and, of course, constructors. But what is the joy of looking at toys if you can’t play with them? Of course, many exhibits of the Museum of Childhood are really not to be touched. But you can also play here - there is even a sandbox in the museum, and the number of interactive exhibits available for games is truly huge.
The museum is not located in the center of London, but it is not so difficult to find it. The nearest tube station is Bethnal Green, Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9PA. The museum is open daily, except December 24-26, from 10:00 to 17:45. The entrance is free.
Of course, this list of museums is far from complete. London has a wax museum, a magnificent Victoria and Albert Museum, a museum of amazing things and a million other interesting places to visit. Even having lived in this wonderful city for several years, we have not visited half of the places that I would like to see. But if you have a trip to London with children, then these five places, as it seems to me, will be of most interest to the whole family.
The most famous museum of design, fashion and decorative arts. The museum's galleries present collections of painting and sculpture, architecture and styles, expositions devoted to art in all its manifestations - from textiles and fashion to Renaissance masterpieces and works of jewelry art. More than 4,000,000 exhibits are presented on huge areas, which will take more than one day to fully examine.
Address: Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL, South Kensington tube station
Works from 10-00 to 17-45
Friday - from 10-00 to 22-00
Free admission
Website: www.vam.ac.uk
The Museum for Children, about childhood and children, is under the auspices of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum is a real giant playground with enough space for everyone. Playgrounds, toys and games, many exhibits are made by children. There are expositions related to children's clothing, there are exhibitions of children's art. The museum has theater and art children's studios.
Address: Cambridge Heath Road, tube station: Bethnal Green
Free admission
Website: www.vam.ac.uk
An amazing example of how literary hero, which exists in the imagination of the author who created it and on the pages of novels, finds its embodiment in real world. On the famous Baker Street, at number 221b, the Sherlock Holmes Museum was opened in 1990.
The entire layout and furnishings of the house were created in accordance with the descriptions of the famous detective's apartment, the famous violin, pipe, armchair, fireplace give the impression that the door will now swing open, and in the room will enter Sherlock or Dr. Watson. The house itself, built in the style of the Victorian era, is an architectural monument, and in front of the entrance there is a London memorial plaque saying that the great detective lived at this address.
Address: 221b, Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE, UK, Baker Street tube station.
Open daily from 9:30 to 18:00
Admission fee: children under 16 - £4, adults - £6.
Website: www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk
Alternative, unconventional, exciting and amazing. These words characterize visitors to this original museum in Piccadilly Circus. Rather, it can be called an encyclopedia of the art of love - historians, artists, sexologists and researchers worked on its creation, who managed to create not just an exhibition, but a unique tool for emancipation and knowledge of the art of erotica.
Nine exhibition halls designed in pink and red colors, equipped in accordance with last word technology. In the premises of the museum, all the exhibits are aimed at presenting to the audience all aspects of sexuality and flirting. In addition to original exhibits, qualified consultations are also provided by sexologists.
Address: 13 Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus tube station.
The cost of tickets depends on the time of visit and is from 11:00 to 17:00 - 12 £, from 17:00 to 00:00 - 15 £.
"Sea Gate" London, Greenwich. Well, where else, if not in this area, would the National Maritime Museum look so appropriate and harmonious? The exposition of this museum contains more than 2 million exhibits. These are items related to the sea, navigation and sailing, works of marine painters, maps, drawings, tackle, ship models, naval weapons.
The marine theme is closely related to astronomy, and Greenwich itself is the reference point for time zones, so the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Villa are combined into a single complex - the Royal Museums in Greenwich.
Address: National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Open daily from 10-00 to 17-00
Thursday - until 20-00
Entrance fee: when visiting the National maritime museum, Royal Villa and Astronomical Center - FREE entrance;
to visit the Zero Meridian Courtyard, Flamsteed House and other expositions, the ticket price is £ 2.5 - £ 17.
Website: www.rmg.co.uk
The collection of the National Gallery presents the works of masters of painting of the 13th - 20th centuries. The collection contains about 2,500 paintings, and although this is not the largest exposition in terms of the number of paintings, the gallery is not inferior to such museums as the Hermitage or the Louvre in terms of the number of masterpieces of world culture. You can touch the greatness of world culture, see with your own eyes the magnificent paintings of brilliant masters completely free of charge.
Address: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN,
Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00
Friday - until 21-00
Free admission
Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National portrait gallery located near the National Gallery, on St. Martin. The gallery presents portraits, photographs, engravings, busts depicting the great and famous men and women in the UK. Not always the value of the work lies in the artistry of the image, sometimes the uniqueness of the work gives it historical origin or the character depicted, but the importance of the portrait gallery collection cannot be overestimated.
Address: St Martin's Pl, London WC2H 0HE
Thursday from 10-00 to 21-00
Free admission
Website: www.npg.org.uk
About 3,000 objects illustrating all milestones in the development of science and technology - from the first technical discoveries, the first steam engines to innovative and advanced technologies, "space" exposition and medical - a fascinating journey into the world scientific research and technical discoveries. The medical exposition is one of the most comprehensive collections of this kind, and in the "Welcome Wing" it has become the main world information center about discoveries in the field of bioscience.
Address: Exhibition Road, South Kensington tube station
Open daily from 10-00 to 18-00
Admission fee: 8 £
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
A gigantic collection of exhibits - more than 70 million copies, the richest collections of plants, minerals, insects and animals, paleontological finds and an exclusive exposition of meteorites. The central and most valuable exhibition of the museum is the exposition of dinosaur skeletons. In the presentation of expositions, mechanical models are often used to visually demonstrate the processes.
Address: Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD
Open daily from 10:00 to 17:45
Entrance is FREE, excluding some exhibitions
Website: www.nhm.ac.uk
Tate Modern and Tate Britain galleries
The Tate Group of Galleries presents the most extensive British and European art collection. Graphics and sculptures. The Tate Britain Gallery exhibits classic masterpieces by masters of the 16th-19th centuries.
The exposition of contemporary art (XX century) received its permanent residence in the Tate Modern gallery, the building of which has become a magnificent setting for masterpieces of contemporary art. The interesting organization of the exhibits - not by style, author or chronology, but in accordance with the plot - allows you to re-evaluate the whole versatility of the works.
Address: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG, Southwark tube station, Blackfriars.
Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1P 4RG, Pimlico tube station
Opening hours: Sun - Thu from 10-00 to 18-00
Friday, Saturday from 10-00 to 22-00
Entrance is FREE, except for special exhibitions.
Website: www.tate.org.uk
www.tate.org.uk/britain
The Wax Museum does not need long introductions - since its opening in 1884, it has become a kind of symbol of London. The exposition of the museum - figures of famous personalities, celebrities, characters of literary works.
In the museum, the spirit of its era hovers over each figure, outfits, fabrics, hairstyles and jewelry exactly match the original. And with the advent of the opportunity to use the latest technology and new materials, models are almost indistinguishable from real people.
In terms of its significance, the wax museum has long ceased to be just an exhibition. Today it is an indicator of everything that happens in the world - from political events to rising stars show business.
Address: Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LR
Working hours: Mon - Fri from 9-30 to 17-30
Sat - Sun the museum is open until 18-00
Admission: adult ticket £28.80; child - £24.60; family - £99.00. Discounted tickets can be purchased on the museum's website.
Website: www.madametussauds.com
London Transport Museum
Interesting and educational museum operates in Covent Garden. This is a transport museum, in which the exhibits are trams and trolleybuses, buses, wagons and locomotives of metro trains, which have already served their time on urban transport lines, but have received a second life within the walls of the museum. There are even the first omnibuses here! Studying the exposition of the museum, one can trace the history of the development of transport in the capital since the 19th century. The exhibits of this museum do not collect dust behind the fences - you can touch them, sit in them. And even feel like a train driver or conductor - on a special simulator.
Address: Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB
Open daily from 10-00 to 18-00
Friday from 11-00 to 18-00
Free admission
Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Address: 1 Scala Street, London W1T 2HL
Opening hours: Mon - Sat from 10-00 to 17-00
Admission: Adults: £6, Children: £3
Website: www.pollockstoymuseum.com
Among the delightful, vibrant and majestic museums, the London Dungeon occupies a special place - the gloomy, frightening atmosphere of the Dungeon does the best job of creating the spirit of a horror museum.
It is the attraction of horrors, a kind of "room of fear" that this museum is. Its interactive exhibition, masterful acting, eerie sound and light effects reveal to the visitor the most nightmarish moments of British history. The perfect place for Halloween celebration.
Address: Bankside, London SE1
Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri from 10-00 to 17-00
Thu from 11-00 to 17-00
Sat, Sun from 10-00 to 18-00
Entry: £19.20 to £24.60. depending on the category of visitors
Website: www.thedungeons.com/london/en
