Museums

A visitor to London could spend several trips to the city just visiting its museums if they so wished and still be left with more to see. There are more than 200 museums in London, from the world renowned British Museum, established in 1753 and the oldest public museum in the world, through the imposing and impressive Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert with its massive collection of art and design from around the around the world over the last 5,000 years, the Museum of London and Museum in Docklands both well worth visiting to learn the story of London, the excellent Imperial War and National Maritime Museums which kids will love for their restored boats, planes, tanks and weapons, to the smaller, quirker ones such as the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street.

The good thing is many of London’s museums are free, the vast majority have very good facilities, are child friendly and have incorporated interactive exhibits. You’ll find museums spread all around London and planning a visit to one them is a good way of checking out certain parts of town. Below are links to some of the most well known and popular museums and location information.

The British Museum
The Natural History Museum
The Science Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum of London
Museum in Docklands
National Maritime Museum
The Imperial War Museum
Royal Observatory Greenwich
The Wellcome Collection
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
HMS Belfast
Florence Nightingale Museum
London’s Major Museum Locations