Places

Museum·Indoor

Brunel Museum

A museum about the Brunels and the Thames Tunnel.

Railway Avenue, SE16 4LF London · District Southwark

thebrunelmuseum.com

Museum·Indoor

Dennis Severs' House

Step inside a candlelit house frozen in time.

Thu 18:00–22:00 · Fri 16:00–21:00 · Sat, Sun 12:00–22:00 · Sep 29-Oct 29 Wed 12:00–17:00 · Mon–Tue closed

dennissevershouse.co.uk

3.8 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor

Dr. Johnson's House

Step into Samuel Johnson’s time-capsule house in literary London.

Gough Square, London

drjohnsonshouse.org

Museum·Indoor

Elephant West

A west London art space and bar with events and classes.

Wood Lane 62, London

elephantwest.art

Museum·Indoor·Accessible

Garden Museum

A garden museum with peaceful gardens and family learning.

Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00 · Dec 25-26 closed

gardenmuseum.org.uk

1.5 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor

Hackney Museum

Local stories of Hackney — closed for refurbishment until 2027.

Tue, Wed, Fri 09:30–17:30 · Thu 09:30–20:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun–Mon closed · holidays closed

hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk

6.5 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor

Handel & Hendrix

Two historic London homes, one museum.

Brook Street 25, London

handelhendrix.org

Museum·Indoor

Kirkaldy Testing Museum

A working engineering museum where historic machines still run.

Southwark Street 99, SE1 0JF London · District Southwark

testingworks.org.uk

Museum·Indoor

Lord's MCC Cricket Museum

Explore cricket history through 50 heritage objects.

St John's Wood Road, NW8 8QN London · District Westminster

lords.org/mcc/heritage-collections

Museum·Indoor

Museum of Methodism

Museum on Methodism's history, with John Wesley's Georgian house next door.

City Road 49, EC1Y 1AU London · District Islington

wesleysheritage.org.uk

Museum·Indoor

National Army Museum

Army history, exhibitions, and a soft-play area for kids.

SW3 4HT London · District Kensington and Chelsea

nam.ac.uk

• Parties

Museum·Indoor

Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum

Polish history museum and archive with rich collections.

Princes Gate 20, SW7 1PT London · District Kensington and Chelsea

pism.org.uk

Museum·Indoor

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Illustration galleries, workshops and events in Clerkenwell

Myddelton Passage 1, EC1R 1AG London · District Islington

qbcentre.org.uk

Museum·Indoor

Sambourne House

Indoor museum in London.

Stafford Terrace 18, W8 7BH London · District Kensington and Chelsea

rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/18staffordterrace1.aspx

Museum·Indoor

Science Museum

Free museum, limited access.

Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00

sciencemuseum.org.uk

3.5 km from the city centre

• Changing

Museum·Indoor

South London Botanical Institute

Botanical collections, a garden and public events in one place.

Norwood Road 323, SE24 9AQ London · District Lambeth

slbi.org.uk

Museum·Indoor

St Bartholomew's Hospital museum

Nine centuries of hospital history, plus Hogarth's restored murals.

Tue–Fri 10:00–16:00

bartshealth.nhs.uk/bartsmuseum

2.2 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor

The Charterhouse

A 700-year-old almshouse and estate, open for free museum visits and historic tours.

Tue–Sun 11:00–16:45

thecharterhouse.org

2.5 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor

The Guards Museum

Museum near Buckingham Palace on 400 years of Foot Guards history, with uniform try-on.

Mon–Sun 10:00–16:00

theguardsmuseum.com

1 km from the city centre

Museum·Indoor·Accessible

The Wallace Collection

Free London museum of masterpieces in painting, furniture, armour and porcelain.

10:00–17:00

wallacecollection.org

2.1 km from the city centre