London

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London Planetarium

Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LR
Web: www.london-planetarium.co.uk
Nearest Tube Station: Baker Street

The London Planetarium is situated next-door to Madame Tussauds and is part of the same complex. Visitors to the planetarium are able to view many accurately detailed models of the planets and the solar system. The Planetarium has the most advanced star projector in Europe. Established for over forty years, the London Planetarium is now the most accurate in the country and is used extensively for external lectures.

Royal Observatory

Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London, SE10
Tel: 020 8312 6565
Web: www.rog.nmm.ac.uk

Founded by King Charles II in 1675 and was built for the specific purpose of finding longitude- the exact position west or east- for maritime travel. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is the source of the Prime Meridian- longitude 0° 0' 0''. The rest of the world formerly adopted this Prime Meridian in 1884. In 1955 a Caesium beam clock at Greenwich became the most accurate and preferred timepiece in the world. Visitors can view the apparatus and equipment used by the astronomers. The Observatory often hosts special events and exhibitions and is a fascinating place.

The National Gallery

Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
Tel: 020 7747 2885 
Web: www.nationalgallery.org.uk

The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of Western European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free. In April 1824 the House of Commons agreed to pay £57,000 for the picture collection of the banker John Julius Angerstein. The 38 pictures were intended to form the core of a new national collection, for the enjoyment and education of all. Public criticism of the inadequate accommodation for the growing national collection, led to the decision to construct a purpose-built gallery. A site in Trafalgar Square was chosen, as the cross-roads of London, where the collection would be accessible to the rich people travelling from West London in their carriages, and on foot to the poor of the East End. Opening hours, Daily 10am-6pm, Wednesday 10am-9pm, (Closing commences 5 mins before time stated).

London Art Gallery Chelsea

The Courtyard, 6 Burnsall Street, King's Road, London, SW3 3ST
Web: www.flyingcoloursgallery.com

Buy and view top British Art online at Flying Colours Gallery, names include Ethel Walker, Anthony Scullion, Angela Reilly, John Cunningham, Shona Barr, Stephen Mangan.

Bruce Castle Museum

Lordship Lane, London. N17 8NU
Tel: 020 8808 8772
Web: www.haringey.gov.uk

Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th Century manor house in 20 acres of parkland. William Compton - a member of Henry VIII’s court, built the oldest surviving parts of the building. Since then the building has been modified several times by new owners including the Coleraine family. One of the wives of the 2nd Lord Coleraine is said to haunt the building. Bruce Castle Park was the first public park in Tottenham. There is a Tree Trail to follow through the park, and the park is part of the Better Haringey Walking Trail.

The Royal Academy of Arts

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
Tel: 020 7300 8000
Web: www.royalacademy.org.uk

The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. We were founded by George III in 1768 to promote painting, printmaking, sculpture and architecture; there are some 100 Academicians in those disciplines. Today the Royal Academy continues to encourage the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

The University College of London, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 2884
Web: www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk

The Petrie Museum is a university museum. It was set up as a teaching resource for the Department of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London (UCL). The Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic periods to the Islamic period. Costume is another strength of the collection. In addition to the 'oldest dress' there is a unique beadnet dress of a dancer from the Pyramid Age, about 2400 BC, two long sleeved robes of the same date; a suit of armour from the palace of Memphis (awaiting reconstruction), as well as socks and sandals from the Roman period. More than these highlights, though, the collection is uniquely important because so much of it comes from documented excavations. The large typological series of objects provide a unique insight into how people have lived and died in the Nile Valley.

Polish Institute & Sikorski Museum

11 Leopold Road, London. W5 3PB
Tel: 020 8992 6057
Web: www.sikorskimuseum.co.uk

With the termination of hostilities in 1945 and the recognition by the Allies of the Soviet imposed Communist Government in Poland, it became obvious that the overwhelming majority of Polish ex-servicemen and civilian nationals would not choose to return to their Soviet dominated homeland. As a result, a large community of Poles remained in exile. One of the more pressing needs of this dispossessed and exiled society was the preservation of all that bore witness to their struggle: of the values and aspirations fought for, of the new and better Poland they had hoped to build once the German invader had been defeated. What this meant in practical terms was the preservation of historical records, documents, regimental standards, uniforms, insignia, notable works of art and literature and, last but not least, innumerable personal effects which had once belonged to statesmen, diplomats, academics, military leaders and ordinary men and women. It was for this purpose - to consolidate and conserve a precious heritage - that the premises at 20 Princes Gate were acquired.

The Royal Armouries

HM Tower of London, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB
Tel: 020 7480 6358
Web: www.royalarmouries.org

There have always been arms and armour at the Tower. William the conqueror's castle, begun in 1066, must have contained a garrison of soldiers, and weapons are first documented in the reign of King John (1199—1216). Alongside the working arsenal, a museum began to take shape in the Tudor period. Our displays contain many of the examples of royal arms and armour in the Royal Armouries collection, including armours of Henry VIII, Charles I, Charles II and James II. They also reconstruct many of the historical displays of arms and armour for which the Tower is famous, including the Grand Storehouse which was destroyed by fire in 1841. The Royal Armouries Museum itself was designed from the inside out. The redisplay of the collections in a thematic structure and the identity, size and basic story lines of the new galleries were all created as part of Strategy 2000. The design for the new building took those spaces, together with the study collections, conservation workshops and library as the basis of its overall layout. The ceiling heights of the new building were designed to accommodate the longest staff weapons in the collections, displayed vertically, and the principal lift to move the largest object. In addition to the five galleries which house 5,000 objects in the permanent displays, the museum includes the Hall of Steel, a giant staircase whose walls are decorated with trophy displays composed of 2,500 objects reminiscent of the historical trophy displays erected by the Tower Armouries from the 17th century.

Victoria & Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Tel: 020 7942 2000
Web: www.vam.ac.uk

The V&A in South Kensington is part of a family of museums consisting of The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green and The Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. All V&A Museums are free entry, Some exhibitions and events carry a separate charge. The V&A Café offers hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, pastries and cakes, as well as hot and cold drinks, wine and beer. All food is prepared cooked and on the premises using fresh food, bought daily. Concessions are available for senior citizens, full-time students and ES40 holders. Tickets are free for V&A Members and Patrons, under 12s, disabled people and up to two carers, ICOM / Museums Association card holders, school, college, university and community groups. Art Fund and D&AD members half price including concessions, excluding family tickets.

The Science Museum

Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD
Tel: 020 7942 4570
Web: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

The Science Museum as an institution has been in existence for about a century and a half. It has its origins in the Great Exhibition of 1851. The history of the Science Museum over the last 150 years has been one of continual change. The exhibition galleries are never static for long, as they have to reflect and comment on the increasing pace of change in science, technology, industry and medicine. Even if this sometimes means the removal of some well-loved objects to store, we can be certain that some of their modern replacements will become cherished in turn. Whatever the future holds, the Science Museum will be in the forefront to illustrate, explain and interpret it for all our users, whoever and wherever they are.

Keats House Museum

10 Keats Grove, London, NW3 2RR
Tel: 020 7435 2062
E-mail: keatshouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Web: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Nearest Tube Station: Belsize Park / Hampstead (Northern Line)

This is the house where John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting which inspired some of Keats’s most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote ' Ode to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door. It was from this house that he travelled to Rome, where he died of tuberculosis aged just 25. The Keats House Collections consist of books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings and artefacts relating to the life of the poet John Keats (1795-1821), his circle and the English Romantic movement. Set in the leafy suburbs of Hampstead, and only a moment’s walk from Hampstead Heath, the house and gardens are open to the public all year round. The museum runs regular poetry and literary events, and offers a range of educational facilities.

National Maritime Museum

Romney Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NF
Tel: 020 8858 4422
E-mail: bookings@nmm.ac.uk
Web: www.nmm.ac.uk

Admission Free! The National Maritime Museum (NMM) was formally established by Act of Parliament in 1934 and opened to the public by King George VI on 27 April 1937. It includes the 17th Century Queen's House and, from the 1950s, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. The collections comprise about 2.48 million items, many on loan to museums elsewhere in Britain. The public galleries at Greenwich display a thematically arranged selection and the remainder are accessible for public interest and research in various ways. The Museum is also unique in the architectural importance of its main buildings, the Queen's House in particular being the keystone of the historic park-and-palace landscape of 'Maritime Greenwich'. The Regatta Café at the National Maritime Museum offers an excellent range of hot and cold meals, sandwiches and a selection of hot and cold beverages. 

The Pump House Steam & Transport Museum

10 South Access Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8AX
Tel: 020 8521 1766
E-mail: lindsay.collier@leavaleyexperience.co.uk
Web: www.leavalleyexperience.co.uk

In the 1970s the concept of an industrial museum recognising Waltham Forests industrial transport achievements was conceived, and in 1994 the trust set about making the dream of many into a reality. Since then we have been developing the concept of our project into something that we believe to be unique and certainly different than any other museum in the world today. There are a number of railway and other signs of local significance on display along with various buses and scale models.  

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

221B Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE
Tel: 020 7935 8866
Web: www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The famous 1st floor study overlooking Baker Street is still faithfully maintained as it was kept in Victorian Times. Step back in time, and when you visit London, remember to visit the world's most famous address! The Sherlock Holmes Museum heritage gift shop at 221b Baker Street, offers collectibles, novelties, limited edition books, clothing and much more.  

Pollock's Toy Museum

1 Scala Street, London, W1T 2HL
Tel: 020 7636 6452
E-mail: info@pollockstoymuseum.com
Web: www.pollockstoymuseum.com
Nearest Tube Stations: Goodge Street, Warren Street, Euston Square, Tottenham Court Road.

Pollock's Toy Museum takes its name from Benjamin Pollock, the last of the Victorian Toy Theatre printers and it occupies two houses joined together in the heart of Fitzrovia, one 18th century, one 19th; the rooms are small and connected by narrow winding staircases. The whole place exudes atmosphere and evocations of those special times of childhood. Every corner is filled with visual delights and no matter which direction you look new surprises are there to behold. Nearly every kind of toy imaginable turns up here from all over the world and from all different time periods. It’s a fascinating exhibition of toy theatres, teddy bears, wax and china dolls, board games, optical toys, folk toys, nursery furniture, mechanical toys and doll’s houses. Open 10-5 Mon - Sat.

Crystal Palace Museum

84 Anerley Road, London, SE19 2AH
Tel: 020 8676 0700    Fax: 0870 133 7920
E-mail: crystalpalacefoundation@hotmail.com
Web: www.crystalpalacefoundation.org.uk

It was in July 1979 that a group of enthusiasts came together to form the Crystal Palace Foundation dedicated to preserving the history of the Crystal Palace. One of their aims was to create a museum on the site and this was achieved in 1990 when the Crystal Palace Museum was opened on Anerley Hill, staffed solely by Crystal Palace Foundation volunteers. The Crystal Palace Museum is open Sundays and some Bank Holidays 11:00am - 5:00pm. NO disabled access arrangements are in place.   

Handel House Museum

25 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HB
Tel: 020 7495 1685
Web: www.handelhouse.org

The Handel House Museum was home to the baroque composer George Frederic Handel from 1723 until his death in 1759. It was here that he composed some of the greatest music in history, including Messiah, Zadok the Priest and Fireworks Music. The museum celebrates Handel's life and works, displaying portraits of Handel and his contemporaries in finely restored Georgian interiors and bringing live music back to his house. Handel House Museum has a new Composer-in-Residence Mark Bowden.   

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5DQ
Tel: 020 8946 6131
Web: www.wimbledon.org

On the 12th April 2006, H.R.H. the Duke of Kent declared the brand new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum open to the public. The state of the art museum features exhibits and artefacts never seen before, as well as audio guides in eight different languages.   

The Jewish Museum

Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, London. NW1 7NB
Tel: 020 7284 1997    Fax: 020 7267 9008
E-mail: admin@jmus.org.uk
Web: www.jewishmuseum.org.uk

The Jewish Museum aims to increase knowledge and understanding of Jewish history, culture and religious life, as part of Britain's diverse heritage. Experience our stunning collections, changing exhibitions and lively programmes. Explore Jewish history, culture and beyond.  

The Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road, London. SW7 5BD
Tel: 020 7942 5000
Web: www.nhm.ac.uk

One of the worlds finest and largest museums of natural history with hundreds of exhibits, many interactive, ranging from the volcano experience to the dinosaurs exhibition. Creepy-Crawlies exhibition, blue whale, Earth's treasury, dinosaurs etc. You can join highlight and themed guided tours of the Museum, which start near the Life Galleries entrance. Free map/information leaflet on admission.   

Thames Barrier Information & Learning Centre

1 Unity Way, London, SE18 5NJ
Tel: 020 8305 4188
Web: www.greenwich.gov.uk

The Thames Barrier started life as a proposal by the Greater London Council in 1965. The GLC decided that a measure needed to be put in place to prevent the risk of flooding and in 1974 work began on the Thames Barrier. Completed in 1984 the Thames Barrier is over 1,700 feet in width with four 200-foot wide openings. The gates are usually opened once a month. The best view of the barrier is by boat - several of the Thames tours stop here and regular boat trips leave from Greenwich and Westminster Pier. The Information Centre is open to the public and is ideal for all the family. It features a working model of the Barrier and a video that shows its construction, operation and how it protects London from flooding. Colourful displays explain the wildlife and environment of the River Thames. We also have a cafe that offers spectacular views of the Barrier and there's a picnic and play area for children.   

The Spitalfields Centre

19 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Tel: 020 7247 5352
Web: www.19princeletstreet.org.uk

The Spitalfields Centre charity was set up to preserve 19 Princelet Street, and to create a permanent exhibition and educational resource telling the stories of the many diverse peoples and cultures who created our society.

Guatemalan Maya Centre

94 Wandsworth Bridge, London, SW6 2TF
Tel: 020 7371 5291
E-mail: maya@ukonline.co.uk
Web: web.ukonline.co.uk

The Centre operates as a small cultural and educational centre dedicated to the Maya of Guatemala. We run a varied programme of topical films and lectures to compliment the free exhibitions and there are more specialised facilities for students and academics: the textile collection (showing the development of Guatemalan Maya costume from the turn of the century to the present day) is one of the largest of its kind with 7000 textiles. We also house a reference library of over 2000 books and 100 videos which cover all aspects of Guatemala and the Maya. The majority of floor space is dedicated to colourful tableaux showing daily life and dress from Maya Indian villages of highland Guatemala. The textiles on exhibit are drawn from the Centre's collection and display a range of techniques including ikat, embroidery, tapestry and brocading. The exhibitions change annually. The Centre was founded in 1990 by Krystyna Deuss, author of Indian Costumes from Guatemala, who spends 5 months each year in Guatemala continuing her research into the customs of the Highland Maya. Jamie Marshall, curator of the Centre's collections, is in the process of documenting the textiles. 

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London. N1 9RT
Tel: 020 7713 0836    Fax: 020 7689 6679
Web: www.canalmuseum.org.uk

At the London Canal Museum you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats. Peer down into the unique heritage of a huge Victorian ice well used to store ice imported from Norway and brought by ship and canal boat to be stored. The museum is an attraction housed in a former ice warehouse built in about 1862-3 for Carlo Gatti, the famous ice cream maker, and features the history of the ice trade and ice cream as well as the canals. This is the only London museum of inland waterways and is situated at King's Cross, an accessible central London location. 

Gunnersbury Park Museum

Gunnersbury Park, Popes Lane, London. W3 8LQ
Tel: 020 8992 1612
E-mail: gp-museum@cip.org.uk
Web: www.museumoflondon.org.uk

This is the local history museum for the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow, situated in the former 19th Century home of a branch of the Rothschild family in Gunnersbury Park. A major collection of Chinese armorial porcelain donated to the museum is housed in the archive, including plates, tea bowls and cups, saucers, teapots, serving dishes, tureens, jugs and bowls. A large punch bowl finely painted in famille rose colours originally came from a public house in Acton. Some items are currently on display, although the bulk of the collections are stored in the archive.

Leighton House Museum and Art Gallery

12 Holland Park Road, London. W14 8LZ
Tel: 020 7602 3316
Web: www.rbkc.gov.uk

Leighton House Museum is the former studio-house of the great Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). Located on the edge of London's Holland Park, the house is one of the most extraordinary buildings of the nineteenth century. The Museum provides an unforgettable insight into Leighton's private world and is a unique venue for the understanding and appreciation of Victorian art and architecture. A large and peaceful garden, restored in 1997 to conform to the original layout and planting scheme is located to the rear of the Museum and is open from April until the end of September. 

Freud Museum

20 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead, London. NBW3 5SX
Tel: 020 7435 202    Fax: 020 7431 5452
E-mail: info@freud.org.uk
Web: www.freud.org.uk

The Freud Museum, at 20 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead, was the home of Sigmund Freud and his family when they escaped Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. It remained the family home until Anna Freud, the youngest daughter, died in 1982. The centrepiece of the museum is Freud's library and study, preserved just as it was during his lifetime. Undoubtedly the most famous piece of furniture in all the collection is Freud's psychoanalytic couch, on which all of Freud's patients reclined. The Freud Museum's central function is to celebrate the life and work of Sigmund and Anna Freud. There is a shop well-stocked with books on the life and work of Sigmund Freud and books on contemporary psychoanalysis. Postcards and souvenirs are also available.

Hogarth's House

Hogarth Lane, London, W4 2QN
Tel: 020 8994 6757
Nearest Tube Station: Turnham Green

Admission to Hogarth's House is free with donations towards its upkeep welcome. Open Tues-Fri 1pm - 5pm. Sat & Sun 1pm - 6pm. Closed on Mondays.

The National Portrait Gallery

2 St. Martins Place, London, WC2H 0HE
Tel: 020 7306 0055
Web: www.npg.org.uk

The National Portrait Gallery was established with the criteria that the Gallery was to be about history, not about art, and about the status of the sitter, rather than the quality or character of a particular image considered as a work of art. This criterion is still used by the Gallery today when deciding which works enter the National Portrait Gallery's collection. The National Portrait Gallery's roof-top restaurant boasts spectacular views over London, and has quickly established itself as one of the capital's most sought after dining areas, set 92 feet above ground level on the third floor of the Gallery's new Ondaatje wing. The Portrait Café has been designed by leading London architects, Dixon Jones, to create a café space that is stylish and contemporary. Access to the Gallery for wheelchair users is via the Orange Street ramp entrance and the Gift shop entrance, on St Martin's Place.

Museum of Fulham Palace

Bishops Avenue, London, SW6 6EA
Tel: 020 7736 3233    Fax: 020 7751 0164
E-mail: museum@fulhampalac.org
Web: www.fulhampalace.org

The Museum of Fulham Palace tells the story of this ancient site from Prehistoric times to the present day. The permanent displays will interpret our collection of paintings, archaeology and artefacts (including our famous mummified rat!) as well as the Fulham Palace model which shows the building in perfect detail at a scale of 1:50. Admission to the Palace and its grounds is free of charge. Museum and Gallery: Saturday 11am to 2pm Sunday 11.30am to 3.30pm Monday 12 to 4pm Tuesday 12 to 4pm Gardens: Daily from dawn to dusk.

The Royal Artillery Museum

Old Laboratory Office, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, SE18 6ST
Tel: 020 8855 7755    Fax: 020 8855 7100
E-mail: info@firepower.org.uk
Web: www.firepower.org.uk

The Royal Artillery Museum has been open to the public since 4 May 1820, a record we believe to be unrivalled by any other military museum. Visit Firepower, The Royal Artillery Museum and learn about the proud history of the Gunners. We aim to give you an insight into artillery and enable you to understand the role that Gunners and their equipment have played in our Nation's history. You will discover a mixture of artillery that has changed the nature of battle and affected the lives of many people. The science of artillery and the human endeavours of Gunners make a fascinating story and one that you will follow from catapult to rocket, and from the battlefield to Crécy to the peacekeeping missions in Bosnia. Using the unique collections of the Regiment and its library and archives, this is the first time that this story can be told properly.

Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art

53 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD
Tel: 020 7387 3909    Fax: 020 7383 5163
E-mail: rf20@soas.ac.uk
Web: www.pdfmuseum.org.uk

The Percival David Foundation exists to promote the study and teaching of Chinese Art and culture. Its unique collection of Chinese ceramics and its library of East Asian and Western books related to Chinese art were both presented to the University of London in 1950 by the collector and scholar Sir Percival David. There are approximately seventeen hundred items of Chinese ceramics in the Foundation, reflecting Chinese court taste and dating mainly to the period 10th-18th century. Many of these pieces are not only of exceptional beauty, but bear important inscriptions. A number of them have previously been in the possession of Chinese emperors, and inscriptions applied on the orders of the Emperor Qianlong (1736-95) appear on several of the pieces. Others, which were inscribed with dates and names at the time they were made, are historical documents of immense value. Monday to Friday 10.00 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 5.00. The Foundation is closed on Bank Holidays and at weekends. Children are welcome is they are in the charge of an adult.

Bramah Museum of Tea & Coffee

40 Southwark, London. SE1 1UN
Tel: 020 7403 5650    Fax: 020 7403 5654
E-mail: bramah@btconnect.com
Web: www.teaandcoffeemuseum.co.uk

The Bramah Museum, only two minutes from London Bridge Station, is the world's first museum devoted entirely to the history of tea and coffee. It tells the commercial and social 400 year old history of two of the world's most important commodities since their arrival in Europe from the Far East and Africa. Open seven days a week 10am - 6pm. Except Christmas and Boxing Day.

The Church Farmhouse Museum

Greyhound Hill, Hendon, London, NW4 4JR
Tel: 020 8203 0130
E-mail: info@churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk
Web: www.churchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk

Church Farmhouse Museum is a handsome Grade 2 listed building dating from the mid- seventeenth century and has regular exhibitions throughout the year. Church Farmhouse now has three furnished period rooms. The kitchen, set about 1820, has a huge open fireplace containing a clockwork spit jack, a chimney crane and bread oven. A splendid refectory table and oak dresser show off over a hundred Victorian kitchen utensils, including sugar cutters and a knife cleaner. In the scullery the display of laundry equipment includes washing dollies, flat irons and a linen press. The dining room is furnished as it would have been in the 1850s, with a fine oval dining table and the Windsor chairs. This room contains oak panelling dating from the late seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, which once formed a corridor between the stairs and the bedroom of the first floor.

Florence Nightingale Museum Trust

2 Lambeth Place Road, London, SW1 7EW
Tel: 020 7620 0374
Web: www.florence-nightingale.co.uk

Florence Nightingale was a legend in her lifetime but the Crimean War years which made her famous were just two out of a life of ninety years. The Museum has three classes of artefacts in a collection numbering less than 1000 items: artefacts owned or used by Florence Nightingale, material connected with the Crimean War (1854-56): military, hospital and nursing, objects connected with the Nightingale School and St. Thomas' Hospital (1860-1910).

Clink Prison Museum

Soho Wharf, Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG
Tel: 020 7403 0900
Web: www.clink.co.uk

Open: Mon-Fri from 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun from 10am-9pm.

Pumphouse Educational Museum

Lavender Pond & Nature Park, Lavender Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5DZ
Tel: 020 7231 2976    Fax: 020 7231 2976
E-mail: c.marais@thepumphouse.org.uk
Web: www.thepumphouse.org.uk
Nearest Tube Station: London Bridge

The Pumphouse Educational Museum incorporates The Rotherhithe Heritage Museum and the Lavender Pond & Nature Park, and is a unique resource in the Surrey Commercial Docks area of Rotherhithe. The Pumphouse was built in 1929 to regulate the water level in the Dock System. When the Surrey Docks closed in 1970, 350 acres became derelict and 270 years of tradition came to an end. The building was refurbished in 1989 and the Heritage Museum opened in 1991. The Pumphouse Educational Museum is a unique venue on the Rotherhithe peninsula. It houses the Rotherhithe Heritage Museum and a variety of historical exhibitions and in addition offers further educational opportunities in the environmental study centre using the Lavender Pond and Nature Park, an oasis of peaceful relaxation in an urban environment. 

Museum In Docklands

No. 1 Warehouse West India Quay, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AL
Tel: 0870 444 3851    Fax: 020 7600 1058
E-mail: info@museumindocklands.org.uk
Web: www.museumindocklands.org.uk

The Museum in Dockland’s mission is to inspire a passion for London by communicating London’s history, archaeology and contemporary cultures to a wider world, reaching all of London’s communities through playing a role in the debate about London, facilitating and contributing to London-wide cultural and educational networks. Relax in our stylish restaurant, serving the best in British modern food, alternatively the museum in Docklands café offers a range of freshly made cakes, home made sandwiches, salads and drinks for all the family. The museum café is perfectly located on the ground floor and is an ideal place to stop for a morning coffee, light sandwich lunch or afternoon tea/coffee and cake. Open Mon to Sat: 10am-5.50pm Sun: 12pm-5.50pm.

The Britain At War Experience

64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, London, SE1 2TF
Tel: 020 7403 3171    Fax: 020 7403 5104
E-mail: info@britainatwar.org.uk
Web: www.britainatwar.co.uk

This is a permanent exhibition open all year round except for December 24th - 26th. The Second World War was the most turbulent and eventful period in the history of the 20th century. It affected the lives of millions of people all over the world, advanced technology, and changed political boundaries and ideas of human behaviour. But what was it really like? How did it really feel to be a British citizen during the Second World War? What did people eat and wear? Winston Churchill's Britain at War Theme Museum can answer these questions and many more.

The Vestry House Museum

Vestry Road, London, E17 9NH
Tel: 020 8509 1917
Web: www.lbwf.gov.uk
Nearest Tube Station: Walthamstow Central

Vestry House Museum serves as a centre for the collection, preservation and interpretation of the past and present story of the people of Waltham Forest. This includes: provision of a local history museum service for the Borough, care and management of the Waltham Forest archives. Vestry House Museum holds a wide range of objects that are on long term exhibition. As well as these objects the museum tries to display as many of its reserve collection during temporary exhibitions. Open Monday-Friday 10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-1pm, 2-5pm.

Wimbledon Windmill Museum

Windmill Road, Wimbledon Common, London, SW19 5NR
Tel: 020 8947 2825
Web: www.wimbledonwindmillmuseum.org.uk

Wimbledon Windmill Museum is a museum of windmills housed in the windmill on Wimbledon Common. It depicts the history of windmills and milling using working models and the machinery and tools of the trade, with hands-on milling for children. Wimbledon windmill is a very unusual mill. It has a two storey octagonal brick base, which housed all the working machinery. Above this is a conical tower which housed the post supporting the cap on which the sails are mounted. The Windmill Museum contains a small shop which sells maps, books and souvenirs. The café adjoins the car park and is run independently from the Windmill Museum. It is open every day from about 10 am to 5 pm.* It is famous for its big breakfasts which are served until lunch time.

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