Museums in London

Below is a comprehensive list of London museums:

Bank of England Museum

Address: Bartholomew Lane, London, EC2R 8AH
Tube Station: Bank
Opening: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 17:00
Telephone: 020 7601 5545; 020 1607 3833 (group booking)
Web site: www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/
Entry Fee: Free admission

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood

Address: Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA
Tube Station: Bethnal Green
Opening: Mon - Thur and Sat 10:00 - 17:50, Sun 14:30 - 17:50
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8983 5200
Web site: www.vam.ac.uk/moc/
Entry Fee: Free admission (There is a small charge for some activities.)

Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee

Address: 40 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN
Tube Station: London Bridge
Opening: Mon - Sun 10:00 - 18:00 every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Telephone: 020 7403 5650 (for group tickets)
Web site: www.teaandcoffeemuseum.co.uk
Entry Fee: £4.00 for adults, £3.50 concessions

British Museum

Address: Great Russell St, London, WC1
Tube Station: Russell Square
Opening: Mon - Sat 10:00 - 17:00, Sun 14:30 - 18:00
Telephone: 020 7323 8000 (switchboard);020 7323 8299 (information desk)
Web site: www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Entry Fee: Free admission; Guided tours available £6.

Clink Prison

Address: 1 Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG
Tube Station: London Bridge
Opening: Mon - Sun 10:00 - 21:00
Telephone: 020 7403 0900
Web site: www.clink.co.uk
Entry Fee: £5.00 for adults, £3.50 concessions

Design Museum

Address: Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD
Tube Station: Tower Hill + 5 mins walk over Tower Bridge
Opening: Daily 10:00 - 17:45, last admission 17:15
Telephone: 087 0833 9955 (programme); 087 0909 9009 (office)
Web site: www.designmuseum.org
Entry Fee: £7.00 for adults, £4.00 students and concessions

Dickens House Museum

Address: 48 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LF
Tube Station: Russell Square
Opening: Mon - Sat 10:00 - 17:00, Sun 11:00 - 17:00
Telephone: 020 7405 2127
Web site: www.dickensmuseum.com
Entry Fee: £5.00 for adults, £4.00 students and seniors

Dr Johnson's House

Address: 17 Gough Square, London, EC4A
Tube Station: Blackfriars
Opening: Oct-Apr (Mon-Sat 11:00-17:00); May-Sept (Mon-Sat 11:00-17:30); Sunday and bank holidays closed
Telephone: 020 7353 3745
Web site: www.drjohnsonshouse.org
Entry Fee: £4.50 for adults, £3.50 students and seniors, £1.50 children, £10 for a family ticket.

Florence Nightingale Museum

Address :St Thomas's Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1
Tube Station: Waterloo
Opening: Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00; Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays 10:00-16:30 (last admission is 15:30); closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday and 24 December-2 January
Telephone: 020 7620 0374
Web site: www.florence-nightingale.co.uk
Entry Fee: £5.80 for adults, £4.80 students and seniors, £4.80 children, £16 for a family ticket. (Discounts for groups).

Freud Museum

Address: 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SX
Tube Station: Finchley Road
Opening: Weds - Sun 12:00 - 17:00
Telephone: 020 7435 2002
Web site: www.freud.org.uk
Entry Fee: £5.00 for adults, £3.00 students and seniors

Imperial War Museum

Address: Lambeth Road, London
Tube Station: Lambeth North
Opening: Daily 10:00 - 18:00
Telephone: 020 7416 5320
Web site: www.iwm.org.uk
Entry Fee: Free admission (NB: special exhibitions may charge an admission fee)

London Transport Museum

Address: 39 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BB
Tube Station: Covent Garden Tube
Opening: TBC - CURRENTLY CLOSED
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7379 6344
Web site: www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Entry Fee: CLOSED - Museum re-opens on 22 November 2007

Museum of London

Address: London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN
Tube Station: Barbican or St Paul's
Opening: Mon-Sat (10:00 - 17:00)
Telephone: 020 7435 2002
Web site: www.freud.org.uk
Entry Fee: £5.00 for adults, £3.00 students and seniors

Natural History Museum

Address :Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD
Tube Station: South Kensington
Opening: Open every day 10.00 - 17.50, Last admission 17.30
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7942 5000
Web site: www.nhm.ac.uk/
Entry Fee: Free admission

Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art

Address: 53 Gordon Square, London, WC1H OPD
Tube Station: Euston Square/Piccadilly
Opening: Mon - Fri 10:30 - 17:00
Telephone: 020 7387 3909
Web site: www.pdfmuseum.org.uk

Sir John Soane's Museum

Address: 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2
Tube Station: Holborn
Opening: Tue-Sat (10:00 - 17:00); first Tuesday evening of each month includes candles in parts of the Museum
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7440 4263
Web site: www.soane.org

Theatre Museum

Address: Russell Street, London, WC2E 7PA
Tube Station: Covent Garden
Opening: Tues-Sun (10:00-18:00)
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7943 4700
Web site: www.vam.ac.uk/tco/

The Science Museum

Address: Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London
Tube Station: South Kensington
Opening: Open 10am – 6pm every day except 24 to 26 December.
Telephone: +44 (0)870 870 4868
Web site: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Entry Fee: Free admission

Victoria & Albert Museum

Address: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2R
Tube Station: South Kensington
Opening: 10.00 to 17.45 daily, 10.00 to 22.00 Fridays (selected galleries remain open after 18.00. ). Closed 24, 25 & 26 December.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
Web site: www.vam.ac.uk

Wallace Collection

Address: Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1M 6BN
Tube Station: Bond Street
Opening: Mon-Sat (10:00-17:00), Sun (14:00-17:00)
Telephone: 020 7563 9500
Web site: www.wallacecollection.org
Entry Fee: Free admission