Guides To London's Museums And Collections

How to plan a museum day, which passes save money, and the collection highlights worth your time, written for real visits rather than guesswork.

Planning Your Visit

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Best Museums

The honest ranked shortlist: free collections first, paid experiences second, and a verdict by visitor type.

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Free Museums

All 20 genuinely free London museums, what still costs money, and a full free-day plan.

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Museums For Kids

Which London museums actually hold a child's attention, sorted by age band, with honest crowd warnings.

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Rainy Day Museums

Which London museums you can reach without going back outside, and the free ones that cost a wet afternoon nothing.

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Monday Museum Guide

The full list of London museums you can actually visit on a Monday, plus the real exceptions.

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3 Day Museum Itinerary

Three museum days grouped by neighbourhood, with travel times and real entry prices.

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London Pass Maths

Real break-even maths on the London Pass, using standard door prices.

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Pass Vs Door

Pass against pass against the box office, with London's free museums tipping the math.

Museum By Museum

Museums

Art Galleries Guide

Free national collections and paid independents, organised by what you want to look at.

Museums

History Museums

World history, London's own story, and the houses of writers and collectors, free and paid.

Museums

War Museums

Which London war museums are free, which charge, and what you actually see at each.

London And Beyond

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South Kensington

Three free world-class museums on one street, and how to do two in a day.

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Greenwich Museums

Two free museums, a clipper, an observatory and a painted hall in one riverside day.

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Palace Day Trips

Windsor, Hampton Court or Kew: which palace day trip from London is worth your spare day?

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