Museums
Bank of England Museum
Charts the history of the bank from 1694 to the present day. A highlight is the opportunity to handle a genuine bar of gold. Photography allowed, but no flash.
Why go
Charts the history of the bank from 1694 to the present day. A highlight is the opportunity to handle a genuine bar of gold. Photography allowed, but no flash.
Plan your visit
Check the official site before travelling; hours and prices can change.
Keep exploring
More museums
Sir John Soane's Museum
Museums
Free, tiny, deranged — Soane's own house preserved exactly as he left it in 1837.
The Wallace Collection
Museums
Free national museum in a Manchester Square townhouse — armour, Boucher, the Laughing Cavalier.
The British Museum
Museums
Free, vast, civilisationally heavy — go for one room, not all of them.
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