Museums
Museum of London
Now permanently closed, will be replaced by new museum at the former Smithfield market site in 2026. The Museum of London Docklands remains open.
Why go
Now permanently closed, will be replaced by new museum at the former Smithfield market site in 2026. The Museum of London Docklands remains open.
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.
Source: wikivoyage