Museums
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square's quietest secret — free, central, two-hour visit doable.
Why go
Trafalgar Square's quietest secret — free, central, two-hour visit doable.
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.