London Museums | The Nudge | The Insiders' Guide to London

London's Best Museums Vintage double deckers, the original manuscripts of Charles Dickens, Ancient Egyptian mummies, and more.

Museums | London Bridge

Fashion and Textile Museum A Bermondsey Street museum housing fantastic exhibitions on all aspects of textile design and fashion….

Features | Across London

Unusual Museums In London Sometimes the very best museums in London just don’t cut it. Which is why we’ve compiled this list of the very best unusual museums in London, just for you.

Museums | South Kensington

Natural History Museum A grand, free museum housing over 80 million different plants, animals and insects… plus dinosaur sleepovers, silent discos, and three pet sheep.

Museums | Bloomsbury

British Museum Over 8 million priceless artefacts to see free of charge….

Museums | Knightsbridge

The V&A Museum An iconic free museum dedicated to art and design, housing over 2.3 million beautiful artefacts.

Museums | Greenwich

The National Maritime Museum Boats, models of boats, paintings of boats and more….

Museums | South Kensington

The Science Museum A comprehensive showcase of what makes the world tick, all bundled (neatly) into one building.

Museums | Canary Wharf

Museum Of London Docklands A 19th century sugar warehouse chronicling London’s history as a trading port.

Museums | Covent Garden

London Transport Museum A museum dedicated to the history of movement in London over the last 200 years.

Things To Do | Southwark

The Imperial War Museum A free-to-visit museum that sheds sobering light on the both the causes and consequences of conflict.

Museums | Euston

Wellcome Collection A free museum filled with Victorian amputation saws, Japanese sex aids and other intriguing medical artefacts.

Museums | Clerkenwell

London Postal Museum Take a ride through London’s second subterranean railway which you never knew about.

Museums | Bethnal Green

Young V&A A newly renovated, free-to-visit museum in East London dedicated to things made for, and by, kids.

Museums | Mayfair

Handel & Hendrix in London Explore the former homes of two iconic musicians….

Museums | Holborn

The Hunterian Museum London’s undisputed grisly gem, with thousands of preserved anatomical specimens and medical curios….

Museums | Bloomsbury

Foundling Museum Set in the first children’s home in the UK, this museum tells the stories of the young people who were looked after here.

Museums | London Bridge

The Old Operating Theatre Museum A 19th century operating theatre hidden in a church attic….

Museums | Barbican

Museum of London The Museum of London is now closed, and will reopen in a new location in 2026….

Things To Do | King's Cross

The British Library Home to over 14 million books, the Magna Carta, and Chinese oracle bones….

Museums | Holland Park

Leighton House Museum Arabic tiled halls, stuffed peacocks and a garden café….

Museums | Bloomsbury

UCL Museums See The Negus Collection of Bisected Heads, a rare skeleton of the quagga, and a jar full of moles….

Museums | King's Cross

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The Design Museum A Kensington-based museum exploring design of all forms.

London's Best Museums Vintage double deckers, the original manuscripts of Charles Dickens, Ancient Egyptian mummies, and more.

Fashion and Textile Museum A Bermondsey Street museum housing fantastic exhibitions on all aspects of textile design and fashion….

Unusual Museums In London Sometimes the very best museums in London just don’t cut it. Which is why we’ve compiled this list of the very best unusual museums in London, just for you.

Natural History Museum A grand, free museum housing over 80 million different plants, animals and insects… plus dinosaur sleepovers, silent discos, and three pet sheep.

British Museum Over 8 million priceless artefacts to see free of charge….

The V&A Museum An iconic free museum dedicated to art and design, housing over 2.3 million beautiful artefacts.

The National Maritime Museum Boats, models of boats, paintings of boats and more….

The Science Museum A comprehensive showcase of what makes the world tick, all bundled (neatly) into one building.

Museum Of London Docklands A 19th century sugar warehouse chronicling London’s history as a trading port.

London Transport Museum A museum dedicated to the history of movement in London over the last 200 years.

The Imperial War Museum A free-to-visit museum that sheds sobering light on the both the causes and consequences of conflict.

Wellcome Collection A free museum filled with Victorian amputation saws, Japanese sex aids and other intriguing medical artefacts.

London Postal Museum Take a ride through London’s second subterranean railway which you never knew about.

Young V&A A newly renovated, free-to-visit museum in East London dedicated to things made for, and by, kids.

Handel & Hendrix in London Explore the former homes of two iconic musicians….

The Hunterian Museum London’s undisputed grisly gem, with thousands of preserved anatomical specimens and medical curios….

Foundling Museum Set in the first children’s home in the UK, this museum tells the stories of the young people who were looked after here.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum A 19th century operating theatre hidden in a church attic….

Museum of London The Museum of London is now closed, and will reopen in a new location in 2026….

The British Library Home to over 14 million books, the Magna Carta, and Chinese oracle bones….

Leighton House Museum Arabic tiled halls, stuffed peacocks and a garden café….

UCL Museums See The Negus Collection of Bisected Heads, a rare skeleton of the quagga, and a jar full of moles….

Queer Britain Lives that have been confined to the margins of history books are finally getting their spotlight.