RogerH Web Sites of Londons Free to Enter Museums

Londons Free to Enter Museums

Last changed 28^th December 2025

British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00 ( until 20:30 on Fridays )
Address:: Great Russell Street; London; WC1B 3DG
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7323 8181

Bank of England Museum: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum
Opening Times:: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 17:00 (Last entry at 16:30); Closed weekends and Bank Holidays
Address:: Bartholomew Lane; London; EC2R 8AH
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 3461 5545

Imperial War Museum London: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 (Last entry at 17:45); Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Lambeth Road; London; SE1 6HZ
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7091 3067

Museum of London: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/smithfield/
Opening 2026
Address:: Smithfield; London; EC1A 9PS

London Museum Docklands: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/docklands/
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00; Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay; London; E14 4AL
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7001 9844

National Army Museum: https://www.nam.ac.uk
Opening Times:: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:30; Closed 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Address:: Royal Hospital Road; Chelsea; London; SW3 4HT
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7730 0717

The Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:50 (Last entry at 17:30) Open late on the last Friday of each month; Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Cromwell Road; London; SW7 5BD
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7942 5000

Science Museum: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 (Last entry at 17:15); Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Exhibition Road; London; SW7 2DD
Telephone:: +44 (0)33 0058 0058

Victoria and Albert Museum ( V&A South Kensington ): https://www.vam.ac.uk/
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:45 ( Fridays 10:00 - 22:00 ); Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Cromwell Road; London; SW7 2RL
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7942 2000

Young V&A ( was Museum of Childhood ): https://www.vam.ac.uk/young/
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:45 ( Galleries close from 17:00 ); Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Cambridge Heath Rd; Bethnal Green; London; E2 9PA
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 8983 5200

Royal Air Force Museum London: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00 (Last entry at 16:30); Closed 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Address:: Grahame Park Way; Hendon; London; NW9 5LL
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 8205 2266

Southwark Heritage Centre: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/culture-and-sport/local-history-and-heritage/southwark-heritage-centre
Opening Times:: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 Saturday 10:00 - 14:00; Closed over Christmas and New Year
Address:: 145-147 Walworth Road; London; SE17 1RW
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7525 0232

Sir John Soane's Museum: https://www.soane.org/
Opening Times:: Wednesday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00 (Last entry at 16:30); Closed 24 - 26 December and 5 - 13 January 2026
Address:: 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields; London; WC2A 3BP
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 7405 2107

Design Museum: https://www.designmuseum.org/; ** Entry to the permanent collection is free, but exhibitions charge **
Opening Times:: Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 17:00 / Friday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 ); Closed 24 - 26 December
Address:: 224–238 Kensington High Street; Kensington; London; W8 6AG
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 3862 5900

National Maritime Museum - Greenwich: https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00; Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Romney Rd; London; SE10 9NF
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 8858 4422

Queens House - Greenwich: https://www.rmg.co.uk/queens-house
Opening Times:: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00; Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
Address:: Romney Rd; London; SE10 9NF
Telephone:: +44 (0)20 8858 4422

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