Category
Museums
From the British Museum to a Cornish village curiosity-shop. Britain takes its museums seriously.
5,661 places in this category.
Museums by region
- 917 museums in South East England
- 889 museums in South West England
- 636 museums in East of England
- 540 museums in East Midlands
- 400 museums in North West England
- 391 museums in West Midlands
- 379 museums in London
- 373 museums in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 230 museums in Central Scotland
- 172 museums in North East England
Highlights
Flagshipπ· 10Museums Β· London
Kenwood House
Kenwood House β art museum and historic house in Hampstead, London.
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Tower of London
Tower of London β castle in central London, United Kingdom.
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Young V&A
V&A's children's museum in Bethnal Green β reopened 2023, free entry.
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Museum of London
London's history from prehistory to present β relocating to Smithfield in 2026.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
The architect's own preserved house β Hogarth, the Sarcophagus of Seti I, kept since 1833.
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The Royal Mews
Buckingham Palace's working royal stables β home of the Gold State Coach (1762).
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Amora London
Amora London β European touring exhibition dedicated to love, relationships and sexual wellbeing.
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Antique Breadboard Museum
Antique Breadboard Museum β small museum in Putney, London, England, UK.
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Arsenal Football Club Museum
Arsenal Football Club Museum β sports museum in London.
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Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Bethlem Museum of the Mind β re-sited and relaunched art and medical museum, sited at the Bethlam Royal Hospital, Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom.
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British Museum
British Museum β national museum in London, United Kingdom.
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Brunel Museum
Brunel Museum β museum in Rotherhithe, London, England, United Kingdom.
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BT Museum
BT Museum β former museum of British Telecom.
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Camera Museum
Camera Museum β museum in London, England, UK.
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Cell Project Space
Cell Project Space β non-profit art gallery in Cambridge Heath Road, London.
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Church Farmhouse Museum
Church Farmhouse Museum β former museum in Barnet, London.
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Church of St Mary, Lambeth
Church of St Mary, Lambeth β former church in Lambeth, London. Currently part of Garden Museum.
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Clockmakers' Museum
Clockmakers' Museum β Museum of the Clockmakers' Company, London, United Kingdom.
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Clowns Gallery-Museum
Clowns Gallery-Museum β clowning Museum in Dalston, England.
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Crofton Roman Villa
Crofton Roman Villa β Roman villa in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley.
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Crystal Palace Museum
Crystal Palace Museum β museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Dairy Art Centre
Dairy Art Centre β British art gallery closed in 2014.
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Dana Library and Research Centre
Dana Library and Research Centre β part of the Science Museum in London.
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Dartford Library
Dartford Library β public library and museum in Dartford, Kent, England, UK.
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Dennis Severs' House
Dennis Severs' House β museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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East End Women's Museum
East End Women's Museum β women's Museum in London Barking, United Kingdom.
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East Surrey Museum
East Surrey Museum β museum in Caterham, United Kingdom.
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Edith Cavell Memorial
Edith Cavell Memorial β Public artwork (statue) by George Frampton.
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Eel Pie Island Museum
Eel Pie Island Museum β music museum in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK.
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Equestrian statue "Physical Energy"
Equestrian statue "Physical Energy" β Public artwork (statue) by George Frederic Watts.
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Fan Museum
Fan Museum β museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Fashion and Textile Museum
Fashion and Textile Museum β building in the United Kingdom.
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Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum β museum in London, United Kingdom, about life of Florence Nightingale and modern nursing.
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Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum β museum in Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Fulcrum
Fulcrum β Public artwork (sculpture) by Richard Serra.
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Garden Museum
Garden Museum β museum in London, United Kingdom, formerly the church of St Mary-at-Lambeth.
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Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion
Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion β museum in Gunnersbury Park, London.
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Heath Robinson Museum
Heath Robinson Museum β museum in northwest London, United Kingdom, about W. Heath Robinson.
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Heralds' Museum
Heralds' Museum β former museum in the Tower of London.
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Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum
Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum β museum in Watford, England, UK.
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Honeywood Museum
Honeywood Museum β museum in Carshalton, England, UK.
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Honourable Artillery Company Museum
Honourable Artillery Company Museum β Regimental museum in London, England.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
Horniman Museum and Gardens β museum in Forest Hill, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Horse and Rider
Horse and Rider β Public artwork (statue) by Elizabeth Frink.
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House of Dreams Museum
House of Dreams Museum β art museum of tiles and sculpture in East Dulwich, London.
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Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Museum β medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
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Jack the Ripper Museum
Jack the Ripper Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Jewel Tower
Jewel Tower β medieval tower in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Kempton Steam Museum
Kempton Steam Museum β history museum in London.
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Kirkaldy Testing Museum
Kirkaldy Testing Museum β museum in Southwark, London, England, UK.
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Leverian collection
Leverian collection β natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever.
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London Dungeon
London Dungeon β Tourist attraction in London.
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London Gas Museum
London Gas Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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London Mithraeum
London Mithraeum β mithraeum discovered at Walbrook, London, United Kingdom.
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London Museum
London Museum β former museum in London.
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London Museum and Institute of Natural History
London Museum and Institute of Natural History is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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London Museum of Water and Steam
London Museum of Water and Steam β museum in London, United Kingdom.
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London Toy and Model Museum
London Toy and Model Museum β former museum in London opened in 1982, closed in 1999.
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London Transport Museum Depot
London Transport Museum Depot β museum store, workshops and visitor attraction in London, England.
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Maiden Lane Estate
Maiden Lane Estate β housing estate in London.
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Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Metropolitan Police Museum
Metropolitan Police Museum β Law enforcement museum in London, England.
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Museum of Comedy
Museum of Comedy β Museum of comedic history and venue.
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Museum of Freemasonry
Museum of Freemasonry β Masonic museum located in Freemasons' Hall in London, United Kingdom.
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Museum of Immigration and Diversity
Museum of Immigration and Diversity is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Frequently asked questions
- Are UK museums free?
- Almost every national museum and gallery in England, Scotland and Wales is free, thanks to a Treasury subsidy that survives every parliament. Special exhibitions and a handful of independent museums charge.
- What's the largest museum in the UK?
- The British Museum in London is the largest by collection size and visitor numbers, with around 8 million objects and 6 million visitors a year.
- Are these places free to visit?
- Many places in the guide are free to enter β almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
- Where does the data come from?
- Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls β everything is fetched at build time and committed.
- How often is this updated?
- A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.