NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

 

Free Admission

 

 St Martins Place , London, WC2H 0HE

 National Gallery

The National Gallery's permanent collection spans the period from about 1250 to 1900 and consists of Western European paintings.

 Benjamin Franklin House

In the heart of London, just steps from famed Trafalgar Square, is Benjamin Franklin House, the world's only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin...

 London Transport Museum

The museum at covent garden is closed until Autumn 2007

 Catamaran Cruisers

See the fantastic sights of London from the River or better still, use the river to travel between key places of interest; The West End, South Bank, Tower Hill area and Greenwich are all easily...

 Banqueting House

The Banqueting House is the only remaining complete building of Whitehall Palace, the sovereign's principal residence from 1530 until 1698 when it was destroyed by fire. Designed by Inigo Jones for...

 London Theatre Museum

The Theatre Museum exists to increase the enjoyment, understanding and study of the history, craft and practice of the performing arts in Britain...

 Hermitage Rooms

The Hermitage Rooms are decorated in the style of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, one of the world's greatest museums...

 Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery

The Courtauld Institute Gallery has one of the most important collections in Britain, including world-famous Old Master and Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, together with sculpture and...

 Cabinet War Rooms

The Cabinet War Rooms are in a maze of cellar rooms beneath the Government Office Building.

 Chapter House, Pyx Chamber and Abbey Museum

Built by the royal masons in 1250, the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey was originally used in the 13th century by Benedictine monks for their daily meetings.

 Jewel Tower

The Jewel Tower, or 'King's Privy Wardrobe', was built c.1365 to house Edward III's treasures.

 The Fleming Collection

The Fleming Collection is the largest collection of Scottish Art in private hands...

 Cartoon Museum

The Cartoon Museum exhibits the very finest examples of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art from the 18th century to the present day.

 British Airways London Eye

The Eye stands a whopping 135 metres high on the South Bank between Waterloo and Westminster Bridges, right opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament and provides stunning views over central London and beyond.

 'Roman' Bath

Remains of a bath - possibly Roman

 Sir John Soane's Museum

 London Aquarium

Situated in County Hall on the south bank of the Thames is the London Aquarium - one of Europe's largest and most spectacular displays of aquatic life. The London Aquarium aims to promote knowledge of...

 British Museum

Free to the world since 1753, the British Museum houses one of the greatest collections of human cultural history.

 Westminster Abbey

House of God and House of Kings

 Guards Museum

Opposite St James's Park, next to the Wellington Barracks, you'll find the Guards Museum, which explores the history of the Guards regiments of the British Army. The museum has over 30 displays of...