Comments on: I’m going to London next Wednesday for a day trip. Any ideas on good free museums, and galleries to go?

By: Sybaris

Sybaris — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:24:25 +0000

You could try the Victoria and Albert Museum, just across the road from the Natural History. It’s free, apart from special exhibitions, and is great for anything artsy. I think the N H Museum now has its winter ice rink set up; for the last couple of years it had some stalls adjacent to it, selling all kinds of things.

Somerset House at Aldwych also has an ice rink (my favourite), but you have to pay to get into their exhibitions.

Just behind Selfridges on Oxford Street is the Wallace Collection, a fairly small art gallery. They often have a small, free, special exhibition downstairs. It also has porcelain and armour, and some very famous paintings like “The Laughing Cavalier” by Hals.

By: Tim D

Tim D — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:57:58 +0000

V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road E2 9PA
No matter how young or old you are you’ll wander round there and find something that makes you say “I remember..” or “I had one..” And it’s free.

By: chelseablue

chelseablue — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:43:20 +0000

Imperial war museum

By: manxbiker

manxbiker — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:15:25 +0000

a good place to go to is the R A F Museum at Hendon you can get there on the tube and it is very interesting not just about the R A F has a lot of aircraft there from all over you will find a lot to do and see there you can get more information here

By: Curley

Curley — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:33:00 +0000

Natural History or the maritime in Greenwich ( you can take a trip into the park too (2 for one as they say )

By: junglejungle

junglejungle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:53:47 +0000

a bit morbid, but how about highgate cemetery.. or the one in kensal green.

there are free meusems about also.. local ones..

or even the peace pagoda in battersea park.

portabello road (but thats better friday or saturday)