
London is packed with some of the most exciting museums in Europe. Boasting a wide assortment of topics and subjects - there really is a something for every taste.
The Britain at War Experience and The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms are 2 popular museums that show visitors what life was like in the city during World War II from ordinary folk through to the great leader himself. Both contain memorbilia and artifacts from the period as well as interactive displays that bring the story to life.
Interested in Sport? There are some good museums dedicated to various British sports such Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and Twickenham World Rugby Museum. Both of these museums are set within spectacular venues and are not to be missed by any sports fan visiting London.
London is also home to some unique and diverse museums too such as the Cartoon Museum, London Transport Museum, London Motor Museum, and Pollock's Toy Museum to name a few.
Whilst some of London museums are free to enter, the London Pass will give you free entry to charging ones (which includes all of the museums above) allowing holders to make substantial savings.
In total you can visit over 15 London museums for free with a London Pass - check them out below!
| Places where London Pass will get you in for Free | Ticket Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Cartoon Museum | Visit the museum that encourages you to laugh out loud | £5.50 |
| Pollock’s Toy Museum | This fascinating museum, opened in 1956, is dedicated to the traditional English toy theatre, and displays the puppets and stages that were used. | £5.00 |
| Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum | Celebrate Wimbledon at its new world-class Museum which opened in 2006. | £10.00 |
| Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience | Walk through the London Blitz. See it! Feel it! Breathe it! | £12.95 |
| Guards Museum | The museum has over 30 displays of uniforms, weapons and tableaux depicting famous battles fought by the Guards, from the English Civil War to the present day. | £3.00 |
| Fan Museum | Beautifully restored 18th-century buildings house a collection of over 3,000 fans from around the world, dating from the 11th century onwards. | £4.00 |
| Handel House Museum | Handel House is where the great baroque composer George Frideric Handel lived and died. | £5.00 |
| Firepower Royal Artillery Museum | Explore the science of artillery from slingshot to supergun, and the stories of the men and women who served the guns. | £5.00 |
| The Foundling Museum | The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, which provided a home for abandoned children from the eighteenth century until the mid twentieth century. | £7.50 |
| London Canal Museum | The London Canal Museum tells the story of London’s canals, from the days when they were important trade routes to today’s more leisurely pursuits. | £3.00 |
| The Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret | Hidden in the roof of St Thomas’s Church is a 300-year old herb garret which houses Britain’s only surviving 19th-century operating theatre. | £5.80 |
| Royal Air Force Museum | Touch down at the Royal Air Force Museum and fly past the history of aviation. | £2.75 |
| Twickenham World Rugby Museum & Stadium Tours, | Anyone for Twickers? | £14.00 |
| National Maritime Museum | Discover tales of world famous explorers. London Pass holders receive free souvenir guide to the museum, entry is free to the public | £0.00 |
| Churchill War Rooms | Visit the highly interactive and innovative Churchill War Rooms, the world’s first major museum dedicated to life of the ‘greatest Briton’. | £12.95 |
| Household Cavalry Museum | The Household Cavalry Museum is unlike any other military museum because it offers a unique behind-the-scenes’ look at the work that goes into the ceremonial duties and operational role of The Household Cavalry. | £6.00 |
| Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising | Just two minutes walk from Portobello Road, this museum features over 12,000 original items: household and global brands, toys, sweets, fashions, posters and magazines. | £6.50 |
| The London Motor Museum | Featuring a showroom full of classic cars from the 1930s to the present day the London Motor Museum charts the recent history of the moving vehicle. | £10.00 |
| London Transport Museum | Lively exhibitions explore the powerful link between transport and the growth of modern London, its culture and society since 1800. | £10.00 |
| Design Museum London | The Design Museum in London is dedicated to exhibiting the best contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics and architecture to industrial design. | £8.50 |
| Imperial War Museum London | The Imperial War Museum London covers conflicts involving Britain from the First World War through to the present day. | £4.95 |
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