Sights and Attractions near Natural History Museum
ADDRESS
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD
TELEPHONE
020 7942 5000
OPENING TIMES
10am-5.45pm Daily, last admission 5.30pm | Closed Dec 24-26
PRICES
Charges apply to major temporary exhibitions.
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Science Museum
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Natural History Museum
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from Natural History Museum
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all... More
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and... More
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Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and... More
Museum of Instruments
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Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
The RCM Museum of Instruments was started in 1894 with a donation from Sir George Donaldson. Today it features over six hundred instruments, some of... More
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Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
The RCM Museum of Instruments was started in 1894 with a donation from Sir George Donaldson. Today it features over six hundred instruments, some of... More
National Trust: Carlyle's House
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24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 22 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
A Queen Anne Town House occupied by historian and 'Sage of Chelsea' Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane from 1834-1881. A man of letters, Thomas... More
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24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 22 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
A Queen Anne Town House occupied by historian and 'Sage of Chelsea' Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane from 1834-1881. A man of letters, Thomas... More
Leighton House Museum
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12 Holland Park Road, Holland Park, London W14 | 27 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
Leighton House is one of the most opulent museums in London, and its small scale makes it easy enough to explore thoroughly in an afternoon.... More
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12 Holland Park Road, Holland Park, London W14 | 27 minutes walk from Natural History Museum
Leighton House is one of the most opulent museums in London, and its small scale makes it easy enough to explore thoroughly in an afternoon.... More
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
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Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, London W11 | 1.7 miles from Natural History Museum
From Cornflakes to Ker-plunk, Spacedust to Spacehoppers, take a nostalgic tour through 200 years of British consumerism with Robert Opie's unique creation. Enter the Museum... More
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Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, London W11 | 1.7 miles from Natural History Museum
From Cornflakes to Ker-plunk, Spacedust to Spacehoppers, take a nostalgic tour through 200 years of British consumerism with Robert Opie's unique creation. Enter the Museum... More
Handel House Museum
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23-25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 1.8 miles from Natural History Museum
Handel House, a beautifully restored Georgian house in Mayfair, is where the baroque composer George Frideric Handel lived and died. It was here that he... More
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23-25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 1.8 miles from Natural History Museum
Handel House, a beautifully restored Georgian house in Mayfair, is where the baroque composer George Frideric Handel lived and died. It was here that he... More
Churchill War Rooms
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Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.1 miles from Natural History Museum
Winston Churchill directed the troops during World War II from a small warren of underground rooms, which are now open to the public. Visitors to... More
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Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.1 miles from Natural History Museum
Winston Churchill directed the troops during World War II from a small warren of underground rooms, which are now open to the public. Visitors to... More
Shepherds Bush Library
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6 Wood Lane, W12 | 2.2 miles from Natural History Museum
In the shadow of the Westfield Shopping Centre, the £2 million Shepherds Bush Library easily competes with the sharp architectural lines and bright lights of... More
London > Attractions > Museums
6 Wood Lane, W12 | 2.2 miles from Natural History Museum
In the shadow of the Westfield Shopping Centre, the £2 million Shepherds Bush Library easily competes with the sharp architectural lines and bright lights of... More
Household Cavalry Museum
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Horse Guards, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.2 miles from Natural History Museum
Visitors to the Household Cavalry Museum can watch troopers working with their horses in the original 18th century stables (via a glazed screen) and hear... More
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Horse Guards, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.2 miles from Natural History Museum
Visitors to the Household Cavalry Museum can watch troopers working with their horses in the original 18th century stables (via a glazed screen) and hear... More
Garden Museum
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Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.5 miles from Natural History Museum
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight... More
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Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.5 miles from Natural History Museum
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight... More
Museum Of Fulham Palace
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Bishop's Avenue, SW6 | 2.5 miles from Natural History Museum
The long history of Fulham Palace, previously home to the Bishops of London, is told through the on-site museum which opened in April 2007. Through... More
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Bishop's Avenue, SW6 | 2.5 miles from Natural History Museum
The long history of Fulham Palace, previously home to the Bishops of London, is told through the on-site museum which opened in April 2007. Through... More
London Transport Museum
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Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More
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Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More
London Transport Museum
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39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More
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39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More
The Cartoon Museum
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35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
Combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant. From political cartoons of Thatcher, Brown, Bush and Blair to rare originals... More
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35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2.6 miles from Natural History Museum
Combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant. From political cartoons of Thatcher, Brown, Bush and Blair to rare originals... More
The Poetry Library
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Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still... More
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Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still... More
British Museum
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Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world... More
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Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world... More
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There... More
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Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.7 miles from Natural History Museum
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There... More
Sir John Soane's Museum
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13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
An appealingly higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of artefacts, the extraordinary Sir John Soane's Museum elegantly located on Lincoln's Inn Fields is well worth an exploratory rummage.... More
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13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
An appealingly higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of artefacts, the extraordinary Sir John Soane's Museum elegantly located on Lincoln's Inn Fields is well worth an exploratory rummage.... More
Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
The home of the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the Hunterian... More
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Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
The home of the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the Hunterian... More
Hunterian Museum
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35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
The Hunterian Museum within the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the... More
London > Attractions > Museums
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.9 miles from Natural History Museum
The Hunterian Museum within the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the... More
Imperial War Museum
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Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 3 miles from Natural History Museum
This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 3 miles from Natural History Museum
This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world... More
The Foundling Museum
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40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 3.1 miles from Natural History Museum
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now... More
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40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 3.1 miles from Natural History Museum
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now... More
Jewish Museum
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Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 | 3.1 miles from Natural History Museum
The Jewish Museum in Camden reopens on Wednesday 17th March 2010 following a £10 million transformation which brings the collections of the Jewish Museum and... More
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Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London NW1 | 3.1 miles from Natural History Museum
The Jewish Museum in Camden reopens on Wednesday 17th March 2010 following a £10 million transformation which brings the collections of the Jewish Museum and... More
British Library
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96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 3.2 miles from Natural History Museum
With over 150 million items, a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland, artwork by artists such as Antony Gormley and... More
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96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 3.2 miles from Natural History Museum
With over 150 million items, a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland, artwork by artists such as Antony Gormley and... More
Cuming Museum
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151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 3.5 miles from Natural History Museum
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum.... More
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151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 3.5 miles from Natural History Museum
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum.... More
London Canal Museum
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12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 3.6 miles from Natural History Museum
A trip to the Canal Museum reveals there's more to London's man-made waterways than just enjoying a day out in a narrow boat. You'll learn... More
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12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 3.6 miles from Natural History Museum
A trip to the Canal Museum reveals there's more to London's man-made waterways than just enjoying a day out in a narrow boat. You'll learn... More
Freud Museum
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20 Maresfield Gardens, NW3 | 3.6 miles from Natural History Museum
Sigmund Freud's family home in Hampstead has been turned into a fascinating museum which features the psychoanalytic couch on which Freud's patients would recline while being... More
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20 Maresfield Gardens, NW3 | 3.6 miles from Natural History Museum
Sigmund Freud's family home in Hampstead has been turned into a fascinating museum which features the psychoanalytic couch on which Freud's patients would recline while being... More
Museum and Library of the Order of St John
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St. Johns Gate, 26 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 3.7 miles from Natural History Museum
This 16th century gatehouse was formerly the southern entrance to the Priory of the Medieval Order of St John and contains furniture, painting, silver, coins... More
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St. Johns Gate, 26 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 3.7 miles from Natural History Museum
This 16th century gatehouse was formerly the southern entrance to the Priory of the Medieval Order of St John and contains furniture, painting, silver, coins... More
Museum of London
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150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 3.8 miles from Natural History Museum
Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern ... More
London > Attractions > Museums
150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 3.8 miles from Natural History Museum
Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern ... More
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