Sights and Attractions near Imperial War Museum
ADDRESS
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 6HZ
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020 7416 5320
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10am-6pm | Closed 15, 24-26 Dec
PRICES
FREE | Charges apply to major temporary exhibitions.
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Garden Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 12 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 12 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
Cuming Museum
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151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 14 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 14 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
The Poetry Library
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Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 18 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
Churchill War Rooms
London > Attractions > Museums
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 23 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 23 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
Household Cavalry Museum
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Horse Guards, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 24 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 24 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
The Clink Prison Museum
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1 Clink Street, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 25 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Located on what was once the London estate of the Bishops of Winchester (known as the 'Liberty of the Clink'), the Clink Prison Museum unlocks... More
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1 Clink Street, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 25 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Located on what was once the London estate of the Bishops of Winchester (known as the 'Liberty of the Clink'), the Clink Prison Museum unlocks... More
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
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9a St Thomas Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 25 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in... More
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 25 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in... More
Fashion and Textile Museum
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83 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 28 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
The fashionista behind the Fashion and Textile Museum is Zandra Rhodes, the colourful designer who won the Designer of the Year award in 1972 and... More
London > Attractions > Museums
83 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 28 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
The fashionista behind the Fashion and Textile Museum is Zandra Rhodes, the colourful designer who won the Designer of the Year award in 1972 and... More
London Transport Museum
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Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 29 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 29 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 29 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 > Attractions > Museums
39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 29 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
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 | 32 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 32 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 32 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 32 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
Tower Bridge Exhibition
London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 34 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Competing with the London Eye for the capital's most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 34 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Competing with the London Eye for the capital's most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from... More
Sir John Soane's Museum
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13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 35 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 35 minutes walk from Imperial War 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
Bank of England Museum
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Bartholomew Lane, City, London EC2R | 35 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Sorry, no free samples here but you can get your hands on a real gold bar. Housed within the Bank of England, the Bank of... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, City, London EC2R | 35 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Sorry, no free samples here but you can get your hands on a real gold bar. Housed within the Bank of England, the Bank of... More
Design Museum
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28 Shad Thames, Bankside, London SE1 | 36 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Located on the banks of the Thames, the Design Museum has two floors and showcases contemporary design in all forms, including fashion, graphic and architectural.... More
London > Attractions > Museums
28 Shad Thames, Bankside, London SE1 | 36 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Located on the banks of the Thames, the Design Museum has two floors and showcases contemporary design in all forms, including fashion, graphic and architectural.... More
Museum of London
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150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 37 minutes walk from Imperial War 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 | 37 minutes walk from Imperial War Museum
Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern ... More
The Cartoon Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 1.7 miles from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 1.7 miles from Imperial War 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
British Museum
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Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 1.8 miles from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 1.8 miles from Imperial War 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
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 | 1.8 miles from Imperial War 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 | 1.8 miles from Imperial War 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
Handel House Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
23-25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 2 miles from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
23-25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 2 miles from Imperial War 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
The Foundling Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 2.1 miles from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 2.1 miles from Imperial War 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
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.3 miles from Imperial War 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 | 2.3 miles from Imperial War 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
British Library
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96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 2.5 miles from Imperial War 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 | 2.5 miles from Imperial War 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
London Canal Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.7 miles from Imperial War 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
London > Attractions > Museums
12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.7 miles from Imperial War 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
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War 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 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War 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
National Trust: Carlyle's House
London > Attractions > Museums
24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War 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 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War 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
Geffrye Museum
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136 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London E2 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War Museum
There aren't many museums that can have William Morris and Ikea under the same roof, but the Geffyre is one of them. The focus of... More
London > Attractions > Museums
136 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London E2 | 2.8 miles from Imperial War Museum
There aren't many museums that can have William Morris and Ikea under the same roof, but the Geffyre is one of them. The focus of... More
Science Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2.9 miles from Imperial War 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 | 2.9 miles from Imperial War 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
Natural History Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 miles from Imperial War Museum
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 miles from Imperial War Museum
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens... More
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