Sights and Attractions near Design Museum
ADDRESS
28 Shad Thames, Bankside, London SE1 2YD
TELEPHONE
020 7833 9955
OPENING TIMES
10am-5.45pm Daily, last admission 5.15pm | July & August Fri & Sat nights till 6.45pm. Last admission 6.15pm
PRICES
£8.50 (Adults), £6.50 (Concessions), £5 (Students), Free (Children Under 12)
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Tower Bridge Exhibition
London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes walk from Design 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 | 2 minutes walk from Design 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
Fashion and Textile Museum
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83 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 8 minutes walk from Design 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 | 8 minutes walk from Design 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
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Design 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 | 13 minutes walk from Design 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
The Clink Prison Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Design 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
Bank of England Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, City, London EC2R | 22 minutes walk from Design 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 | 22 minutes walk from Design 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
Cuming Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 31 minutes walk from Design 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 > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 31 minutes walk from Design 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
Museum of London
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150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 31 minutes walk from Design 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 | 31 minutes walk from Design Museum
Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern ... More
Imperial War Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 36 minutes walk from Design 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 | 36 minutes walk from Design 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
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 | 1.7 miles from Design 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 | 1.7 miles from Design 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
The Poetry Library
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 1.8 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 1.8 miles from Design 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
V & A Museum of Childhood
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Cambridge Heath Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 1.9 miles from Design Museum
The Museum of Childhood houses the UK's largest collection of toys including dolls, dolls' houses, puppets, games, and toys. Collections showcase all aspects of childhood,... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Cambridge Heath Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 1.9 miles from Design Museum
The Museum of Childhood houses the UK's largest collection of toys including dolls, dolls' houses, puppets, games, and toys. Collections showcase all aspects of childhood,... More
Geffrye Museum
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136 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London E2 | 1.9 miles from Design 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 | 1.9 miles from Design 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
Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 1.9 miles from Design 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 | 1.9 miles from Design 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 | 1.9 miles from Design 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 | 1.9 miles from Design 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
Garden Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.1 miles from Design 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 | 2.1 miles from Design 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
Sir John Soane's Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A | 2.1 miles from Design 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 | 2.1 miles from Design 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 Transport Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.1 miles from Design 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 | 2.1 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2.1 miles from Design 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 | 2.1 miles from Design 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
Museum of London Docklands
London > Attractions > Museums
No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 2.2 miles from Design Museum
In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River... More
London > Attractions > Museums
No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 2.2 miles from Design Museum
In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River... More
Household Cavalry Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Horse Guards, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.3 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Horse Guards, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.3 miles from Design 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
Churchill War Rooms
London > Attractions > Museums
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.4 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 2.4 miles from Design 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
The Cartoon Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2.4 miles from Design 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 | 2.4 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 2.5 miles from Design 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 | 2.5 miles from Design 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
The Foundling Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 2.5 miles from Design 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 | 2.5 miles from Design 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 Canal Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2.9 miles from Design 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 | 2.9 miles from Design 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
British Library
London > Attractions > Museums
96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 2.9 miles from Design 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 > Attractions > Museums
96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 2.9 miles from Design 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
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.9 miles from Design 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
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2.9 miles from Design 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
Handel House Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
23-25 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K | 3.1 miles from Design 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 | 3.1 miles from Design 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
Fan Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12 Crooms Hill, SE10 | 3.4 miles from Design Museum
This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in... More
London > Attractions > Museums
12 Crooms Hill, SE10 | 3.4 miles from Design Museum
This unique museum houses the world's finest collection of fans including exquisite examples from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Fan Museum is housed in... More
National Maritime Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Park Row, SE10 | 3.4 miles from Design Museum
Located in the heart of Greenwich, the National Maritime Museum has a monumental mission: to showcase mankind's association with the sea. The collection dates back... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Park Row, SE10 | 3.4 miles from Design Museum
Located in the heart of Greenwich, the National Maritime Museum has a monumental mission: to showcase mankind's association with the sea. The collection dates back... More
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