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Sights and Attractions near Somerset House: Embankment Galleries

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Somerset House: Embankment Galleries, Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R 1LA

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020 7845 4600

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10:00 - 18:00 Daily. Till 21:00 Thu

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Courtauld Institute Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | At Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Manet's 'Bar at the Folies-Bergeres', Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear' and Renoir's 'La Loge' are just a few of the celebrated artworks displayed... More

Somerset House
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | At Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Somerset House, once the site of a spectacular Tudor palace, now includes a magnificent 18th century art gallery housing celebrated collections belonging to the Courtauld Institute... More

London Transport Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 5 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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 Film Museum Covent Garden
London > Attractions > Museums
45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E | 5 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The London Film Museum, located on the site of the Theatre Museum in the original Flower Cellars in the heart of Covent Garden, is the... More

Middle Temple Hall
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Middle Temple Lane, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 6 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Middle Temple Hall, completed in 1574, is late-Gothic in style. Its attractions are a rare double-hammer beam roof, an intricately carved screen (which, although heavily... More

Inns of Court and Royal Courts of Justice
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Strand, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 6 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
A stunning example of Gothic architecture, London's Inns of Court date back to before the 14th century. It is here that barristers train and traditionally... More

The Hayward Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 7 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery,... More

Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 7 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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
London > Attractions > Museums
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 7 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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

Temple Church
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Fleet Street, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 8 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of... More

St Paul's Covent Garden
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Bedford Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 8 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Affectionately known as "The Actors' Church", St Paul's in Covent Garden is in the heart of theatreland and has long been associated with the theatre... More

The Poetry Library
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 8 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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

Proud Galleries - Central
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
32 John Adam Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 8 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Alex Proud started out as a Japanese antiques dealer but a twist of fate led Proud to switch to photography. The impetus for change came... More

Oxo Tower Wharf
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Bargehouse Street, Off Upper Ground, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 10 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Originally a power station, later a reprocessing plant owned by the Oxo Company, the bold, Art Deco Oxo Tower was marked out as ripe for... More

Sir John Soane's Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 10 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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

St Martin-in-the-Fields
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Trafalgar Square, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 10 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
This historic church of St Martin-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square was built in 1726 and is the best known work of Scottish architect James Gibbs... More

London Eye
London > Attractions > Sights
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 11 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The London Eye elbowed its way onto the capital's tourist scene as one of the statement pieces to mark the turn of the century (see... More

National Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 11 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The National Gallery dominates London's Trafalgar Square with its neo-classical columns and portico designed by William Wilkins adjoining the square on its east side where... More

National Portrait Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H | 12 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The National Portrait Gallery houses portraits of significant figures from the late 15th century to the present day. This isn't the place to come for... More

The Fourth Plinth
London > Attractions > Sights
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square remained empty after its completion in 1841 - it was designed for an equestrian statue of one of Britain's... More

Trafalgar Square
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Central London, Westminster, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Lord Nelson, Britain's greatest military hero, and the mighty lions that surround him, pay testament to the position of Trafalgar Square at the heart of... More

Nelson's Column
London > Attractions > Sights
Trafalgar Square, London, Westminster, London SW1Y | 12 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Master tactician, inspirational leader, patriotic martyr, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson is one of England's great heroes. His Nelson's Column statue is at the very heart... More

Cenotaph
London > Attractions > Sights
Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 12 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Standing solemnly in the middle of Whitehall, visitors could be forgiven for passing the Cenotaph by unnoticed. But every November it becomes the focus of... More

Sea Life London Aquarium
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The Sea Life London Aquarium features hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from around the world. Here you'll come face-to-face with sharks and... More

London Information Centre
London > Attractions > Sightseeing Tours
Leicester Square, London, Soho, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
The sight of lost and lonely tourists wandering around Leicester Square is already a distant memory. LondonTown.com's London Information Centre, Leicester Square, is situated directly... More

Leicester Square
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Leicester Square, London, Soho, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
With Trafalgar Square to the south, Piccadilly Circus to the west, China Town to the north and Covent Garden to the east, Leicester Square is... More

The West End
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
, London, Soho, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Taking in Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, Soho, Theatreland, Chinatown, Covent Garden and Leicester Square, The West End really does have... More

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
135 Flitcroft Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 14 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms are housed in an extraordinary space, purpose built as a painting studio in 1904. Since 1984 the gallery has been specialising... More

Horse Guards Parade
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 14 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
Horse Guards Parade is the setting for various military ceremonies throughout the year including the Trooping the Colour which marks the Queen's official birthday. At the... More

Household Cavalry Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 14 minutes walk from Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
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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Near Somerset House: Embankment Galleries

East Wing X Collection: Material Matters
Exhibitions | Until 27th July 2013