Entertainment near Sir John Soane's Museum
ADDRESS
Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 3BP
OPENING TIMES
Tours take place each Saturday at 11am, tickets on sale from 10.30am cost £5 | There is a special candlelit opening on the first Tuesday evening (6pm-9pm) of each month.
PRICES
FREE | Charges apply for certain tours


Peacock Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2A | 3 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
This theatre is a major force on the national and international dance scene, with an innovative programme from Sadler's Wells that is keeping London's... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2A | 3 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
This theatre is a major force on the national and international dance scene, with an innovative programme from Sadler's Wells that is keeping London's... More

Gillian Lynne Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
166 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the Gillian Lynne Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
166 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the Gillian Lynne Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More

Top Secret Comedy Club @ The Africa Centre
London > Entertainment > Live Music
170 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
This new Covent Garden alternative to the West End tourist traps has welcomed the likes of filthy San Franciscan Scott Capurro and TV favourite Andi... More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
170 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
This new Covent Garden alternative to the West End tourist traps has welcomed the likes of filthy San Franciscan Scott Capurro and TV favourite Andi... More

Fortune Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Russell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The first theatre built after World War I is an astonishing piece of architecture. Built in 1922-4, it preceded the arrival of the Art Deco... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Russell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 5 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The first theatre built after World War I is an astonishing piece of architecture. Built in 1922-4, it preceded the arrival of the Art Deco... More

Theatre Royal Drury Lane
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 6 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
London's oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 6 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
London's oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on... More

Museum Of Comedy
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
Bloomsbury Way, St Georges Church, WC1A | 6 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Opened in spring 2014, the Museum of Comedy is "particularly strong on the history of British comedy" (Evening Standard). Combining... More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
Bloomsbury Way, St Georges Church, WC1A | 6 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Opened in spring 2014, the Museum of Comedy is "particularly strong on the history of British comedy" (Evening Standard). Combining... More

The Funny Side of Covent Garden (Upstairs at The George)
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
213 Strand, Holborn, London WC2R | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Funny Side comedy group runs comedy clubs in three locations in London, including the flagship Covent Garden venue above The George pub which puts... More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
213 Strand, Holborn, London WC2R | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Funny Side comedy group runs comedy clubs in three locations in London, including the flagship Covent Garden venue above The George pub which puts... More

Royal Opera House
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Royal Opera House building is closed to the public from Tuesday 17th March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all performances are cancelled... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Royal Opera House building is closed to the public from Tuesday 17th March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all performances are cancelled... More

Linbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, Covent Garden, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Part of the Royal Opera House , the Linbury Theatre was completely refurbished in December 2018 revealing, "a handsome... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, Covent Garden, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Part of the Royal Opera House , the Linbury Theatre was completely refurbished in December 2018 revealing, "a handsome... More

Novello Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Aldwych, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Built in 1905 to form a pair with the near-identical Aldwych Theatre, the Novello Theatre (formerly known as the Strand Theatre) is one of London's... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Aldwych, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Built in 1905 to form a pair with the near-identical Aldwych Theatre, the Novello Theatre (formerly known as the Strand Theatre) is one of London's... More

Shaftesbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 7 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More

Somerset House
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
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... More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
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... More

The Horse Hospital
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
30 Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 9 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
As the name suggests, The Horse Hospital wasn't always the modern arts venue it is today. Once home to sick and injured horses - many... More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
30 Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 9 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
As the name suggests, The Horse Hospital wasn't always the modern arts venue it is today. Once home to sick and injured horses - many... More

Savoy Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More

Dominion Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
268-269 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Huge theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals, the Dominion Theatre, though built in 1928, underwent a �6 million restoration in 2017. Originally used... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
268-269 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Huge theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals, the Dominion Theatre, though built in 1928, underwent a �6 million restoration in 2017. Originally used... More

St. Martin's Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
West Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
West Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More

Phoenix Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Built in 1930, the Phoenix Theatre is a curious mix of classical theatre architecture and the Art Deco style. The columns and arches of the... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Built in 1930, the Phoenix Theatre is a curious mix of classical theatre architecture and the Art Deco style. The columns and arches of the... More

Arts Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
6-7 Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
6-7 Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More

Curzon Bloomsbury
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
The Brunswick, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The arthouse Renoir Cinema underwent a major refurbishment in 2015 by The Curzon Cinema Group. Reopening as the Curzon Bloomsbury, the new name pays homage... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
The Brunswick, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The arthouse Renoir Cinema underwent a major refurbishment in 2015 by The Curzon Cinema Group. Reopening as the Curzon Bloomsbury, the new name pays homage... More

Found111
London > Entertainment > Theatres
111 Charing Cross Road, WC2H | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Found111 is a temporary theatre space housed at 111 Charing Cross Road, the original site of the Central St Martins School of Art. Having... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
111 Charing Cross Road, WC2H | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Found111 is a temporary theatre space housed at 111 Charing Cross Road, the original site of the Central St Martins School of Art. Having... More

Ray's Jazz At Foyles
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Jazz up your afternoon coffee break with a trip to Ray's shop and café on the first floor of Foyles' bookshop on Charing Cross Road.... More
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Jazz up your afternoon coffee break with a trip to Ray's shop and café on the first floor of Foyles' bookshop on Charing Cross Road.... More

Palace Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1A | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1A | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More

London Welsh Centre
London > Entertainment
157-163 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
A cultural and community centre on Grays Inn Road the London Welsh Centre has been promoting Welsh culture and language in London... More
London > Entertainment
157-163 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
A cultural and community centre on Grays Inn Road the London Welsh Centre has been promoting Welsh culture and language in London... More

HMS President
London > Entertainment
Kings Reach, Victoria Embankment, Holborn, London EC4Y | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
One of the last three surviving warships of the Royal Navy built during the First World War and the first type of warship built specifically... More
London > Entertainment
Kings Reach, Victoria Embankment, Holborn, London EC4Y | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
One of the last three surviving warships of the Royal Navy built during the First World War and the first type of warship built specifically... More

The Piano Works
London > Entertainment > Live Music
113-117 Farringdon Road, EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Housed in an intimately lit Victorian warehouse, The Piano Works is a non-stop live music venue where in-house musicians take ... More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
113-117 Farringdon Road, EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Housed in an intimately lit Victorian warehouse, The Piano Works is a non-stop live music venue where in-house musicians take ... More

Theatre Delicatessen
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach... More

Theatre Delicatessen
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 11 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach... More

Wyndham's Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Wyndham's Theatre opened in Charing Cross Road on 16th November 1899 and was owned by Charles Wyndham. One of its biggest hits was Sandy Wilson's... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
Wyndham's Theatre opened in Charing Cross Road on 16th November 1899 and was owned by Charles Wyndham. One of its biggest hits was Sandy Wilson's... More

Prince Edward Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More

London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 12 minutes walk from Sir John Soane's Museum
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More
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