Museums in the Royal Borough

Museums in the Royal Borough

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Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women
 Shield House Harmony Way London NW4 2BZ
Tel: 020 8202 2323
Description: Charitable organisation working to ensure the welfare of Jewish ex-servicemen & women. ..

Baden Powell House
 Queen's Gate LONDON SW7 5JS
Tel: 020 7584 7031
Description: Exhibition of Robert Baden-Powell founder of Scout and Guide movements. Also contains a hostel...

British Postal Museum & Archive
 Freeling House Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DL
Tel: 020 7239 2570
Description: The BPMA is the leading resource for all aspects of British postal history, preserving and celebrati..

Carlyle's House
 24 Cheyne Row LONDON SW3 5HL
Tel: 020 7352 7087
Description: The Chelsea home of Victorian writer Thomas Carlyle who was known as 'The Sage of Chelsea'...

Chelsea Physic Garden
 66 Royal Hospital Road LONDON SW3 4HS
Tel: 020 7352 5646 (ex.28)
Description: Chelsea Physic Garden is London's oldest botanical garden that is set behind walls on the bank of th..

Florence Nightingale Museum
 St Thomas' Hospital 2 Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7EW
Tel: 020 7620 0374
Description: Museum celebrating the life of Florence Nightingale the founder of modern nursing. Discover the woma..

Friends of Leighton House Museum & Linley Sambourne House
 Leighton House Museum 12 Holland Park Road LONDON W14 8LZ
Tel: 020 7602 3316 ext. 306
Description: The Friends act as ambassadors for the two houses. They organise and promote a programme of events a..

Handel House Museum
 25 Brook Street LONDON W1K 4HB
Tel: 020 7495 1685
Description: Museum celebrating the life and work of George Frideric Handel. This was Handel's home from 1723 un..

Kensington Palace State Apartments and Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection
 The Broad Walk Kensington Gardens London W8 4PX
Tel: 0844 482 7777
Description: Historic royal palace within Kensington Gardens..

Leighton House Museum
 12 Holland Park Road  LONDON W14 8LZ
Tel: 020 7602 3316
Description: Museum..

Linley Sambourne House
 18 Stafford Terrace LONDON W8 7BH
Tel: Monday to Friday: 020 7602 3316 Saturday & Sunday: 020 7938 1295 Booking recommended
Description: The home of Edward Linley Sambourne, the Punch cartoonist and his family. Now a unique museum offeri..

Museum and Library of the Order of St John
 St John's Gate St John's Lane London EC1M 4DA
Tel: 020 7324 4005
Description: Museum and library of the Order of St John. Discover the medical, religious and military roles of th..

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
 2 Colville Mews Lonsdale Road London W11 2AR
Tel: 020 7908 0880
Description: Museum..

Museum of Fulham Palace
 Bishops Avenue LONDON SW6 6EA
Tel: 020 7736 3233
Description: Museum that tells the story of Fulham Palace, its history, gardens, architecture, archeology and the..

National Army Museum
 Royal Hospital Road  LONDON SW3 4HT
Tel: 020 7730 0717
Description: Discover the impact the British Army has had on the story of Britain,Europe and the world, and see h..

Natural History Museum
 Cromwell Road LONDON SW7 5BD
Tel: 020 7942 5000
Description: Museum of the natural world; there are a huge range of exhibits from animated dinosaurs to an earthq..

Royal Hospital Chelsea
 Royal Hospital Road LONDON SW3 4SR
Tel: 020 7881 5200
Description: The world famous home of the Chelsea Pensioners - also housing a museum,lanscaped gardens,post offi..

Royal Hospital Chelsea Museum
 Royal Hospital Road LONDON SW3 4SR
Tel: 020 7881 5203
Description: Museum of the famous Royal Hospital, Chelsea and its Chelsea Pensioners...

Science Museum
 Exhibition Road LONDON SW7 2DD
Tel: 0870 870 4868 (bookings and enquiries) 020 7942 4446 (disability access line) 020 7942 4445 (minicom line) 020 7942 4777 (education bookings) 020 7942 4461(group guided tours - non education only)
Description: National museum of humankind's greatest inventions and achievements..

The British Library Sound Archive
 96 Euston Road LONDON NW1 2DB
Tel: 020 7412 7676
Description: One of the largest sound archives in the world with over 1 million discs of music, oral history, dr..

The Royal College of Music Museum of Instruments
 Prince Consort Road LONDON SW7 2BS
Tel: 020 7591 4346
Description: Internationally renowned collection of musical instruments..

Victoria and Albert Museum
 Cromwell Road LONDON SW7 2RL
Tel: 020 7942 2000
Description: National museum of art and design...

William Morris Society
 Kelmscott House 26 Upper Mall Hammersmith LONDON W6 9TA
Tel: 020 8741 3735
Description: Aims to promote interest in the life and work of Willaim Morris through lectures and visits and the ..