Museums · London
Britain's free national museums
Every nationally-funded museum that doesn't charge admission.
Government-funded national museums in the UK are free at the door. Twenty of them, ranged across London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow. This guide lists them with the must-see object in each.
Places in this guide
📷 5Museums · London
British Museum
British Museum — national museum in London, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · London
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · London
Science Museum, London
Science Museum, London — a other in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Galleries · London
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum — museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Galleries · London
National Gallery
National Gallery — art museum in London, England, UK.
Flagship📷 10Galleries · London
Tate Modern
Tate Modern — modern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England.
📷 5Galleries · London
Tate Britain
Tate Britain — art museum on Millbank, Westminster, London, UK.
📷 5Galleries · London
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery — art museum in London, England, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · London
National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum — National rail transport museum in York, England, United Kingdom.
📷 4Museums · Central Scotland
National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Scotland — combined museum in Edinburgh.
📷 4Museums · South Wales
National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff — Main site of the national museum of Wales, United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · Northern Ireland
Ulster Museum
Ulster Museum — part of the National Museum of Northern Ireland.
1 additional place is mentioned in this guide but not yet in our main database.