Museums · London
Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sherlock Holmes Museum — museum in London, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- London Marylebone · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Sherlock Holmes Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1990. Named after Sherlock Holmes. Address: NW1 6XE. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in London, England". Coordinates: 51.5237°, -0.1610°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the world's first museum dedicated to the literary character Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated on Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster, although it lies between numbers 237 and 241, near the north end of Baker Street in central London close to Regent's Park. The Georgian town house which the museum occupies as "221B Baker Street" was built in 1815. It was formerly used as a boarding house from 1860 to 1936. It covers the period of 1881 to 1904 when the stories describe Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson residing there as tenants of Mrs Hudson. The house is part of the terrace of 237-241 Baker Street which is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England. The museum features exhibits items from several different adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, and recreations of scenes from the 1984 Granada Television series Sherlock Holmes.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5237, -0.1610
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 6XE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1990
- Nearest railway station
- London Marylebone — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1990172 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sherlock Holmes Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 221B Baker Street, London - Sherlock Holmes Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sherlock Holmes Museum?
- Sherlock Holmes Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 6XE), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Sherlock Holmes Museum built?
- Built or established in 1990.
- How do I get to Sherlock Holmes Museum?
- The nearest railway station is London Marylebone, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 6XE.