Sir John Soane's Museum

Nusrat Jahan Chowdhury★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

This was honestly such a unique experience. It’s literally his actual house, preserved exactly how it was, and when you walk in it feels like you’ve stepped into someone’s private library rather than a museum. Low lighting, packed shelves, endless collections — everything is intentionally kept untouched to preserve the original feel. You can see the kitchen, bathroom, sink — real domestic spaces — which made it feel so personal and intimate. It’s not overwhelming, and I found it really easy to move through and take everything in. I loved it as an experience, but it’s more of a one-time visit than somewhere I’d go back to regularly.

Luke Farnell★★★★★★★★★★4.0a month ago

A really interesting and jam packed tiny museum, some really interesting pieces of art and strange architecture. Theres almost too much to see as every nook and cranny has something to display (you’ll realise i’m not exaggerating when you visit yourself) My only critique is that there is very little space and it can sometimes feel like your being perpetually shoved along by the flow of people so you may not have time to stop and admire things fully. Staff are lovely, toilets are in the basement. It was very hot when we visited and there is absolutely no aircon inside so bring water and be prepared to need to step outside for fresh air. Free to enter, very short queues when we went on a Friday around 3pm.

Tim Hooper★★★★★★★★★★5.05 months ago

Remarkable collection of antiques crammed into this house. Recommend the downloadable audio tour - it provided some fascinating context throughout. We were also lucky enough to be there when they opened up the walls in the painting room, so we got to see Hogarth’s Rakes Progress series.

Oimoosh★★★★★★★★★★4.03 months ago

Well worth a visit, long queue on the day i went avg 40-60mins long, lots of staff members scattered around inside and some were very helping with lots of knowledge about the individual artifacts. Love the old georgian building with so many rooms, wouldn't be hard to get lost in. So many unusual artifacts although many are just casts of the originals.One of the most memorable items was a cork model of roman ruins,the statue of apollo with the yellow skylight shining down on it & off course the william hogarth series of artworks which were all new to me. Shop expensive in my opinion. Phots are allowed but no filming.

Leanne Harwood★★★★★★★★★★4.05 months ago

A real hidden gem! We came here as the British Museum was full, and my son wanted to learn about the Egyptians before starting the topic at school. It was really interesting and very deceiving from the front which looked quite small and unassuming. Only taking a star off as I think they missed a trick not catering for children. Having some discovery bags or a checklist of things to find would have made it a great experience for the whole family and held the children's interest for longer.