A favourite address.
A little more London.

Choose a small part of the collection at Trafalgar Square. General collection admission is free; exhibitions and booking arrangements should be checked separately.

An intimate gallery visit in Somerset House, especially well placed for a meal on the Strand or Aldwych. Book the appropriate admission directly. Photographs show Somerset House’s courtyard and a seasonal skating visit, rather than the gallery interiors. Skating is a separate seasonal event; check its dates and tickets with Somerset House.

A densely layered house museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Give its small rooms your full attention, then leave a generous margin for your table and theatre.

A focused visit to design and everyday life in Kensington. Check which exhibitions need tickets and allow time to reach the Hall from Kensington High Street. Photographs shown are design inspiration and do not document this museum’s displays.

Editorial reference photographs.

Choose one collection or exhibition on Exhibition Road. General admission is free; special exhibitions may require separate tickets.

A distinctive house museum in Holland Park. Treat it as a separate afternoon visit, allowing a transfer back towards the Royal Albert Hall. Temporary editorial photographs are shown for inspiration; they were taken elsewhere and do not show Leighton House.

Editorial reference photographs.

Choose a small part of the collection rather than trying to see everything before the curtain. Check the museum’s current admission, exhibition tickets and entry arrangements for your visit. Photographs shown are Egyptian-history references and do not document this museum’s displays.

Editorial reference photographs.

Paintings, decorative arts and armour at Hertford House. The permanent collection is free to visit; check arrangements for temporary exhibitions and events separately. A lovely partner to a Marylebone or Mayfair day.

Give Greenwich an unhurried afternoon: discover the Tulip Stairs, the geometric Great Hall and the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I. The gallery also includes architectural details from the surrounding Greenwich visit, including the nearby Old Royal Naval College Chapel. Allow a generous transfer back to central London before dinner or a performance. Check current entry arrangements with Royal Museums Greenwich.