Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
A Grade I listed Queen Anne house of 1704 in Hampstead's New End Square, home to a free local-history museum, a basement cafe and the world's largest collection of work by Helen Allingham.
- Museum
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Rudyard Kipling's last outing in 1936 was reportedly a visit to Burgh House, where his daughter Elsie Bambridge lived.
Local tip
Free to enter; open Wednesday to Friday and Sunday 10am-4pm and closed on Saturdays. Events can charge and the cafe keeps its own hours, so check before you go.
Finding it
- Address
- New End Square, Hampstead, London NW3 1LT
- Nearest station
- Hampstead (Tube), 260 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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