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Sir John Soane's Museum

The architect's own house, left exactly as it was in 1837. Crammed floor to ceiling with antiquities, paintings, and architectural curiosities.

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Sir John Soane's Museum, the architect's own house, left exactly as it was in 1837
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did you know

In 1824 Soane paid £2,000 for the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Seti I, the most expensive object he ever bought, after the British Museum declined the price.

Local tip

Arrive right at 10am opening on a weekday to beat the queue. Weekend afternoons can mean a 30-minute wait. Or come on the first Tuesday evening of the month for the candlelit opening, but queue by 5pm since only the first 200 people get in.

Finding it

Address
13, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Hatton Garden, Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, WC2A 3BP
Nearest station
Holborn (Tube), 249 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

More places nearby

  • The Ship TavernNightlife · 100 m awayA 500-year-old Holborn pub tucked down a passage near Lincoln's Inn Fields, reputedly once a hiding place for outlawed Catholic priests.
  • Hunterian MuseumMuseum · 250 m awayThe Royal College of Surgeons' museum at Lincoln's Inn Fields, tracing the history of surgery through 18th-century anatomist John Hunter's own specimen collection, reopened in 2023 after a five-year, £4.6 million redevelopment.
  • The Princess LouiseNightlife · 300 m awayA Grade II* listed Victorian pub on High Holborn, prized for its tiled walls, gilded mirrors, Corinthian columns and rare snob screens dividing the bar into booths.
  • Novelty AutomationHidden gem · 300 m awayA small Holborn arcade of handmade satirical machines built by a single inventor, playable with tokens bought on site.

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