A sampling of some of the many museums in London.

• Barbican

  
  Address: Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
  Telephone: 020 7638 4141
  Website: http://www.barbican.org.uk/
  Description: Post war complex in Clerkenwell that houses art exhibits, concerts and conferences.

• Charles Dicken’s Musem

  
  Address: 48 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX
  Telephone: 020 7405 2127
  Website: http://www.dickensmuseum.com
  Description: The former home of Charles Dickens on Doughty street just around the corner from Goodenough. Nice café at the back.

• Courtauld Institute of Art

  
  Address: Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
  Telephone: 020 7872 0220
  Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/index.shtml
  Description: Museum at Somerset house. Has a good Impressionist collection. Keep an eye out for temporary exhibits.

• Hunterian Museum

  
  Address: 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
  Telephone: 020 7869 6560
  Website: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian
  Description: Museum managed by the Royal College of Surgeons. Free.

• National Gallery

  
  Address: Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
  Telephone: 020 7747 2885
  Website: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
  Description: Wonderful art museum on Trafalgar Square. Free.

• Natural History Museum

  
  Address: National History Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 5BD
  Telephone: 020 7942 5000
  Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk
  Description: Another free museum in South Kensington appreciated by all. Skating rink outside leading up to Christmas. Lates on the last Friday of the month.

• Sir John Soane’s Museum

  
  Address: 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP
  Telephone: 020 7405 2107
  Website: http://www.soane.org
  Description: Victorian house of curiosties. Highly recommended. Free. Does a candlelit night tour once a month.

• Tate Britain

  
  Address: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
  Telephone: 020 7887 8888
  Website: http://www.tate.org.uk
  Description: British masterpieces. Free.

• Tate Modern

  
  Address: Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
  Telephone: 020 7887 8888
  Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/
  Description: Impressive modern art collection. Free. Some paying exhibits.

• The Wallace Restaurant

  
  Address: The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
  Telephone: 020 7563 9505
  Website: http://peytonandbyrne.co.uk/the-wallace-restaurant/index.html
  Description: Tea room within the Wallace Collection - beautiful space. Great for afternoon tea or breakfast but they also do dinner a couple of nights a week. The Wallace Collection itself is a museum.

• Victoria & Albert Museum

  
  Address: Cromwell Gardens, London SW7 2RL
  Telephone: 020 7942 2000
  Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk
  Description: World renowned free museum in South Ken. Find the beautiful café to enjoy afternoon tea. Hosts lates the last Friday of every month with activities and special events.

• Wellcome collection

  
  Address: 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
  Telephone: +44 (0)20 7611 2222
  Website: www.wellcomecollection.org
  Description: The free destination for the incurably curious.