🏛️ Museum
British Museum
The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and world treasures - and entry is free.
Typical duration
150 min
Price
Free; special exhibitions ticketed
From port
40 km / 24.9 mi
Transfer time
90 min
Indoor / Outdoor
indoor
Queue risk
medium
👨👩👧 Family friendly♿ Wheelchair accessible
🕐 Best time to visit
Late morning; head to a highlight gallery first before it fills.
One of the world's great museums, free to enter, holding the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies and treasures from every continent. You could spend days here; on a port day, pick two or three galleries and enjoy them without rushing. The soaring glass-roofed Great Court alone is worth the trip.
Getting there from the port
Train to Fenchurch Street, then Tube to Tottenham Court Road or Holborn.
🚌 Best transport: train💶 Cost: About £7 train plus a Tube fare each way