British Museum

What a fabulous museum! Before I begin this review, I need to state that I am not a frequent visitor to London's museums and was only really forced to visit this summer when I took in a French student who wanted to see nearly all of them. I was initially reticent to visit the British Museum, as for some reason I had the impression that it would be quite stuffy and old fashioned. The reality could not have been further from this preconception! This museum is a must for any adult wanting a day out for free, that is informative and spectacular. The building is monumentally impressive and has clearly had many a designer inspire it's older wings and the new ...  Read the complete review

Over the years I visited the British Museum on a number of occasions to view different parts of the Museum's collections, starting with Lindow Man (the body of a young man possibly the victim of a ritual killing which was perfectly preserved in a peat bog), then the treasures of Sutton Hoo and finally wonders of Ancient Greece. The Museum never failed to capture my imagination and I loved exploring its exhibits. My husband had never visited it before but had heard me talk so fondly of it that he decided that my 30th Birthday treat would be to visit it again. Our visit was planned for a saturday. The Museum's impressive main entrance is on Great Russell ...  Read the complete review

The British Museum is up there with the best in the world. You need to visit more than once to appreciate the collections. Don't think you are going to get to see everything in one go. I would suggest, collect a map from the central atrium on your arrival, pick two or three areas you are interested in and focus on those. When you are finished, slowly make your way out via a different route to perk the taste buds for another visit. You'll definitely want to come back, but there is only so much your brain can absorb (and the back and feet begin to complain). There are many areas to sit down and have a light snack in the central atrium, whilst there is a restaurant up some ...  Read the complete review

Sue (my partner) and I visited the museum as one of the last sights during our mad dash around London, and boy did we know about it by the time we finally arrived at the British Museum on Wednesday afternoon (5th August) at around 3pm. Foot sore and feeling like we'd been in a sauna from travelling on the underground and making what seemed like a very long walk from Monument station to bank to pick up the central line to Tottenham Court Road. We felt even worse after finding that apart from McDonalds, Burger King and Subway there appeared to very little else to eat - so we opted for a sandwich and salad from the local Sainsburys ...  Read the complete review

I visited the British Museum primarily to see their Egyptian artefacts, but also took some time to visit some of the other exhibitions there. The museum from the outside looks very impressive and dramatic as it's very large and fronted by huge columns. Inside is just as impressive with an enormous main foyer and sweeping staircases. The museum is very well laid out and there are lots of signs directing you and telling you where you are. The Egyptian displays which we had gone to see were very well presented and everything was clearly labelled and exaplained. There were lots of interesting things to see including ancient sarcophogi and ...  Read the complete review