Must-SeeOxford and the Cotswolds
England
About 51 miles away
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
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British Museum
A free museum of world history, from the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon sculptures to Egyptian mummies.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; book a free timed entry; paid for special exhibitions
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DGDirections
- Getting There
- Tottenham Court Road or Holborn station.
Why Go
Founded in 1753, it holds some eight million objects. Among the best known are the Rosetta Stone, the marble sculptures from the Parthenon, the Assyrian lion hunt reliefs and the mummies of the Egyptian galleries, all under Norman Foster's glass-roofed Great Court.
Until July 11, 2027, it's also showing the Bayeux Tapestry, on loan from France for the first time, in a paid exhibition.
Tips
- Pick a few galleries rather than trying to see it all.
Nearby in London
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