We loved this small, intimate, quirky museum filled with treasures. We arrived at 10am when it opens and there was a small queue but we did not mind this as it gave a chance to look at the outside. We had a look around ourselves and then joined the Saturday morning 11am lecture tour. This tour really enhanced our visit.... More

If you're impressed by eccentricity, you will enjoy this strange house built and furnished by the architect, Sir John Soane. Absolutely filled with artifacts, both strange and mundane. A little of this went a long way for me, but at least there was no entry fee. The house is in a very attractive area of London, but I wouldn't make... More

This extraordinary museum is quite simply, mind blowing. The museum is housed in Sir John's actual home, which in addition to being chockablock with myriad paintings, sculptures and fragments hung salon-style (on steroids....even some of the ceilings are hung with sculpture fragments), is itself a masterpiece of skylights, mirrors, and cupolas within high-ceilinged spaces: some cramped and labyrinth, others graciously... More

A gem of a small museum in Holborn; easily accessible from the Tube; lots of places to eat in the local area. I have visited this wonderful museum many times with my English family who live in London. It is a favorite (or favourite, as they would say!) of us all! The collections are extraordinary and we keep finding new... More

Ceilings that "hang" and don't touch the walls, disguised off line side wall, skylights that cast a mediterranean light and colours that echo Roman Pompeiian red and Imperial China Emperor Yellow which denote the era. John Soan (surname later self-styled to Soane) was a man with vision as when the opportunity arose to realise his ambitions he did so in... More

Sir John Soane,s museum is full of intrigue and samples of architecture from a cross the world. This was his showroom to prospective clients so lots of very different materials on display. How he lived amongst all these specimens one can only wonder. I would say they might have done a better job of lighting some of the objects and... More

This is a very interesting place but tends to be a little on the "dry" side. Not a place for children but great for adults with an interest in buildings and artifacts.

I cannot believe that after approximately 100+ visits to London, I had never made it to this gem in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Wow. When you visit someone's home, you want to get an idea of what kind of person they were: their taste, their interests. This place has it in spades. Walking around is like being inside the mind of... More

This is a museum made of John Soanes house. He was a famous Architect who collected architectural features and paintings. He turned the back of his house into a treasure trove of architectural elements for his students to study The best feature is the Picture room which he built to compete with the National Gallery !! Here you can see... More