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The British Museum Reading Room. A panorama of 2x5 segments. Taken with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens.
Diliff · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The Great Court plus Egypt or Greece. Two wings only — not the whole museum. Next is Sir John Soane's Museum — do not also stack the Natural History Museum the same day.
Analysis
British Museum: two wings only. Last entry is about an hour before close (About 10:00–17:00, often to 20:30 on Friday). Leave a large case if there is no cloakroom, leave via Holborn, and do not add another large museum the same day.
Best time
Friday late, or just after opening
How to go
Holborn, Tottenham Court Road or Russell Square
Transit
Tap contactless or Oyster at Holborn. Last trains sit around midnight. After British Museum closes, board there — do not cross districts for the last train.
Season window
Spring and autumn are easiest at British Museum. Summer atriums and weekend crowds stack; in winter put the indoor rooms first, and do not count an outdoor court on a wet day.
Tips
- · Tickets: Free; temporary shows are extra. Plan about 120 minutes.
- · Friday evening beats a weekend afternoon
- · No flash and no tripods inside British Museum. Drink water before security. Pushchairs follow that day's door notice.
Next stop
Where this line goes next
Walk or one Tube ride to the next stop. Do not rebound.
Sir John Soane's Museum
Walk · 10min
Walk
Next is Sir John Soane's Museum — do not also stack the Palace and the Tower the same day.
British Library
London Tube · 9min
Tube Holborn
Next is British Library — do not also stack the Palace and the Tower the same day.
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