Gallery
Antonello da Messina - Portrait of a Man - National Gallery London.jpg
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It sits just east of the National Gallery. Finish both the same morning — not also the South Ken trio. Next is St Martin-in-the-Fields — do not also stack Tate Modern the same day.
Analysis
National Portrait Gallery: two wings only. Last entry is about an hour before close (About 10:00–18:00; Friday late opening is on the site). Leave a large case if there is no cloakroom, leave via Charing Cross, and do not add another large museum the same day.
Best time
Just after opening
How to go
Charing Cross or Leicester Square
Transit
Tap contactless or Oyster at Charing Cross. Last trains sit around midnight. After National Portrait Gallery closes, board there — do not cross districts for the last train.
Season window
Spring and autumn are easiest at National Portrait Gallery. 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 60 minutes.
- · Portraits read better top to bottom
- · No flash and no tripods inside National Portrait Gallery. 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.
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Walk · 6min
Walk
Next is St Martin-in-the-Fields — do not also stack the Tower, the South Ken museums, or Regent Street shopping the same day.
St James's Park
London Tube · 8min
Tube Charing Cross
Next is St James's Park — do not also stack the Tower, the South Ken museums, or Regent Street shopping the same day.
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