Gallery
War Memorial, Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
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The academy on Piccadilly. Buy a ticket only if a show is on; otherwise cross the courtyard toward Fortnum. Next is Fortnum & Mason — do not also stack the National Gallery the same day.
Analysis
Royal Academy of Arts: two wings only. Last entry is about an hour before close (About 10:00–18:00, often later on Friday). Leave a large case if there is no cloakroom, leave via Piccadilly Circus, and do not add another large museum the same day.
Best time
Friday dusk
How to go
About 5 min from Green Park
Transit
Tap contactless or Oyster at Piccadilly Circus. Last trains sit around midnight. After Royal Academy of Arts closes, board there — do not cross districts for the last train.
Season window
Spring and autumn are easiest at Royal Academy of Arts. 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: The courtyard is free; exhibitions are ticketed. Plan about 60 minutes.
- · Burlington House courtyard is free to enter
- · No flash and no tripods inside Royal Academy of Arts. Drink water before security. Pushchairs follow that day's door notice.
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Next stop
Where this line goes next
Walk or one Tube ride to the next stop. Do not rebound.
Fortnum & Mason
Walk · 6min
Walk
Next is Fortnum & Mason — do not also stack the Tower or the South Ken three the same day.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
London Tube · 9min
Tube Piccadilly Circus
Next is Theatre Royal Drury Lane — do not also stack the Tower or the South Ken three the same day.
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