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Sights and Attractions near The Foundling Museum

ADDRESS

The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AZ

TELEPHONE

020 7841 3600

OPENING TIMES

Tue to Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm, Closed Mon

PRICES

£7.50 (Adults), £5 (Concs), Free (Children up to 16 years) | Special rates for groups and school visits by appointment

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Charles Dickens Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Charles Dickens brought London to life with his imaginative depictions of city life and his fascination and passion for the foggy Victorian streets have inspired... More

British Library
London > Attractions > Museums
96 Euston Road, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 9 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
With over 150 million items, a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland, artwork by artists such as Antony Gormley and... More

British Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Great Russell Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 11 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world... More

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 12 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There... More

The Cartoon Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
35 Little Russell Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 13 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant. From political cartoons of Thatcher, Brown, Bush and Blair to rare originals... More

Sir John Soane's Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 14 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
An appealingly higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of artefacts, the extraordinary Sir John Soane's Museum elegantly located on Lincoln's Inn Fields is well worth an exploratory rummage.... More

London Canal Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12-13 New Wharf Road, London, King's Cross, London N1 | 14 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
A trip to the Canal Museum reveals there's more to London's man-made waterways than just enjoying a day out in a narrow boat. You'll learn... More

Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
London > Attractions > Museums
Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 17 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The home of the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the Hunterian... More

Hunterian Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 17 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The Hunterian Museum within the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the... More

Museum and Library of the Order of St John
London > Attractions > Museums
St. Johns Gate, 26 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 20 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
This 16th century gatehouse was formerly the southern entrance to the Priory of the Medieval Order of St John and contains furniture, painting, silver, coins... More

London Film Museum Covent Garden
London > Attractions > Museums
45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E | 21 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The London Film Museum, located on the site of the Theatre Museum in the original Flower Cellars in the heart of Covent Garden, is the... More

London Transport Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 21 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back... More

Museum of London
London > Attractions > Museums
150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 28 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Experience the real flavour of London life from the prehistoric to present day when you visit the Museum of London, a modern ... More

Jewish Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, London, Camden Town, London NW1 | 30 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The Jewish Museum in Camden reopens on Wednesday 17th March 2010 following a £10 million transformation which brings the collections of the Jewish Museum and... More

Handel House Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
23-25 Brook Street, London, Mayfair, London W1K | 31 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Handel House, a beautifully restored Georgian house in Mayfair, is where the baroque composer George Frideric Handel lived and died. It was here that he... More

The Poetry Library
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 32 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still... More

Household Cavalry Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, Westminster, London SW1A | 33 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Visitors to the Household Cavalry Museum can watch troopers working with their horses in the original 18th century stables (via a glazed screen) and hear... More

Bank of England Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, London, City, London EC2R | 37 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum
Sorry, no free samples here but you can get your hands on a real gold bar. Housed within the Bank of England, the Bank of... More

Churchill War Rooms
London > Attractions > Museums
Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Westminster, London SW1A | 1.7 miles from The Foundling Museum
Winston Churchill directed the troops during World War II from a small warren of underground rooms, which are now open to the public. Visitors to... More

The Clink Prison Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 1.8 miles from The Foundling Museum
Located on what was once the London estate of the Bishops of Winchester (known as the 'Liberty of the Clink'), the Clink Prison Museum unlocks... More

Geffrye Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
136 Kingsland Road, London, Hackney, London E2 | 2 miles from The Foundling Museum
There aren't many museums that can have William Morris and Ikea under the same roof, but the Geffyre is one of them. The focus of... More

Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 miles from The Foundling Museum
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in... More

Garden Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 2.1 miles from The Foundling Museum
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight... More

Imperial War Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 2.1 miles from The Foundling Museum
This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world... More

Fashion and Textile Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 | 2.4 miles from The Foundling Museum
The fashionista behind the Fashion and Textile Museum is Zandra Rhodes, the colourful designer who won the Designer of the Year award in 1972 and... More

Design Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
28 Shad Thames, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 2.5 miles from The Foundling Museum
Located on the banks of the Thames, the Design Museum has two floors and showcases contemporary design in all forms, including fashion, graphic and architectural.... More

Cuming Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, London, Southwark, London SE17 | 2.6 miles from The Foundling Museum
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum.... More

V & A Museum of Childhood
London > Attractions > Museums
Cambridge Heath Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 2.9 miles from The Foundling Museum
The Museum of Childhood houses the UK's largest collection of toys including dolls, dolls' houses, puppets, games, and toys. Collections showcase all aspects of childhood,... More

Freud Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 | 2.9 miles from The Foundling Museum
Sigmund Freud's family home in Hampstead has been turned into a fascinating museum which features the psychoanalytic couch on which Freud's patients would recline while being... More

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 miles from The Foundling Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and... More

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What's On Today

Near The Foundling Museum

Charles Dickens Museum Reading Group
Exhibitions | Until 19th July 2012

Charles Dickens Museum 6 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum

If you're a fan of the great literary genius Charles Dickens and love nothing more than a good natter over ...More

Baby Bounce And Rhyme Time (Under 2s)
Kids Events | Until 31st May 2012

Holborn Library 9 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum

Rhymes and games....More

Crybaby
Concerts | On 24th May 2012

St Pancras Church 9 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum

Soul rock from Bristol-based singer-songwriter Danny Coughlan....More

Thursday at Camino
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 24th May 2012

Camino Bar & Restaurant 9 minutes walk from The Foundling Museum

DJ Sacha Dieu spins Balkan beats and electro-swing....More

Ritual And Status In Middle Eastern Prehistory: Talk
Exhibitions | On 24th May 2012