Recommended at all times: Walk the city, and visit free museums

 

Victoria & Albert Museum
https://www.vam.ac.uk
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Opening times: Daily: 10.00 – 17.45 Friday: 10.00 – 22.00
The V&A houses one of the world’s greatest collections of decorative arts, in such varied fields as ceramics, sculpture, portrait miniatures and photography. Among the highlights are the Britain 1500-1900 galleries, which are arranged chronologically to trace the history of British design from the reign of Henry VIII to that of Queen Victoria.

British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting.aspx
Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
open daily 10:00 – 17:30 and Fridays until 20.30
One of the world’s oldest museums, the British Museum is vast and its collections, only a fraction of which can be on public display at any time, comprise millions of objects. First-time visitors generally head for the mummies, the Rosetta Stone, Lindow Man, the Lewis Chessmen and the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial.

National Gallery
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/ten-reasons-to-visit Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN Opening hours: Daily 10am–6pm, Friday 10am–9pm With over 2,300 painting in the collection Fun for all age groups Talks, tours, and online guides