The British Museum, London, United Kingdom

5Venetia C 5:00 PM Oct 24, 2022

Great museum for seeing the great Rosetta Stone and Elgin Marbles.
Great Museum for seeing lots of history, in Greece and Egypt and Britain.In Great Russell Street London. There is a queue to get in but if you book a time slot online it's easier and then join the queue at that time. It's free entry but you can can leave a donation when booking of £5 or £10 or anything like this. The museum is very large and has a new roof since we last visited and it is beautiful so airy and great architecture, so lovely to look at. We saw the Elgin marbles now called the Pantheon Sculptures and also the Rosetta Stone amongst other things. All the old British coinage and bank notes. The shops are great, large bookshop in the middle and lots of smaller gift shops around the museum selling memorabilia like keyrings, pens and pencils and replicas of sculptures. We had afternoon tea in the restaurant which we had booked beforehand, it was lovely it is upstairs at the back of the museum near the amazing roof. The staff are friendly and helpful, the tea was very reasonably priced and the cakes, scones and sandwiches were so tasty and plenty of them, the tea was great also you could have different types and we had champagne too. The atmosphere was amazing and to be sitting in all that history was a bonus. Would definitely recommend it to anyone and would definitely go again.

5Stu151 5:00 PM Jul 2, 2022

You must have a plan !!
It's vital you have a plan of the key things you want to see; this way you can sort out locations and make the most of the time you have. The museum is massive, there is no way you can just wander around and hope to find things at random. Well laid out, well explained. Huge collection covers every area of interest. Decent cafe. (Entry is free, only buy tickets if you want a guide to take you around)