Sir John Soane's Museum

What a unique interior! If you are into architecture take a look! Also, make sure you have the guide tell you stories of the paintings in the painting room!

Fascinating museum . Full of interesting architectural and historical artefacts, and wonderful works of art . Worth checking in advance if you can book onto the tours , as they're limited.

A gem of a museum . Sign up for the tour of the private residences. Only a few people can go every hour or so. It’s a wonderful way to learn more about Soane and see his family’s quarters.

Lovely little museum that captures the fashions of the 1800s in terms of art and interior design . Quite small so be prepared to sneak by people!

Try to go early, has there is the chance they close some rooms in the afternoon. And ask anything please; everyone can tell you in extreme detail about everything you see. A must!

An invitation to explore from the dark brick facade, down the winding stair into a preserved world. Wish there were more atmospheric spaces to discover rather than the rooms dedicated to exhibition .

A wonderful place to browse through. Funny, extraordinary, stunning, intriguing, and more, all in equal measure. You could keep going for hours, and time and again…

Amazing museum . Very cool to wander around and see all the amazing aspects of his home. Nice and knowledgeable staff ! Definitely make a donation to keep it as is!

On the first Tuesday of each month, the museum opens late (6-9pm, last entry 8pm), and the rooms are lit by candles. Visitor numbers are generally high on these evenings, so early arrival is advised. Read more

It’s worth the money to do a tour . Otherwise you are just walking around a house without much information.

Amazing little museum showing the life and work of Sir John Soane. There are clever architectural techniques applied in this small house which also contains Soane’s eclectic collection.

Fascinating museum hidden on a side street—refreshingly uncrowded. Get a map or guidebook before venturing in to get the most of the experience; Sir John's collection isn't all that well-labeled.

Amazing house museum , well worth a visit. Soane's collection is stunning, there is even a sargofagus in the basement !

Free to enter the eccentric home of Sir John Soane. Such a strange old place. Well worth a quick visit.

Such an amazing place! Love to see the sarcophagus of Pepi II. Look carefully the model of Eliza Soane’s tomb, which inspired the red telephone box of London.

Small, but great little museum . Truly a hidden gem .

Awesome place!Noteworthy are the 4 W.Hogarth's election paintings & the lovely room upstairs with all Turner's Yellow interior.Also,wait for it to get dark to go downstairs &see the sarcophagus of Seti

The best time to visit is at night, when the gloriously labyrinthine collection is lit only by candles. Read more

Sepulchral chamber in the basement containing a vast sarcophagus that was built to entomb the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I (died 1279 BC).

There's an atmospheric candlelit late opening (until 9pm) on the first Tuesday of every month. Books say to arrive early so there's always a long queue from 6pm... BUT no queue at all from 8ish!

Absolutely incredible place with a wonderful eclectic mix of antiquities - not your usual museum experience must see and it's FREE!!!

Heard that this place was amazing and I wasn't disappointed. Went there on a Saturday morning, and it was pleasingly quiet . I had a 5 year old in tow who *loved* the labyrinthine nature of the place

Soane was a unique architect for his day and his house (now a museum ) shows an eclecticism and quirkiness that often peeks through in his other works. The Breakfast Room is a classic.

Ask to see the Hogarth pictures The Rakes Progress and The Election hidden behind doors.

Free and totally unique places like Sir John Soane's Museum are what make London great! Get in the queue early (around 5pm) for the candlelight viewing on the first Tue of every month.

One of the highlights of the museum is the Election series of paintings by William Hogarth mounted on hinged panels which swing back to reveal a series of Piranesi drawings beneath. Read more

V.intriguing exhibition esp. the sarcophagus - artefacts to look at in every direction! Ask questions about Soane's architectural drawings - the guide loves to talk about them! Read more

You’ll never forget your first visit to the home of architect Sir John Soane. It’s stuffed with curios and is almost exactly as Soane left it when he died in 1837. Read more

Hidden gem . Arrive early as it gets busy. Be aware no photography allowed inside. Bags must be left in cloakroom due to tight corridors. Not suitable for small children.

18 December: When Soane eventually died, he had collected so much he arranged for an Act of Parliament to allow him to bequeath it to the nation, and it remains to this day.

Great small museum - don't forget to check out the room with the paintings hanging on the double panelled wall.

If you're a Disney World fan, this place is what inspired the Adventurer's Club at Pleasure Island (which closed in 2008)

Amazing collection of odd antiquities stuffed into a lovely house (and free!)

Absolutely incredible, one of London's hidden jewels ! Highly recommended!

Fantastic free museum with amazing architecture on display.

Sir John Soane designed many great buildings around London including the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Soane was a distinguished neo-classical architect who designed the Bank of England. After his death in 1837 his house became a unique museum of architecture and art .

Wonderful museum . And I can highly recommend their painting courses too. The recent watercolour course I did - taught by James Willis - was excellent.

If anyone gives you grief about being a hoarder, take them here and show them what hoarding is really like.

Indescribable, you just have to go there. Especially amazing if you can go for the once-a-month candle-lit viewing . One of the most interesting things I've seen in London. Read more

absolutely inspiring. brilliant use of space for perfect natural lighting .

Weird in here. A little overwhelming. Seeing everything is impossible, so just appreciate what you do see.

A must visit for lovers of architecture and aspiring tomb raiders.

Great feee museum , a former residence of architect Jonh Soane

The world's most famous 'secret museum ', the SJSM can't be described without using the words bric-a-brac, labyrinthine , or cluttered. A must-see for anyone who hasn't been.

Sir John Soane was a popular 19thC architect , not least for bequeathing his house as a museum to the nation when he died in 1837. Read more

With the all the rooms left like the man himself has just popped out for more snuff. Eerie but a pleasure to see.

Designed by architect Sir John Soane to house his own collection of paintings and architectural salvage. Read more

Amazing interior design and artwork

Bring a book and an umbrella just in case. There always seems to be a queue to get in here