Historical Sites In London

Trafalgar Square
★4.6 (125777)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues.
Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
Tower of London
★4.7 (107987)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.
London EC3N 4AB, United Kingdom
Natural History Museum
★4.7 (27770)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Churchill War Rooms
★4.6 (13536)
Secret underground headquarters where Prime Minister Winston Churchill lived and worked during WWII.
King Charles St, London SW1A 2AQ, United Kingdom
Kenwood House
★4.6 (5462)
A 17th-century country house within Hampstead Heath with restored interiors and notable artworks.
Hampstead Ln, London NW3 7JR, United Kingdom
Palace of Westminster
★4.6 (4420)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece & seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays & in the summer.
London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
Eltham Palace
★4.6 (4408)
1930s art deco house with a medieval great hall & ornamental gardens with picnic & play areas.
Court Rd, London SE9 5NP, United Kingdom
Wellington Arch
★4.5 (4281)
19th-century memorial arch topped by a bronze sculpture, with exhibition space and viewing gallery.
Apsley Way, London W1J 7JZ, United Kingdom
Ham House and Garden
★4.5 (3086)₹₹
Lavish mansion with an extensive art & furniture collection & mature riverside gardens.
Ham St, Ham, Richmond TW10 7RS, United Kingdom
Jack The Ripper Museum
★4.1 (2099)
Grisly museum on 6 floors in a Victorian house recounting stories of the 1888 East End murderer.
12 Cable St, Aldgate, London E1 8JG, United Kingdom
Lesnes Abbey
★4.7 (1978)
Abbey Rd, London SE2 0AX, United Kingdom
Apsley House
★4.6 (1087)
Museum in the Iron Duke's Georgian house with a fine art collection & a Canova statue of Napoleon.
149 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NT, United Kingdom
London Wall
★4.5 (714)
Route from the Tower of London to the Museum of London featuring Roman wall ruins & other landmarks.
Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DJ, United Kingdom
Jewel Tower
★4.0 (569)
Tower of the original 14th-century Palace of Westminster, with ribbed-vault ceiling and exhibition.
Abingdon St, London SW1P 3JY, United Kingdom
National Trust - Fenton House and Garden
★4.5 (477)₹₹
Former merchant's home with a walled garden and Georgian furniture and keyboard collections.
Fenton House, Hampstead Grove, London NW3 6RT, United Kingdom
Marble Hill
★4.6 (442)
Palladian villa in riverside parkland, with hand-painted Chinese wallpaper & Georgian artworks.
Richmond Rd, Twickenham TW1 2NL, United Kingdom
Spencer House
★4.6 (381)
Elegant city-bound mansion with lavish interiors & built by ancestors of Princess Diana.
27 St James's Pl, London SW1A 1NR, United Kingdom
Sambourne House
★4.6 (275)
Edward L. Sambourne's 19th-century house, with Aesthetic Movement period interiors.
18 Stafford Terrace, London W8 7BH, United Kingdom
Winchester Palace
★4.4 (212)
Riverside remains of a 13th-century bishops' complex with ruins of great hall, prison and brewhouse.
Winchester Palace, Pickfords Wharf, London SE1 9DN, United Kingdom
Lanthorn Tower
★4.6 (148)
35 Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DR, United Kingdom
Carlyle's House
★4.6 (129)₹₹
The 19th-century historian's four-storey home, now a Victorian time capsule of furniture and relics.
24 Cheyne Row, London SW3 5HL, United Kingdom
The Tower House
★4.7 (127)
29 Melbury Rd, London W14 8AB, United Kingdom
St John's Gate
★4.6 (110)
26 St John's Ln, London EC1M 4BU, United Kingdom
Eleanor Cross
★4.6 (74)
40 Strand, London WC2N 5PH, United Kingdom
Roman Fort Ruins
★4.4 (71)
3 Noble St, Barbican, London EC2V 7EE, United Kingdom
Historic Seven Dials
★4.6 (63)
Seven Dials, London WC2H 9HA, United Kingdom
Roman Wall
★4.5 (62)
8-11 Crescent, London EC3N 2LY, United Kingdom
St Bartholomew's Gatehouse
★4.4 (44)
57A W Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS, United Kingdom
Chapter House and Pyx Chamber
★4.6 (38)
Westminster Abbey, Abingdon St, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom
Roman Fort Gate
★4.2 (35)
150 London Wall, Barbican, London EC2Y 5HN, United Kingdom
Roman London Wall (St Alphage Garden Section)
★4.5 (29)
Barbican, London EC2Y 8BE, United Kingdom
Kynance Mews Arch
★4.6 (29)
15 Kynance Mews, London SW7 4QR, United Kingdom
Roman Wall of Londinium
★4.4 (27)
Preserved section of the ancient Roman city of Londinium's walls that have largely been lost.
35 Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DR, United Kingdom
Historic Houses
★4.0 (23)
25-27 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0PP, United Kingdom
Royal Arsenal Heritage Site
★4.4 (22)
Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6ST, United Kingdom
Virginia Woolf's House (site of)
★3.9 (21)
52 Tavistock Pl, London WC1H 9RG, United Kingdom
Tomb of the Unknown Roman Girl
★4.5 (20)
18 Bury St, London EC3A 3BP, United Kingdom
Spitalfields Charnel House
★4.3 (19)
Bishops Square, London E1 6FQ, United Kingdom
The Ancient House
★4.9 (16)
The Ancient House, 2 Church Ln, London E17 9RW, United Kingdom
Constable Tower
★4.6 (14)
148 Tower Bridge Approach, London EC3N 4AB, United Kingdom
Time And Tide, Plantation Lane
★3.9 (13)
Plantation Ln, London EC3M 3BD, United Kingdom
English Heritage
★4.5 (11)
The Jewel Tower, Old Palace Yard, London SW1P 3JY, United Kingdom
Tower Hill Postern Gate
★4.2 (5)
Tower of London (Stop TB, London EC3N 4DR, United Kingdom
Richard D’Oyly Carte Monument
★4.4 (5)
Victoria Embankment, London WC2R 0BP, United Kingdom
Roman city wall
★4.8 (4)
2 London Wall, Barbican, London EC2Y 5AU, United Kingdom
The Astronomical Clock
★4.5 (4)
10 Cannon St, London EC4M 9BT, United Kingdom
Hay's Wharf
★3.5 (4)
St Olaf Stairs, London SE1, United Kingdom
The Old Watch House
★1.7 (3)
4 Strand, London WC2R 2NA, United Kingdom
Roman Wall Ruins
★4.7 (3)
7th Floor, 1 Fore St Ave, London EC2Y 9DT, United Kingdom
Aldgate Old Roman Gate Site
★4.0 (2)
88-87 Aldgate, London EC3A 5DE, United Kingdom