Historic Sites in London when it rains

Centuries of London, mercifully under cover.

• Imperial War Museum: Military history from WWI to present day conflicts. Lambeth North 3 min walk.
• Tower of London: Historic royal palace and fortress. Tower Hill direct.
• Westminster Abbey: Gothic abbey church. Westminster 3 mins.
• Hampton Court Palace: Tudor palace with gardens. Hampton Court 5 mins.
• Churchill War Rooms: Underground WWII bunker and museum. Westminster direct access.
• The Postal Museum: Ride the underground Mail Rail through hidden tunnels. Direct access.
• Old Operating Theatre: Oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe near London Bridge.
• Leadenhall Market: Victorian covered market used in Harry Potter. Bank 3 mins.
• London Mithraeum: Ancient Roman temple of Mithras discovered under Bloomberg.
• The Painted Hall: The 'Sistine Chapel of the UK' at Greenwich.
• London Canal Museum: A quirky museum on London’s canal history with a famous ice well. A brilliant little indoor hidden g
• Brunel Museum: Historic Brunel museum with a fascinating underground chamber. Mostly indoors and a great rainy-day
• London Museum Docklands: Museum of London’s Docklands site, telling the story of trade, riverside London and the docks. Spaci
• British Museum: World-famous collection spanning 2 million years of human history. Direct Russell Square tube access
• Buckingham Palace State Rooms: Summer opening of the Royal State Rooms with opulent interiors and royal history.
• Changing of the Guard Tour: Guided experience of the iconic ceremony with historical context and best viewing spots.
• Kensington Palace: Royal residence with Queen Victoria exhibits and beautiful palace gardens.
• Windsor Castle: World's oldest occupied castle with State Apartments and St George's Chapel.
• St Paul's Cathedral: Iconic baroque cathedral. St Paul's direct.
• Jack the Ripper Night Tour: Evening walking tour through Whitechapel's dark history with expert Victorian crime guide.
• HMS Belfast Tour: WW2 warship museum on the Thames with nine decks to explore.
• Oxford Day Trip: Full-day guided tour to Oxford including Christ Church College and Bodleian Library.
• Aldwych Hidden London Tour: Exclusive access to disused Aldwych tube station with wartime history and film location stories.
• Houses of Parliament Tour: Guided tour through Westminster Palace including Commons and Lords chambers.
• Museum of London: London's history from prehistoric to modern times. Barbican station 2 mins.
• Gangster Walking Tour: East End crime tour covering the Kray twins and London underworld with film locations.
• VIP Kensington Palace & High Tea: Exclusive palace tour with royal high tea experience in elegant surroundings.
• Churchill WWII Walking Tour: War history tour through Westminster with expert guide covering Churchill's legacy.
• Windsor Stonehenge Bath Day Trip: Full-day coach tour to three iconic English destinations with guided visits.
• Royal Palaces Walking Tour: Outdoor tour covering Buckingham Palace history with Guard ceremony viewing.
• Jack the Ripper Historic Pub Tour: Victorian crime tour with drinks at historic East End pubs linked to the case.
• Jack the Ripper Whitechapel Tour: Classic walking tour through Whitechapel murder sites with Victorian context.
• Buckingham Palace & Guard Tour: Combined guided experience of palace exterior and Changing of the Guard ceremony.
• Leighton House: A stunning Victorian artist’s house with jaw-dropping interiors and a famous Arab Hall. Calm, cultur
• Barbican Conservatory: A jungle hidden inside the Barbican's concrete: palms, ferns and koi under a glass roof. Open select
• Two Temple Place: An Astor mansion off the Embankment, opened to the public only for its winter exhibition. Stained gl
• Dennis Severs' House: A Spitalfields house frozen mid-18th-century, explored in silence by candlelight. Theatre more than
• Queen's House: Elegant historic house in Greenwich with art and architecture highlights. Mostly indoors, great for
• Freud Museum London: The Hampstead house Freud fled to in 1938, with the famous couch exactly where he left it.
• The Fan Museum: Two Georgian houses in Greenwich holding 5,000 fans. Absurdly specific, genuinely lovely, and cheap.