One of the quirkiest museums in London - the world's only museum devoted to the craft and history of the fan (the type you use to cool down, not the enthusiast!) This strange but delightful museum also has a rather nice tea room.

A museum of steam engines and waterworks history, based in a Victorian water pumping station. You can see the engines working at the weekends, and on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays, there's a working steam railway. Also, check the [more...]

Can't get enough old houses and gardens? Join the National Trust and you'll never be short of somewhere to go again. Don't forget - membership gets you free entrance to all their properties, making it great value for dedicated [more...]

The history of gardens and gardening in Britain. Who would ever have thought knots would be so important? There's a garden, indoor exhibitions and cafe.

Museum of Garden History.

A tiny museum about life's first delights - toys.

Pollock's Toy Museum

An interesting local museum housed in a 17th century farmhouse building, though rooms are furnished in Victorian style. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions and a shop.

Church Farmhouse Museum

A true London eccentric - a house trapped in time. Set up as if the family of Huguenot weavers who first lived in it are still in residence but always in the next room along...this is a tricksy feast for the senses, where silence is [more...]

Winston Churchill - almost certainly Britain's greatest-ever prime minister. Find out more about his life and his historic leadership of Britain during WW2.

Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms.

Museum that seeks to explain the causes of war and remember the sacrifices of the people involved, rather than glorifying it.

Imperial War Museum.