Situated in the heart of Greenwich, this elegant house contains a lavish display of medieval and Renaissance art, including paintings, furniture and sculpture.

They say that Henry Vlll's favourite palace once stood on this site. Later, his daughter Queen Elizabeth used it as the site of many parties to launch great voyages of exploration. But the building that now stands there was erected to [more...]

Marble Hill House is like something straight out of Jane Austen, even if it's nowhere near Bath! Standing in the restored interior, [more...]

Dreamspace showcases the best talent in photography, architecture, product design and so on.

A cornucopia of art and design from around the world and 3000 years of history. And it's free (except for some temporary exhibitions)... also the cafe is gorgeous.

One of London's pre-eminent public art galleries, the main collection of the RA concentrates on British art from the 18th century on. Entry is free for this. However, the space is best known for its temporary exhibitions and there is a [more...]

Check out what's on at one of London's oldest and best loved community arts centres. There are performances of all kinds - the Centre's artist development programme results in interesting work at all scales - and plenty of opportunities [more...]

This beautiful building was designed by Inigo Jones for Anne of Denmark, wife of James 1. In its time it's been a home for the orphaned children of seamen. Now it houses the National Maritime Museum's art collection. Go to enjoy the [more...]

One of west London's premiere arts venues, the Riverside Studios offers performance, music, cinema and the visual arts. The programme is eclectic and always worth a look - for instance, the movies on offer include Hollywood classics [more...]

Vibrant multi-use community arts centre and performance space between Archway and Highgate. Classes in every thing from ballet to yoga by way of photography, writing for children and life drawing.

Jacksons Lane

It's a performance space, a bar, a workshop, a community centre... whatever name you give it, it's a great place to be.

Chats Palace.

UCL has a whole range of little-known museums on a range of topics. Some might seem a bit scholarly, but if they're your thing, you won't find better...

UCL Museums

A huge range of art exhibitions, craft fairs, performance and activities for kids. Far too much to list here, so check Somerset House regularly to find out what's going on.

Beautiful Ham House in Surrey is a glorious 17th century mansion. In its day it was at the centre of court intrigue. Now you can explore both house and garden, or eat in the Orangery cafe where home grown food is served. There are free [more...]

Probably the gallery most likely to provoke people into saying 'but is it art?' (Perhaps that's the point?) The installations in the Turbine Hall tend to get the most press - from Rachel Whiteread's polystyrene mountain to Carsten [more...]

One of four Tate galleries displaying art from the greatest collection of British art in the world. If you want to see why people say Turner is so great, this is the place to go... it's also the home of the Turner Prize, so if you want [more...]

Lauderdale House in beautiful Waterlow Park (itself well worth a trip) runs a huge selection of arts, crafts and other courses, plus lots of different kinds of performances - music, theatre, dance and so on. There is also an art gallery [more...]

This must be London's most poignant museum - it tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, the first place in London where women could leave babies they were unable to care for, and the philanthropists who began it.
The Foundling Museum.

Art and artefacts collected by five generations of one family - the Marquesses of Hertford. They have some truly inventive talks, re-creations, and events. You can even try on real armour!
The Wallace Collection.

Every Sunday over 250 artists display their work on the railings of Hyde Park, all along Bayswater Road. It ranges from gorgeous to awful (in my opinion, obviously) but it's never less than interesting.
Bayswater Road Artists.