West End to the Temple: Galleries and Museums

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: British Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The British Museum is a public museum devoted to human history, art and culture, and this grand building is its home.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Sir John Soane's Museum

   ~1 hr here

   Sir John Soane's Museum is the former home of architect John Soane, now a house museum beside Lincoln's Inn Fields.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Temple Church

   ~15 min here

   Temple Church is a Romanesque church built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters, and its most striking feature is the circular nave.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: National Gallery

   ~1 hr here

   The National Gallery is the grand art museum occupying this Trafalgar Square building.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Chinatown

   ~3 min here

   Chinatown is the busy Chinese quarter gathered around Gerrard Street, with restaurants, bakeries, food shops, souvenir businesses and other enterprises run by Chinese proprietors.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Piccadilly Circus

   ~3 min here

   Piccadilly Circus is a public square formed by the meeting of several important West End streets.

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