The Metropolis

How to avoid the crowds at London's galleries and museums this summer

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 10 May, 2012 13:25

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Don’t go to the busy ones.

Here’s a chart from GLA Economics’ Tourism Report which shows the most visited atttractions in the UK, according to ALVA (Association of Leading Visitor Attractions). All are in London, you’ll notice.

So avoid the British Museum and Tate Modern unless you arm yourself with a particularly pointy umbrella for dispersing tourists. The V&A and Science Museum are good each way bets.

The National Portrait Gallery also offers a reasonable ratio of breathing space to exhibit quality, albeit it’s full of portraits of dead people. But at least they’re dead people you can see.

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