Sherlock Holmes Museum
Arguably, the most famous address in the world, 221b Baker Street, Westminster, London NW16XE, is a fictional address created to house the famous Sherlock Holmes Museum. Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective with unparalleled prowess of deductive reasoning along with his sidekick Dr John H Watson go through a number of mysteries capturing the vivid imagination of people around the world. The incredibly well-woven aura about the cocaine addicted Sherlock Holmes made fiction seem real and people started believing that such a person really existed.
At a first glance, the Georgian style Sherlock Holmes Museum, will definitely seem spooky. The ground plus three floor museum houses Holmes two-room apartment, the second and third floors display exhibits and dramatically positioned life-size wax figures of Holmes and Watson. One almost expects to bump into them and that is quite a thrill for visitors. Antiques, souvenirs and ephemera are sold on the ground floor.
The museum has a curio shop with a host of collectibles to choose from and each item comes stamped with Holmes' famous silhouette with a pipe in his mouth. An authentic Metropolitan police whistle or deer-stalker hats are great buys at the museum, along with the books, CDs, puzzles, and games. The Sherlock Holmes Museum is located in Westminster; Central London at the Southwest corner of Regent's Park and is open every day to visitors between 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, except during Christmas. Entry is £6 for adults and £4 for children below 16. You can get here by rail alighting at the Paddington or the Marylebone stations, or the Marylebone and the Baker Street tubes. Visitors can call 020 7935 8866 for further enquiries.
Visiting The Sherlock Holmes Museum:
Address: 221 Baker Street, Westminster, London, NW1 6XE
Telephone: 020 7935 8866
Cost: £4 Children & £6 Adults
Time: 09:30 to 18:00 daily
Nearest Underground Stations:
Baker Street Tube (2 minutes)
Marylebone Tube (5 minutes)
For more information on Sherlock Holmes Museum, please visit :
www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk
At a first glance, the Georgian style Sherlock Holmes Museum, will definitely seem spooky. The ground plus three floor museum houses Holmes two-room apartment, the second and third floors display exhibits and dramatically positioned life-size wax figures of Holmes and Watson. One almost expects to bump into them and that is quite a thrill for visitors. Antiques, souvenirs and ephemera are sold on the ground floor.
The museum has a curio shop with a host of collectibles to choose from and each item comes stamped with Holmes' famous silhouette with a pipe in his mouth. An authentic Metropolitan police whistle or deer-stalker hats are great buys at the museum, along with the books, CDs, puzzles, and games. The Sherlock Holmes Museum is located in Westminster; Central London at the Southwest corner of Regent's Park and is open every day to visitors between 9.30 am to 6.30 pm, except during Christmas. Entry is £6 for adults and £4 for children below 16. You can get here by rail alighting at the Paddington or the Marylebone stations, or the Marylebone and the Baker Street tubes. Visitors can call 020 7935 8866 for further enquiries.
Visiting The Sherlock Holmes Museum:
Address: 221 Baker Street, Westminster, London, NW1 6XE
Telephone: 020 7935 8866
Cost: £4 Children & £6 Adults
Time: 09:30 to 18:00 daily
Nearest Underground Stations:
Baker Street Tube (2 minutes)
Marylebone Tube (5 minutes)
For more information on Sherlock Holmes Museum, please visit :
www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk
