Greater London, United Kingdom (UK)
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World-class culture, fashion, music, food and history – and a mind-boggling array of bucket list experiences – packed into one extraordinary, incomparable destination.
Last updated: 10 March, 2024
There’s licence to celeb-selfie to your heart’s content at this waxworks museum, home to some 300 life-like, life-size wax models of people from the worlds of music, movies, fashion, sports, royalty, politics, history and fiction.
Einstein, Dickens, and Chaplin offer some old-fashioned glamour, while recent arrivals include Stormzy and Dua Lipa. There are big names from Hollywood, Bollywood and well beyond but there’s also a good serving of British stardom: you can buddy up to James Bond (aka Daniel Craig), scrutinise Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and get on the starting blocks with Mo Farah.
You also get to meet the Queen, accompanied by Will and Kate. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, meanwhile, were recently relocated to the new glitzy Awards Party area, following their move to the United States.
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While you’re there
The educational-but-fun Spirit of London ride is included in the ticket price, a journey through the capital’s history aboard an iconic black cab that travels as far back as Tudor England, through the plague and the Great Fire and into the swinging 60s of Carnaby Street.
Learn about the origins of the museum, and its creator, Marie Grosholtz a French wax worker who settled in London in 1802, at the behind-the-scenes exhibit.
Logistics
Price from: £30
Minimum age: Any
Age suitable: 8+
When: All year around
Getting there & doing it
Madame Tussauds London is located on Marylebone Road, a two-minute walk from Baker Street Underground station.
The queues for this London attraction are notorious, both inside and out. If you don’t buy a Fastrack Ticket online beforehand, arrive a good hour or so before the museum opens to join queues that can last an hour or more. Or take a chance and arrive close to the last admission time, when crowds start dispersing, to a degree. Standard ticket prices do not cover admission to some of the rides and add-on experiences.
There are various pit stops throughout the museum where soft drinks, beer, wine, and other snacks can be purchased for a predictable elevated price. Buy the Royal Tea add-on to enjoy refreshments at the Royal Garden Party, mid-way through the museum.
No other food or drink, besides water, is allowed on the premises.
When to do it
The museum is open daily (times vary seasonally), closing about 90 minutes after last admission.
Expect queues at all times, but the quietest period of the day is after about 3pm, when most of the coach parties (which tend to arrive first thing in the morning), have moved on.
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