Top 5 Weird and Wonderful London Museums

Top 5 Weird and Wonderful London Museums

England is often billed as a city full of polite people with the odd eccentric here or there and the same could be aid for London museums. The city is full of all sorts of museums in the classic mould with a number of the quirky here and there that tourists will more than enjoy. So, let’s have a look at these slightly off the mark museums with their range of strange collections and weird insights into the city.

The Fan Museum

Situated in Croom’s Hill this strange museum has the largest collection of fans in the world, with some dating back to the 1000s. It really is an odd but thorough subject matter to have collected, but for fans and interested parties there are thousands, as well as a Japanese garden if you just want to relax.

The Sherlock Holmes Museum

If you like Arthur Conan Doyle’s masterpiece you’ll love this museum. However, the biggest issue is that it is a museum solely on the life of a fictional character and filled with items that have never had any real history – bizarre. The museum is based close to the character’s residence in Baker Street and is decorated and furnished as Doyle’s books describe. There are all sorts of items, waxworks and even actors present to make the strange museum come to life and are worth visiting when you get your UK visa.

The Magic Circle Museum

Situated in Camden, this museum is one full of all sorts of interesting magical items and pieces involved in infamous illusions. Memorabilia includes the handcuffs of Harry Houdini and items used for the inauguration of Prince Charles into the society. It is by appointment only, but the Centre for Magic Arts is very accommodating.

Anaesthesia Museum

Situated not so far from Oxford Street, in Portland Place, this museum on all things anaesthetic is one of the strangest we’ve come across. The museum has all sorts of objects, many dating back to the earliest days of anaesthesia in the 18th century. It’s a curious place and the last subject you’d expect to be the subject of a museum.

Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee

You probably have guessed the subject of the museum from the name and yes it is a museum for tea and coffee. The museum looks into the 400 years of British tea drinking and the commercial interests of the crops as well as the results of these interests economically and politically. We can assure you that it’s quite an interesting place.

The UK and London’s quirk is apparent before a visit to the UK; however these museums really cement these views and understandings.

Cormac Reynolds works for Global Visas a UK visa company.

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