Rainy day in London
A bit of rain never ruined a London day out. The city is packed with indoor museums, covered markets, galleries and cosy corners. Here are rainy-day ideas — then spin a full indoor plan in seconds.
The British Museum
FreeHolbornThe Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon marbles and the Great Court — free and colossal.
Natural History Museum
FreeSouth KensingtonThe blue whale skeleton, dinosaurs and a cathedral-like Hintze Hall — free.
The National Gallery
FreeWestminsterVan Gogh's Sunflowers, Turner and 700 years of painting, free, on Trafalgar Square.
Victoria & Albert Museum
FreeSouth KensingtonThe world's leading museum of art and design, with a gorgeous courtyard café.
Tate Modern
FreeSouth BankModern art in a former power station, with the cavernous Turbine Hall installations.
Science Museum
FreeSouth KensingtonApollo capsules, Stephenson's Rocket and hands-on galleries — free entry.
Sir John Soane's Museum
FreeHolbornAn architect's house left exactly as in 1837 — sarcophagi, mirrors and Hogarths, free.
Westminster Abbey
WestminsterThe coronation church — Poets' Corner, royal tombs and 1,000 years of ceremony.
Churchill War Rooms
WestminsterThe preserved underground bunker where Churchill ran WWII, plus the Churchill Museum.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
SohoLondon's most famous jazz club since 1959 — intimate tables, world-class players.
The Courtauld Gallery
Covent GardenA jewel-box collection of Impressionists — Manet's barmaid, Van Gogh's bandaged ear.
London Eye
South BankA 30-minute rotation in a glass pod, 135m over the Thames — the classic first-timer's view.
Spin your rainy day
Turn these ideas into a timed, walkable plan — food, drinks and the best bits nearby. Pull the lever below.