Sherlock Holmes Museum
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a fan's delight: a Georgian townhouse dressed as 221B. Rooms brim with props from the stories-violin, chemical kit, Persian slipper-so it feels as if Holmes and Watson just stepped out. Staff in character keep the mood playful, while small case vignettes nod to Hound, Reichenbach, and more. It's intimate, closer to a set than a gallery, and best for readers or series devotees. Pre-book to dodge queues through the gift shop, expect stairs and tight rooms, and plan 20-40 minutes inside. Combine with a stroll to Regent's Park or a quick pilgrimage to Abbey Road nearby.
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What's not to miss inside?
Holmes & Watson Study
Iconic 221B sitting roomLaid out with chemical kit, violin and Persian slipper for tobacco - details drawn from stories first published from 1887.
📍 First floor, front room
Holmes’ Bedroom
Character brought to lifeA narrow Victorian room with disguises and case clippings hints at Holmes’s midnight experiments and early starts.
📍 First floor, rear
Mrs Hudson’s Rooms
Domestic side of 221BPeriod furnishings and kitchenware show the boarding-house routines that kept the detective duo fed and briefed.
📍 Second floor
Case Vignettes
Scenes from the canonTableaux reference favourites like ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ (1902) and ‘The Final Problem’ (1893).
📍 Upper floors displays
Baker Street Photo Stop
The 221B momentA Georgian townhouse dressed as 221B offers the essential doorway shot for fans from page, stage and screen.
📍 Entrance door & plate
Inspire your Friends
- The museum opened in 1990 in a Georgian townhouse styled as 221B Baker Street.
- When Conan Doyle wrote the stories (1887-1927), Baker Street’s numbering didn’t reach 221B; it became a real address later.
- For decades, Abbey National bank answered fan letters sent to ‘Sherlock Holmes, 221B’ with a dedicated secretary.
- A bronze statue of Sherlock Holmes by John Doubleday was unveiled on Baker Street in 1999.
- The deerstalker hat and curved pipe were popularised by illustrator Sidney Paget (1890s) and actor William Gillette (from 1899).
