Sherlock Holmes Museum

Sherlock Holmes Museum
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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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Opening Hours

Sunday: 09:30 – 18:00
Monday: 09:30 – 18:00
Tuesday: 09:30 – 18:00
Wednesday: 09:30 – 18:00
Thursday: 09:30 – 18:00
Friday: 09:30 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00

What's not to miss inside?

Holmes & Watson Study

Iconic 221B sitting room

Laid out with chemical kit, violin and Persian slipper for tobacco - details drawn from stories first published from 1887.

Spot the letter-knife stuck into the mantel correspondence.

📍 First floor, front room

Holmes’ Bedroom

Character brought to life

A narrow Victorian room with disguises and case clippings hints at Holmes’s midnight experiments and early starts.

Look for the make-up kit and false whiskers by the mirror.

📍 First floor, rear

Mrs Hudson’s Rooms

Domestic side of 221B

Period furnishings and kitchenware show the boarding-house routines that kept the detective duo fed and briefed.

Trace the route a breakfast tray would take to the study.

📍 Second floor

Case Vignettes

Scenes from the canon

Tableaux reference favourites like ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ (1902) and ‘The Final Problem’ (1893).

Match each prop to its story using the caption numbers.

📍 Upper floors displays

Baker Street Photo Stop

The 221B moment

A Georgian townhouse dressed as 221B offers the essential doorway shot for fans from page, stage and screen.

Shoot from across the pavement to frame the whole façade.

📍 Entrance door & plate

🤓 Fun Facts

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).

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