New London Architecture

The West End


A large, constantly updated 1:2000-scale model of the capital highlights planned and new buildings, as well as various neighbourhood regeneration programmes. It's an excellent place to see which way London’s architectural development is going, and the frequently changing exhibitions will capture the imagination. There's a good cafe here too.

Transportation

  • underground: Goodge St

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The West End attractions

1. Bedford Square

0.08 MILES

Lovely Bedford Sq is the only completely Georgian square still surviving in Bloomsbury.

2. Pollock’s Toy Museum

0.16 MILES

Aimed at adults as much as (older) kids, this museum is simultaneously creepy and mesmerising. You walk in through its shop, laden with excellent wooden…

3. Brunei Gallery

0.21 MILES

Part of the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), this gallery features permanent displays and exhibitions of art from…

4. Wiener Library

0.22 MILES

The Wiener Library was established by German Alfred Wiener in 1933 to document the rise of anti-Semitism in his home country, from which he had fled in…

5. British Museum

0.22 MILES

With almost six million visitors trooping through its doors annually, the British Museum in Bloomsbury, one of the oldest and finest museums in the world,…

6. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

0.27 MILES

With some 80,000 artefacts, this is one of the most impressive collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. The old-fashioned displays…

7. Russell Square

0.29 MILES

At the heart of Bloomsbury and originally laid out in 1800 by Humphrey Repton, Russell Sq was dark and bushy until a striking facelift early in the new…

8. Soho Square

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At Soho’s northern end, this leafy square is the area’s back garden. It was laid out in 1681, and originally named King’s Square; a statue of Charles II…

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