The National Gallery, Charing Cross, London

This is a wonderful attraction to go for any tourist in London. On a summers day it’s really nice relaxing in Trafalgar Square. The galleries are pretty good, there are so many paintings. one of the main advantages is that the main galleries free, which is good unlike other attractions in London which are cost a lot. A great attraction for a day out in London.

The National Gallery is a centre-piece of the museum circuit in London and is a real must-not-miss. I love the building itself as it looms over Trafalgar Square and the large, cavernous spaces lend it a wonderful atmosphere inside. The art works are amazing and they often have special exhibitions, which you are charged for but most of the gallery is free.

I have been taking my daughter to this inspirational Art Gallery since she was three and the love of art has stayed with her into adulthood. We were a little sad when one day we visited it and the large painting of the Scotsman in the hallway had been removed, as this was always the first painting we went to see before beginning our mail tour. The Gallery has provided years of pleasure and we love it to bits.

The National Gallery has many paintings from Baroque to Gothic, from scenery to people.

There is 1 thing you need to be aware of is that you need to keep track of where you are. If not, you will miss some of the precious paintings.

You can rent the audio guide which helps you to understanding the history and why the paintings are put there.

A classic on the London museum tour - definately worth popping in to see some great masters for free!

This is a great museum. The collections are very diverse and inclusive, and I felt like there was enough peace to really enjoy the works. Some popular galleries are too crowded to enjoy, but this is a really great spot. The wonderful thing is that because it is free you can drop in to see something specific and come back as many times as you want. This way, you can really experience each exhibit and not overdo it by over saturating. It is great for students and is located in such a convenient, easily accessible center.

this place is truly amazing total enjoyment to be had by all the family give it a visit you wont regret it

A Fab place. Best to visit just few rooms at a time otherwise you’ll find yourself nodding off on one of the comfy seats - not because it’s boring - there is so much to take in, you get tired from being in awe of the great art they have hanging there. Location is pretty wonderful too.

I love the Anne L. exhibition on at the National Gallery and the bar is a hidden gem in London- try to Portrait Bellini!!

very intersesting place well worth a visit as its free too :-)

Absolutely breath taking, So many things to see and learn!!

What a beautiful place, the building, the art. I went to see the Titians just in case I never have the chance again.It was well worth the visit. Although it was during the school holidays it wasn’t too busy. Not the best place to trail young children round. I could have stayed for hours as I would never have got bored of looking at the paintings. It is wonderful to see the scale of some of the famous works previously only viewed in books. when your feet do get tired there is a coffee shop, good coffee and cookies, where you can look up all of the artwork in the gallery on a website. It was easy to use and gave lots of information on the pictures. Great shop too and staff all over the building were polite, helpful and knowledgable. It is also free, a bonus, but I did make a generous donation.

“Where else can you see Van Gogh. Titian, da Vinci, Monet, Ruebens, Turner, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Goya, etc. for FREE?

Yeah, didn’t think so…five stars!!!”

I work for an organisation who give this place a LOT of money so often have to visit for boring reasons. However, I recently took my sister who had been dying to see some paintings she had studied at uni. I LOVED it! Just taking time out to look around at some of the amazing art - some paintings and artists you recognise, some that you don’t but fall in love with anyway….

Wonderful gift shop too!

This museum will always have my heart. I just love the paintings and the atmosphere. This is my quite place that i go to and think when i want to be alone.

In my opinion this is the best art gallery in London. As you can see even before you enter it has a very grand facade, this continues on the inside. It is in a fantastic location in trafalgar square which is definately worth visiting in its own right.

This gallery is great if you want to see some really impressive old paintings by really famous artists. We went to the cafe and had one of the nicest hot chocolates I have ever had! Would recommend this place - especially as entry to the gallery is free.

I happened to be wandering around London having a couple of hours to spare. When I got to Trafalgar Square I noticed the National Gallery and thought I could spend some time in there. I’d been past the gallery a number of times previously but had never ventured inside. It’s central location makes it a perfect place to kill some time as well as seeing some great works of art. The very large rooms are painted in traditional bold colours which help bring out the colours in the paintings.

The gallery displays paintings by many great artists and which most people would recognise, such as Van Gogh, Botticelli, da Vinci, Rembrandt and Michaelangelo.

As with all London museums and galleries, entry is free so you’ve really got nothing to lose.

Lots and lots of famous paintings here and plenty of space to sit and admire them. There are many rooms to idel away time in and the gallery is conveniently situated in Traflagar Sqaure. A really good place to go on a wet afternoon in London as the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful. It is a good place for introducing the family to painting and more than one visit is required to do the pace justice.

The National Gallery is one of the country’s leading galleries and is conveniently located (for some) in the centre of london, with its imposing facade looking over the north side of Trafalgar square. The collection is large and very impressive and the pieces are very well presented in tranquil hallways with soft lighting (not always a given even in the worlds best museums). A must-see for art-lovers everywhere.

One thing that I like about the National Gallery is the way the art is cleverly hung. Entrance to this gallery is free of charge and it has some of Britain’s masterpieces collection. It’s a great place to relax and seek for inspiration.

Who wouldn’t rate the National Gallery highly! It has a bit of everything, modern art, the classics, and always great exhibitions. When I was an art student studying in London I usd to spend literally hours drifting around the National, stopping by Caravaggio, Salvator Rosa, Francisco de Zurburan… The last actual exhibition I went to was I think El Greco, which was a few years ago, but was very well curated and flowed like a great exhibition should. The atmosphere is grand, as it should be, and the staff are all helpful, unimposing, but there when you need them (when you get lost!)

I promise I’m not one of those mums who “hothouses” her kids by force-feeding them culture. This is still one of my favourite places though because it’s buggy friendly - and calm - you can walk and wheel your little one through endless quiet corridors, stopping to look at pictures and talk about colours, shapes etc….I find even tantrums are distracted by Monet! During the day in the week it’s always quiet and I really like it. Gallery Attendants don’t seem to give you grief if your child is noisy but it’s so easy to get in and out of, you can always do a runner if junior is screaming for more than 5 minutes.

And best of all - It’s FREE!!

I love The National Gallery for the atmosphere and the wonderful paintings it has. A lot of the paintings in here speak to me and I love just sucking up what they have to give me. Although I’m not into names, I do feel excited by seeing the original works of Van Gogh and Monet right there on my London doorstep.

The downside about this gallery is that it’s always busy with all the tourists - and the area surrounding the outside of the gallery is always heaving - so there’s never really an opportunity to go here and get away from the world and relax and soak up the artwork.

Music at the gallery.
Most of the reivews have covereed what goes on here but do try to get in to the early evening concerts. They are advertised on the websites and from experience you usually have say a string quartet playing music in the rooms correct to period. Quite charming. details on the website

My nag is the parking again! If you are disabled like myself then public transport isn’t always an option and therefore you need to drive and be able to park. It was very hard to find somewhere legal to park and added an extra hour of driving around to our journey. However the disabled facilities within the building were excellent with helpful and knowledegable staff in case of any difficulties which was a real breath of fresh air. There are only 2 disabled bays outside the gallery which is useless really. However the gallery itself was amazing and took up the whole day, nice cafe and some great artwork.

A rather spectacular building in the middle of trafalgar square, such a central building, you are in awe of its size before you even enter the building, One of my favourite art galleries, it houses some of my favourite artworks, especially the pre raffaelite paintins by rossetti and sir john waterhouse, especially ophellia and the beloved the bride by rossetti. Also love the old historic paintings and love the huge painting of lady jane grey (cant remember the artist). believe there are works by william blake here, or they could be in the tate. Lots of constable and turners paintings also, the traditional english painters are here aswell as piccassos and di vincis. Beautiful place and beautiful art

One of the “must see” attractions in London, the main collection here is free, and absolutely stunning. Come in through the main entrance on Trafalgar Square to take advantage of the views out over the square and down Whitehall, then pick up a (free) map of the building and wander around according to what sort of art you like - personally I like to head up and sit in front of Holbein’s The Ambassadors for a while. Occasional “pay to view” collections are usually well worth a look, but if you don’t want to shell out the cash, the main collection is more than inspiring enough.

I love the National Gallery. The amount of works on display there is absolutely staggering. Even if you are not a staunch traditionalist there will be something to garner your interest. Best of all the entrance is free so you can spend a full day or just half an hour there, with no pressure to make the most of it in one go. Don’t forget to drop a few coins in the donation box though, that way it can keep going.

Hard to believe it, but the main collection is free, and it’s wonderful. This is an absolutely world class collection of art, and more than that, the lack of entrance fees means it’s easy to wander in and out of as you do your shopping, or whilst on your way to an evening at the theatre in London. The cafe and shop are great: I regularly find myself buying Christmas and birthday presents here.

The national gallery houses some stunning artwork from all over the world and its easy to get to, being tucked in between Leicester Square & Trafalgar Square.

There are 2 main entrances - there is a side entrance but I recommend taking the main front entrance and looking back over the Square for some stunning views.

Entrance was free & you can pay for some guides if you like but I prefered to wander around on my own accord. There are also some paid for exhibitions but really unless you are going specifically to look at a particular collection then there is more than enough to view.

The interior of the building in places is like artwork in itself - some of the rooms are absolutely massive! As you would expect their are lots of paintings by famous artists such Rembrandt, Turner, Gainsborough, Da Vinci & Van Gogh.

Even for a non-art buff like myself, it’s great to see close up the work of some of these famous painters.

You can easily pass away a couple of hours or more here and move onto another attraction because of its great location.