Hotels near Imperial War Museum, London
London Hotel near the Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
United Kingdom
Nearest Tube: Lambeth North (Bakerloo Line)
The Imperial War Museum has five branches, three of which are in London. However, what is usually referred to as the Imperial War Museum is its building in Lambeth, known as Imperial War Museum London, although HMS Belfast and the Cabinet War Rooms are both also part of the same museum group.
The Imperial War Museum London opened in 1920, hard on the heels of the First World War. Sir Alfred Mond, whose idea the museum was, addressed the King at its opening, saying he "hoped to make the museum so complete that everyone who took part in the war, however obscurely, would find therein an example or illustration of the sacrifice he or she made". It has collected the real experiences of participants in wars ever since, and excels at bringing the real experience of war home to its visitors.
The museum holds documents, including letters and diaries from both high-ranking and ordinary participants in wars. It holds the work of many of the war artists, and it had over 3,000 works of art as early as 1920. It holds one of the oldest film and video collections in the world, as well as a photographic archive, an exhibition of firearms, a collection of printed books, a sound archive, and a department of holocaust and genocide history. In all, it represents one of the most impressive collections of war-related items in the world.
The nearest tube stations are Lambeth North, which is on the Bakerloo Line, and Waterloo, which also has a mainline rail station as well. You can also walk from Southwark tube station, or Elephant and Castle (which, again, has mainline rail services as well). You can get any of the following buses: 1, 3, 12, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 344, 360, 453, and the C10. If you decide to drive then there is metered parking on Lambeth Road. If you take a taxi, tell the driver to take you to the Brook Drive entrance, just off Kennington Rd. Elephant and Castle station is not step-free, and not as accessible as Waterloo station.
There are many activities for children, as well as a large and ever-changing range of temporary exhibitions. To find out what is currently on, check the Imperial War Museum London website. The permanent galleries include: Explore History which allows visitors to get up close and personal with some of the documents and objects in the collection, the First World War and Second World War Galleries, the Holocaust Exhibition, the Crimes Against Humanity film, the Art Galleries, and Monty: Master Of The Battlefield.
The Imperial War Museum is both an important and an interesting museum, in that it has recorded, in as much detail as possible, some of what humanity has put itself through in the last hundred years. It has exhibitions for children and adults, and has many unique exhibits. Even if military history is not a particular interest, you may well find that the information about what people lived through is affecting and informative.
Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm
Last admission 5.45pm
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| HOTEL / APARTMENT | POSTCODE | MILES | STAR | 23 May | 24 May | 25 May | 26 May | 27 May | 28 May | 29 May | 30 May |
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| Days Hotel Waterloo | SE1 7BJ | 0.25 | NC | £169.00 | £169.00 | £149.00 | £149.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 | £129.00 |
| The Bridge Hotel | SE1 0AJ | 0.33 | 3 | Full | £105.00 | Full | Full | £49.00 | £65.00 | £85.00 | £119.00 |
| Park Plaza County Hall | SE1 7RY | 0.66 | 4 | £286.80 | £226.80 | £178.80 | £178.80 | £190.80 | £190.80 | £202.80 | £214.80 |
| Novotel London Waterloo | SE1 7LS | 0.76 | 4 | Full | Full | £140.00 | Full | £140.00 | £180.00 | £180.00 | £180.00 |
| The Wellington | SE1 8UD | 0.78 | 3G | £94.95 | £94.95 | £94.95 | £94.95 | £60.00 | Full | Full | £94.95 |
| Mad Hatter Hotel | SE1 9NY | 1.09 | 3 | £210.00 | £185.00 | £155.00 | £165.00 | £75.00 | £185.00 | £185.00 | £185.00 |
| Mercure London Bridge Hotel | SE1 0JA | 1.11 | 4 | Full | £190.00 | £160.00 | £190.00 | £145.00 | Full | Full | Full |
| Novotel London City South | SE1 9HH | 1.31 | 4 | £255.00 | £235.00 | £140.00 | Full | £135.00 | £205.00 | £220.00 | £190.00 |
| All Seasons London Southwark Rose (soon ibis Styles) | SE1 9HH | 1.35 | 3 | £250.00 | £189.00 | £119.00 | Full | £139.00 | £189.00 | £215.00 | £169.00 |
| Royal Horseguards | SW1A 2EJ | 1.46 | 5 | £396.00 | £276.00 | £252.00 | £252.00 | £240.00 | £312.00 | Full | Full |
| Park Plaza Riverbank London | SE1 7TJ | 1.49 | 4 | £274.80 | £214.80 | £178.80 | £190.80 | £178.80 | £190.80 | Full | £214.80 |
| The Sanctuary House Hotel | SW1H 9LA | 1.67 | 3 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | £160.00 |
| Strand Palace Hotel | WC2R 0JJ | 1.76 | 3 | Full | £217.63 | £112.00 | £112.00 | £112.00 | £162.00 | £184.00 | £162.00 |
| Wellington Hotel | SW 1P2 PA | 1.82 | 2 | £109.00 | £85.00 | £109.00 | Full | £79.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| The Bermondsey Square Hotel - a Bespoke Hotel | SE1 3UN | 1.88 | 4 | £286.00 | £214.00 | Full | Full | £118.00 | £190.00 | £226.00 | £226.00 |
| The Royal Trafalgar - A Thistle Hotel | WC2H 7HG | 1.91 | 4 | £358.80 | £214.80 | £178.80 | £178.80 | £178.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 | £286.80 |
| Grange Rochester Hotel | SW1P 2PA | 1.95 | 4 | Full | £193.00 | £240.00 | £182.00 | £80.00 | £251.00 | Full | Full |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Leicester Square | WC2H 7HL | 2.09 | 4 | £366.00 | £366.00 | £214.80 | £238.80 | £214.80 | £246.00 | £306.00 | £306.00 |
| Kingsway Hall | WC2B 5BX | 2.15 | 4 | £274.80 | £190.80 | £118.80 | £154.80 | £130.80 | £166.80 | Full | £214.80 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Hampshire | WC2H 7LH | 2.15 | 5 | £336.00 | £288.00 | £214.80 | £214.80 | £204.00 | £204.00 | £252.00 | £252.00 |
| Carlton Hotel | SW1V 2BJ | 2.17 | 2G | £139.00 | £89.00 | Full | Full | £79.00 | Full | Full | £64.00 |
| Huttons Hotel | SW1 2BB | 2.17 | 3G | £134.00 | £99.00 | £115.00 | Full | £100.00 | £100.00 | £100.00 | £65.00 |
| Melbourne House Hotel | SW1V 2BG | 2.19 | 3 | £115.00 | Full | Full | Full | £115.00 | £130.00 | Full | £115.00 |
| Central House Hotel | SW1V 2BB | 2.20 | 3G | £159.00 | £144.00 | £159.00 | Full | £59.00 | £84.00 | £84.00 | £84.00 |
| Victor Hotel | SW1V 2BB | 2.20 | 3G | £179.00 | £129.00 | £199.00 | Full | £59.00 | £95.00 | £95.00 | £99.00 |
| Sidney Hotel London Victoria | SW1V 2BP | 2.21 | 2G | £185.00 | Full | Full | Full | £115.00 | £95.00 | £215.00 | £115.00 |
| Dolphin House | SW1V 3LX | 2.23 | 4A | Full | Full | Full | £125.00 | £115.00 | £155.00 | Full | Full |
| LIDOS HOTEL | SWIV 2BB | 2.23 | 2G | £119.00 | £149.00 | Full | Full | £59.00 | £89.00 | £59.00 | £59.00 |
| Chester Hotel | SW1V 1JQ | 2.25 | 2G | £115.00 | £90.00 | Full | Full | Full | £90.00 | £70.00 | £49.00 |
| Park Plaza Victoria London | SW1V 1EQ | 2.26 | 4 | Full | £274.80 | £262.80 | £226.80 | £190.80 | £202.80 | £262.80 | £238.80 |
| Chesterfield Mayfair - A Red Carnation Hotel | W1J 5EB | 2.28 | 4 | £336.00 | £312.00 | £192.00 | £216.00 | £192.00 | £264.00 | £786.00 | £288.00 |
| BEST WESTERN PREMIER Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel | W1D 6EX | 2.31 | 4 | Full | Full | £149.00 | £189.00 | £109.00 | £159.00 | £179.00 | £179.00 |
| 3, Ryder Street Chambers - St James's - Piccadilly Serviced Apartments | SW1Y 6PY | 2.34 | 4A | Full | £265.00 | £310.00 | £269.00 | £185.00 | Full | £235.00 | £205.00 |
| Le Meridien Piccadilly | W1J 0BH | 2.34 | 4 | £358.80 | £334.80 | £310.80 | £310.80 | £334.80 | £322.80 | £322.80 | £322.80 |
| The Cavendish London - Piccadilly | SW1Y 6JF | 2.35 | 4 | £499.00 | £289.00 | Full | Full | £259.00 | £239.00 | Full | £249.00 |
| Chancery Court Hotel, London | WC1V 7EN | 2.35 | 5 | Full | £300.00 | £216.00 | £216.00 | £216.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 |
| Citadines Prestige Holborn-Covent Garden | WC1V 6LF | 2.39 | 4A | £265.20 | £212.40 | £212.40 | £265.20 | £186.00 | £186.00 | £212.40 | £212.40 |
| Rubens at the Palace - A Red Carnation Hotel | SW1W 0PS | 2.40 | 4 | Full | Full | Full | Full | £202.80 | Full | Full | Full |
| 41 Hotel - A Red Carnation Hotel | SW1W 0PS | 2.40 | 5 | Full | Full | £466.80 | £370.80 | £346.80 | £346.80 | Full | £322.80 |
| The Grosvenor - Formerly Thistle Victoria | SW1W 0SJ | 2.43 | 4 | £286.80 | £294.78 | £172.38 | £192.78 | £162.18 | £162.18 | £213.18 | £213.18 |
| Enrico Hotel | SW1V 1QP | 2.43 | 2 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 |
| Thistle Westminster | SW1W 0QT | 2.45 | 4 | £274.80 | £226.80 | £238.80 | Full | £136.80 | £250.80 | £274.80 | £178.80 |
| Atelier EC1 by BridgeStreet | EC1N 8AF | 2.46 | 4A | Full | £189.99 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Threadneedles - The City's 5 Star Boutique Hotel | EC2R 8AY | 2.49 | 5 | Full | £390.00 | £162.00 | £222.00 | £210.00 | £294.00 | £330.00 | £330.00 |
| Comfort Inn Victoria | SW1V 1QF | 2.52 | 3G | £159.00 | £179.00 | £154.00 | £159.00 | £89.00 | £119.00 | £144.00 | £144.00 |
| The Kingsley - A Thistle Hotel | WC1A 2SD | 2.56 | 4 | Full | £240.00 | £162.00 | £180.00 | £168.00 | £192.00 | £240.00 | £228.00 |
| Brown's - A Rocco Forte Hotel | W1S 4BP | 2.56 | 5 | £558.00 | £438.00 | £354.00 | £402.00 | £354.00 | £402.00 | £438.00 | £438.00 |
| The Goring | SW1W 0JW | 2.56 | 5 | £504.00 | Full | £406.80 | £406.80 | £322.80 | £358.80 | £406.80 | £358.80 |
| Rookery Hotel | EC1M 6DS | 2.58 | 4 | Full | £306.00 | £198.00 | £306.00 | £325.00 | £210.00 | £276.00 | £228.00 |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Bloomsbury Street | WC1B 3QD | 2.60 | 4 | £282.00 | £186.00 | £270.00 | £178.80 | £162.00 | £174.00 | £214.80 | £214.80 |
Imperial War Museum: Tube (underground)
| Station | Zone | Line(s) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth North Station | 1 | Bakerloo | 0.29 miles |
| Elephant & Castle Station | 1 | Northern - Bakerloo | 0.56 miles |
| Southwark Station | 1 | Jubilee | 0.78 miles |
| Waterloo Station | 1 | Waterloo & City - Bakerloo - Northern - Jubilee | 0.83 miles |
| Kennington Station | 2 | Northern | 1.00 miles |
Imperial War Museum: Rail (overground)
| Station | Distance |
|---|---|
| London Waterloo Station | 0.67 miles |
| Elephant and Castle Station | 0.76 miles |
| London Waterloo International Station | 0.77 miles |
| London Waterloo East Station | 0.77 miles |
| Vauxhall Station | 1.60 miles |
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