Freemasons Hall, London

What it’s like

A 55-minute guided tour round an Art Deco Masonic hall and its museum of odd ritual objects.

You get taken round on a guided tour, 55 minutes long, through the Museum of Freemasonry and the Hall itself. It's the building that does the talking here: big Art Deco spaces built for ceremony, not for children, but there's enough oddity in the exhibition (old regalia, strange symbols, the sort of thing that looks like a prop from a film) to hold a curious kid's attention for the length of the tour.

There's no age range given, so you'll have to judge it against your own child. This isn't a hands-on museum with buttons to press, it's a guide talking and objects in cases. An older child interested in history or secret societies will get more out of it than a toddler.

It's open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and there's a café and bar on the ground floor if you want a sit down before or after. Wheelchairs are available on site and there's a lift and automatic doors. Holborn and Covent Garden tube stations are both close by, which makes it an easy add-on if you're already in that part of London for the day.

Don't expect a long visit. With the tour at 55 minutes, this is more of a stop on a bigger day out than a destination in itself.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Better for older kids curious about history than for toddlers

Food

Café and bar on ground floor

Wheelchairs

Available for disabled people to use

Getting there by bus or train

Holborn or Covent Garden tube stations nearby

• It's open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
• The visit is a guided tour, not a wander round at your own pace.
• There's a café and bar on the ground floor if you need a break either side of the tour.

Plan your visit

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