Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation

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SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM – Quick Info on Visiting the Museum and Surrounding Area:

Museum Address: 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields – located on the North side of the square.

Museum Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Lecture Tour each Saturday at 11:00 a.m. (tickets available from 10:30 a.m.) – First Tuesday evening each month from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. when some rooms are lit by candles. Please note, groups (6 or more individuals) must book in advance; max 25 persons.

Tube Stop: Holborn, on the Central Line and Piccadilly Line. As you exit the station onto Kingsway, take a left heading down Kingsway (South) just a block and then left on Remnant Street which leads you to the square of Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Stay on the North side of the square you are already on, and part way down the block you’ll find the Museum at No. 13.

Green Spaces: the park within the square of Lincoln’s Inn Fields and a separate, smaller park behind the brick wall at the Eastern end of the square at Lincoln’s Inn (open to the public between 12.00 and 2.00pm) with its historic New Square, gothic hall and idyllic gardens.

Food: along Kingsway – everything from EAT., Café Nero and Starbucks to bistros like All Bar One (corner of Remnant and Kingsway) and restaurants such as Coopers (49 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Tel 020 7831 6211), plus other options on High Holborn .

Other things TO DO at Lincoln’s Inn Fields: Lincoln’s Inn, The Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons

Within Easy Walking Distance: The British Museum, Covent Garden area, Silver vaults in Chancery Lane The Foundling Museum, Dr. Johnson's House, Courtauld Gallery and Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House.

Someone recently asked where Sir John Soane’s Museum was in London?

So, besides providing directions… we also provided them with a link to GOOGLE EARTH. Click here for the various shots as we zoom into England > London > Lincoln’s Inn Fields > and No.’s 12 / 13 / 14. You really can see the unusual angles of the three townhouse building walls, the skylights, lantern lights and courtyard additions.

Visit the Sir John Soane Museum Website for additional information:
www.soane.org

http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/services/museums/visitors_html

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/index.html

http://www.covent-garden.co.uk/maps/maps3a.html

http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/

http://www.drjh.dircon.co.uk/

http://www.somerset-house.org.uk/

Two selections from the Museum’s Shop

Underground: Holborn Station, Central or Piccadilly Lines

Google Earth Image

Mind the Gap

Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel is located just around the corner from the Sir John Soane's Museum and a stone's throw from Covent Garden and the West End theatre district and just steps away from the Holborn tube stop.The hotel is contained in a Grade II listed building which was built in 1914 for the headquarters of the Pearl Assurance Company (there from 1914 to 1989). It was designed by H. Percy Monckton. This grand, seven-storey neoclassical building (picture below with the dome) has a elegant courtyard, a very unique feature for a large office building. Visitors will find some of the largest guest rooms in London as well as the award-winning Spa at Chancery Court and elegant dining in Pearl Restaurant & Bar with Jun Tanaka's modern French cuisine and the elegant decor. Pre-dinner cocktails can be enjoyed in CC Bar and afternoon tea in the Lounge of the Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel.

For more information visit www.renaissancechancerycourt.com or call +44(0) 20 7829 9888

RENAISSANCE LONDON CHANCERY COURT HOTEL
252 HIGH HOLBORN | LONDON WC1V 7EN
t: 0207.829.7079 f: 0207.829.7086

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Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation: 1040 First Avenue No. 311 New York, NY 10022 (212) 223-2012 info@soanefoundation.com