Sherlock Holmes Museum

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the world's first museum dedicated to the literary character Sherlock Holmes.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in London, England
  • Address: 221B Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madame Tussauds and London Business School.

Museum
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is a founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843. is situated 880 feet east of Sherlock Holmes Museum.

University
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is a business school and a member institution of the University of London. LBS was established in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Sherlock Holmes Museum.

University
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The in , London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the United Kingdom, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. is situated 1,500 feet east of Sherlock Holmes Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marylebone and Lisson Grove.

Suburb
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is an area in , England, and is located in the . It is in and part of the . forms its southern boundary.

Neighborhood
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is a street and district in the in London, England. The neighbourhood contains a few important cultural landmarks, including , Alfies Antique Market, Red Bus Recording Studios, the former Christ Church, now the Greenhouse Centre, Stringers of London and the .

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is a district of northwest central , around the vast Paddington Station of Paddington Bear fame. This inner London district is somewhat bereft of attractions but it does have a large range of budget and mid-priced accommodation.

Sherlock Holmes Museum

Latitude
51.52376° or 51° 31′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.15847° or 0° 9′ 31″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9C3XGRFR+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3916613190
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10173912
Wiki­data ID
Q1990172
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Sherlock Holmes Museum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Muzeu Sherlock Holmes”
  • Arabic: “متحف شرلوك هولمز”
  • Armenian: “Շերլոկ Հոլմսի թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şerlok Holms muzeyi”
  • Chinese: “福爾摩斯博物館”
  • Chinese: “福爾摩斯紀念館”
  • Czech: “Muzeum Sherlocka Holmese”
  • Dutch: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • French: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • German: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • German: “Sherlock-Holmes-Museum”
  • German: “The Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון שרלוק הולמס”
  • Italian: “Museo di Sherlock Holmes”
  • Japanese: “シャーロック・ホームズ博物館”
  • Karachay-Balkar: “Шерлок Холмсну музейи”
  • Korean: “셜록 홈즈 박물관”
  • Lithuanian: “Šerloko Holmso muziejus”
  • Persian: “موزه شرلوک هولمز”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Sherlock Holmes”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Sherlock Holmes”
  • Romanian: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • Russian: “Музей Шерлока Холмса”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Sherlock Holmes”
  • Swedish: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์เชอร์ล็อก โฮมส์”
  • Turkish: “Sherlock Holmes Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Шерлока Холмса”
  • Urdu: “شرلاک ہومز میوزیم”
  • Uzbek: “Sherlock Holmes Museum”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Sherlock Holmes”

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