The Guards Museum
The Guards Museum is a military museum in Central London, England. It is in Wellington Barracks on Birdcage Walk near Buckingham Palace, which is the home of the five regiments of Foot Guards.Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY 2.5.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: guardsmuseum@aol.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: military museum in London, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Guards Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Westminster Abbey
Church
Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 2,000 feet east of The Guards Museum.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 2,600 feet east of The Guards Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Westminster.
Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.
Westminster
Quarter
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
The Guards Museum
- Categories: independent museum, regimental museum, military museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50005° or 51° 30′ 0″ northLongitude
-0.13613° or 0° 8′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV27+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4749096025OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3521171
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In Other Languages
From French to Hungarian—“The Guards Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “The Guards Museum”
- Hungarian: “Királyi Testőrség Múueuma”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flanders Fields Memorial Garden and Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks.
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