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The Wallace Collection
A collector’s town house
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Image courtesy of © Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection was left to the nation in 1897 by Lady Wallace and opened in 1900 in Hertford House, the family’s town house on Manchester Square. Its rooms are filled with paintings by Titian, Rembrandt, Velázquez and Frans Hals, whose Laughing Cavalier hangs here, with French 18th-century paintings, furniture and porcelain, and one of the finest collections of arms and armour in Britain. The glass-roofed courtyard has a restaurant. Check the website for exhibitions and events.
Why it's on our list
- Old Masters
- French 18th-century art
- Arms and armour
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Wallace Collection before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Wallace Collection, as the crow flies.
- The Marylebone0.2 mi3 min walk
- Nobu Hotel London Portman Square0.2 mi4 min walk
- The Beaumont Mayfair0.3 mi7 min walk
- The Langham, London0.4 mi8 min walk
- Claridge’s0.4 mi8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Wallace Collection are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Bond StreetCentralJubileeElizabeth line0.3 mi6 min walk
- Marble ArchCentral0.4 mi7 min walk
- Baker StreetCircleHammersmith & CityBakerlooJubileeMetropolitan0.4 mi8 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Cavendish Square0.4 mi7 min walk
- Taxi rank, Mount Row0.5 mi10 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Leicester Square1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The British Museum1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Buckingham Palace1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Trafalgar Square1.3 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Harrods1.3 miWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Covent Garden1.4 miWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Westminster Abbey1.7 miWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- London Eye1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Shard3.0 miCycle 19 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Tower of London3.4 miCycle 22 minCar or taxi 28 min
Main rail terminals
- Paddington1.0 miWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Euston1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Charing Cross1.3 miWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Victoria1.5 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras1.5 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Waterloo2.0 miWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Liverpool Street3.0 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min
- London Bridge3.0 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min