Queen's House Reviews Summary

Category: Museum London

Address: Romney Rd, London, SE10 9NF, United Kingdom

Phone: +442088584422

Rating: 4.5
based on 219 reviews.

Architecture and Design

Pros:

  • "The architecture of the building is really prominent."
  • "The Queen's House is a landmark in British architectural history in many ways."
  • "A remarkable place to visit full of history and also found out that is the first Classical building in the UK."
  • "The Queen's House itself has an amazing architecture that is worth seeing and photographing too."
  • "The Queen's House is one of the most important buildings in the history of British architecture, being the first consciously classical building to be built in Great Britain."
  • "Admire the classical design of the House - one of the most important buildings in English architecture."
  • "This bright white villa was at the cutting edge of architecture and design when it was completed in the 1630s."

Cons:

  • "The stripped back rooms and lack of furniture gives it an empty feeling."
  • "It was like the house was foreclosed and they took everything except the paintings."
  • "The building itself is fairly ordinary with the occasional gem, a ceiling here, a staircase there."
  • "Once you enter and start looking around all you see is paintings on walls and that is it."
  • "It's like the place was completely robbed but left the paintings behind."
  • "For a person with mobility issues, this would be a disaster."
  • "The Queen's House is not very impressive."

Art Collection

Pros:

  • "Very engaging small museum showing a wide variety of maritime-inspired art across the centuries."
  • "Absolutely first-class! Don’t miss Elizabeth’s Armada portrait and Holbein studio pictures of Henry VIII, let alone the architecture and decoration of the house itself."
  • "I found the works by Dutch Golden Age and Baroque masters the most interesting; great pieces by Rembrandt, Jan Brueghel the Elder, David Teniers the Younger, Canaletto and Frans Francken the Elder."
  • "The Queen’s House is famous today for its extraordinary art collection including works by Great Masters such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Turner and Hogarth."
  • "Stunning, evocative paintings (mainly naval themed) draw you in and take you back in time to a world that was."
  • "Wonderful museum with lots of beautiful paintings."
  • "A free admision palace with plenty of original royal art."

Cons:

  • "Even the frescoes on the ceiling looked like cheap wallpaper."
  • "Might as well call it a naval art collection, so little reflects the history of a British Queen."
  • "It might not be very engaging for children due to the prevalence of old master style paintings and the numerous stairs."
  • "Rooms were sparse."
  • "Lots of rooms and paintings. Nothing else to see."
  • "The house now forms part of the National Maritime Museum and is used to display parts of their substantial collection of maritime paintings and portraits."
  • "The current van de Velde exhibition (2023 to 2024) is so well thought out."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The attendants also were helpful and informative."
  • "Staff are knowledgeable and helpful, and love to share their knowledge with you if you ask."
  • "The lady that runs the tour is very knowledgeable, with little stories to tell as you go around."
  • "The guides are very helpful."
  • "All staff were welcoming."
  • "Staff is really friendly and even explained us some history."
  • "Very helpful knowledgeable staff."

Cons:

  • "Staff are very snorty and lie."
  • "The staff was very polite except for one lady who asked me to take my flash off when taking my selfie."
  • "Only downfall was the staff can be a bit rude when closing and herd people out like cattle."
  • "Good place to visit, however feel the lady who greeted us was a little over enthusiastic."
  • "Shambolic management and nil tourist information!"
  • "I have asked kindly for directions to the toilet and was told they were closed."
  • "Don't understand why they needed visitors to put their backpacks their front, haven't had to do with any other art gallery or museum, so why here?"

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

  • "Toilets and gift shop are also located on the ground floor as you exit."
  • "User friendly."
  • "It's definitely worth a visit since admission is free."
  • "Entrance is free."
  • "Free entry right by National Maritime museum and Greenwich Park."
  • "It's free to visit."
  • "There are stairs but a lift is also available."

Cons:

  • "There is nothing for children to enjoy for a long period, so it is worth visiting if you have a keen interest in the subject."
  • "A little disappointed because the stairs were closed due to a wedding."
  • "The entrance was quite difficult to find."
  • "When you looking around for the entrance and it's this small door, you should put something bigger so people find it easier."
  • "The entrance is through a small door in the floor of the building, not easily to notice - free entrance."
  • "It's not a place to go with children."
  • "After long and costly renovation one might expect a more grand entrance, rather than through the cellar!"

Overall Experience

Pros:

  • "Lovely location... Greenwich, so lots to see around and about."
  • "Beautifully kept Royal home turned into a museum."
  • "The surrounding is beautiful too."
  • "The rooms are beautifully decorated and many paintings let your visit be even better."
  • "The landscape was very well kept and the view of canary wharf, in contrast felt surreal."
  • "Tickets were free, I went with a ticket just in case, but it wasn't checked, and it wasn't very crowded."
  • "The staff was also incredibly nice and knowledgeable. Going the extra mile to explain stuff and recommend what to see."

Cons:

  • "If you're the area go ahead and check it out, but don't prioritize coming here."
  • "It was used as a VIP centre during the 2012 Olympic Games."
  • "Strangely uninteresting! Poor signage for exhibits, too small to read for people with glasses."
  • "It's not a place to go with children."
  • "However, the staff were very friendly and nice and let me go through after putting down my name and contact details for track and tracing."
  • "Very pretty house in Greenwich, I wouldn’t necessarily say to go out of your way to visit."
  • "I misunderstood that I still needed to book a ticket to visit the museum even though it was free entry."

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