One intriguing museum and experience in London is the Sherlock Holmes Museum, conveniently located at 221B Baker Street. It is interesting because Sherlock Holmes was a fictional character, and 221B Baker Street did not really exist.
Sherlock Holmes Museum entry
When you walk up Baker Street from the Baker Street tube station, you will see a man dressed in a Victorian-era Police uniform. He is guarding the entrance to only allow ticket-holders to enter in groups…
You purchase a ticket from the gift shop next door. It is a large shop, staffed by people in Victorian maid’s costumes, and the entry was £38 for the two of us.
We formed a little queue outside, and then the policeman let us in as a small group. The museum has been well decorated with Victorian era items, and the main room was actually recognisable from many Sherlock Holmes films. We are not sure what came first, the layout of the museum or the movie sets!
Museum rooms
The building was laid out over three and a half floors, with two rooms per main floor, and a small attic room decorated as the bathroom.
The main Sherlock lounge room was where we started, with a costumed guide giving a short and entertaining talk about the room as if Sherlock was currently living there.
After the main room was explained and described, we were taken to the bedroom where more storyline was explained, pointing out real criminals’ photos on the wall and their backstories. Some of the Victorian artefacts were excellently aligned to the stories, and the host was keen to identify these items.
Then, we were given leave to explore the rest of the house at our own pace. As we climbed the stairs, we found a room that was dedicated to the actors who played the fictional character, and the movie franchise. There was memoriabilia from the movies, and a very fine set of busts of each of the actors who have played Sherlock Holmes
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