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Things to do in London on Boxing Day
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By Sara O'Reilly
Updated: Tue Dec 1 2009 -
Several London attractions will be open on Boxing Day, many of them conveniently located on the South Bank, which makes it easy to cater for different tastes. There are even a couple of places that are open on Christmas Day
Museums | Attractions | Walks | Wildlife
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Charles Dickens Museum
Until Aug 31 2010, Charles Dickens Museum
The museum – where Charles Dickens, author of ‘A Christmas Carol’, lived from 1837 to 39 – must be the London attraction most closely associated with the festive season, so it’s fitting that it’s one of the very few to open on Christmas Day. From Christmas Eve to Boxing Day, visitors can listen to readings of the author’s seasonal stories in the atmospheric library, watch classic film adaptations of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and get merry on mulled wine and mince pies served by staff in period costume. Read more
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Brunel Museum
Until Aug 31 2010, Brunel Museum
f you’re looking for a really quirky Boxing Day outing with which to surprise your guests (assuming they’re pretty fit and don’t suffer from claustrophobia) we suggest you try the Brunel Museum’s tour ‘Underground Christmas Stories with the Stars’. Read more
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The Movieum of London
Until Dec 31 2010, Movieum
London’s movie museum celebrates the silver screen with props from films such as ‘Superman’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘The Italian Job’ and ‘Batman’. There's also a gallery dedicated to animation, and children can borrow a camera from reception to make their own movie (£15). Read more
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Sherlock Holmes Museum
Until Aug 31 2010, Sherlock Holmes Museum
The museum purpors to be the former home of Sherlock Holmes, where every lovingly recreated detail conspires to persuade visitors to suspend their disbelief and feel themselves travelling, not into a fictional world, but back in time to a preserved fragment of historical reality. Read more
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Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly, London, W1J OBD
Most of London’s major art galleries take at least a couple of days’ break over Christmas, but the Royal Academy takes pity on those thirsting for culture, reopening at 10am on Boxing Day. The current show is sculpture-focused ‘Wild Thing: Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska and Gill’. Read more
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Royal Academy Burlington Gardens
6 Burlington Gardens, W1S 3ET
At the RA’s nearby but separate Burlington Gardens building, ‘Earth: Art of a Changing World’, takes climate change as its theme. Featuring new and recent work, it includes commissions by 30 international artists including Mona Hatoum, Darren Almond, Cornelia Parker and Tracey Emin. If last year is anything to go by, you’ll have the building pretty much to yourself on Boxing Day. Read more
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5 comments
This listing might just save the day for something to do to keep my 22 year old autistic brother on leave from mental health section from tearing at my mother's nerves etc etc. Thank you.
According to the RA website the gallery is open until 6pm today.
are they really giving us the incorrect information....OMG LOL
im only 11 yrs old and i have my own appinyon
I have just checked the websites of the RA and Saatchi - they say they are closed on Boxing Day - so someone appears to have the incorrect information.
umm i dnt live in london so yerr i live in australia