Get us in your inbox

Search

Somerset House

  • Art
  • Aldwych
  • price 0 of 4
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
  1. Ed Marshall / Time Out
    Ed Marshall / Time Out
  2. Courtyard fountains - © Simon Leigh / Time Out
    Courtyard fountains - © Simon Leigh / Time Out
  3. Fernandez and Wells Cafe © Tricia De Courcy Ling
    Fernandez and Wells Cafe © Tricia De Courcy Ling
  4. © Ed Marshall
    © Ed Marshall
  5. Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
    Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
  6. Kings Barge House © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
    Kings Barge House © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
  7. © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
    © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
  8. © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
    © Jonathan Perugia / Time Out
Advertising

Time Out says

4 out of 5 stars

The original Somerset House was a Tudor palace commissioned by the Duke of Somerset. In 1775 it was demolished to make way for an entirely new building, effectively the first purpose-built office block in the world. Today it houses a formidable art gallery (the wonderful Courtauld), a beautiful fountain court, a terraced café and a classy restaurant. Having replaced the Hermitage Rooms and Gilbert Collection on the river side of the building in April 2008, the new Embankment Galleries explore connections between art, architecture and design with a series of temporary exhibitions; downstairs a ceremonial Thames barge illustrates the venue’s history. In summer, children never tire of running through the choreographed fountains. In recent years Somerset House has hosted outdoor film screenings and music gigs in summer and a wonderfully atmospheric ice-rink in winter.

Details

Address:
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA
Contact:
View Website
Transport:
Tube: Temple/Charing Cross/Covent Garden
Opening hours:
Daily 10am-7pm
Do you own this business?
Sign in & claim business

What’s on

Somerset House Summer Series

  • Pop

The gorgeous eighteenth-century courtyard of Somerset House hosts another of its annual summer gig series. With neoclassical beauty on all four sides it takes a special music line-up to live up to the setting, but luckily it’s pulled in just that. Highlights include Greentea Peng, Alison Goldfrapp, Interpol, Olivia Dean, Beabadoobee and Young Fathers. Get ready to dance on the cobbles. 

Advertising
You may also like
You may also like