Tate Britain & Tate Modern Reviews

Tate Britain is one of those art galleries that you come once and keep coming over and over. It houses great exhibitions in one of the most beautiful buildings in London.

If you are visiting London, please note that Tate Britain is the fine art gallery, not to be confused with Tate Modern; which is 3 km to the East so easily walkable, and in your way there you will find important tourist attractions (Houses of Parliament and Big Ben or Elizabeth Tower), the London Eye, South Bank Centre, the National Theatre, etc).

Tate Britain is just one of my GO-TO places in London. Lots to see. Chilled place. Great coffee.

Yes, the Tate Britain could be very British style, but the collection of Joseph Mallord W. Turner is timeless and tells the story of a painting genius. Before you go, don't miss the film by Mike Leigh which came out in 2014. Turner is a man who looked at the world through the eyes of a contemporary and who saw the iconography of the time beyond images.

Stunning place. A must see for anyone who can get to it

A large museum with paintings for all tastes and free admission. You can't miss the Tate Modern either

Excellent art gallery, contains some real gems and classics

Grand galleries of British Art going back through the centuries. Love the Member's Room on the top floor with a good cafe, cake, sandwiches etc

Always brilliantly displayed and explained exhibitions with a great selection of choice. Considering both this gallery and Tate Modern are included in membership, it is well worth considering a yearly membership as they prove excellent value for money.

If you enjoy the works of J.M.W. Turner, then you will enjoy Tate Britain. They have the largest collection of Turner's works in the world. Also Constable, Reynolds, Lawrence and many others. That's just the traditional artists. Tate Britain has a vast collection of modern works as well, displayed in a highly logical, chronological manner. Well worth a visit. Admission is free, but a donation is recommended.

Visited to see the Don McCullin photographic exhibition.
Went early to avoid crowds.
McCullin's war photography is very raw and not for the faint hearted. Also many images from areas in the world of starvation and misery, often due to wars. But also some beautiful and atmospheric landscapes.
The images are monochrome, printed in the traditional method using a darkroom, an enlarger and dishes of chemicals with photographic paper. Something most smartphone and digital photographers have never experienced.
The results are stunning, beautiful, unbearable and disturbing.
Go and see for yourself. On until 6th May.

The oldest of the Tate museums, open from 10am to 6pm, free like most London museums. It is about a mile and a half from Westminster Abbey, and from there you can get there by taking a nice walk along the Thames passing through the small park of Victoria tower garden. One can admire masterpieces from the 1500s to the present, in particular Turner, Constable, the Pre-Raphaelites. Beautiful "no woman no cry" by Chris Ofili. On the ground floor there is a bar and a restaurant (carucci). A thousand attentions for disabled people

A great place to visit. Unique and marvellous range of art, sculpture and more, housed in an impressive building. What i enjoyed the most was all the Hockney's pieces.... just loved em!!!! A nice and quiet cafe as well!!!

The lowry exhibition was fantastic and well thought out. Although at times it was a bit crowded.

I wasn't entirely impressed by he exhibits in this museum although it does have a lot of famous British artist on show. The building however is beautiful and it was nice exploring the spaces.

Amazing museum detailing centuries of British Art. As it free, there is literally no excuse as to why one would skip the visit.

Really enjoyed the exhibits. Very thought provoking.

A great venue for lovers of a diverse range of Western Art

Access restricted to a one-way tour through selected galleries due to COVID, but still really worth a visit.

A place with a work of art for ebery mood. Members room is amazing

Beautiful curation of William Blake exhibition and intriguing Mark Lekey video installation. Centuries apart, under one roof. Fabulous walk along the river from Tate Modern only took 30 mins.

Food lovely but restaurant a little chaotic with people going to tills from all directions.

A little less known than Tate Modern but honestly the art is more easily accessible (to understand) for most I would say and the exhibits always have interesting themes. The area is a bit less fun than it s more famous sibling s but still worth a visit, especially if an exhibit catches your eye or you love Turner.

Went for the DaVinci exhibition, which was fantastic but, as always, too busy. Why do they let so many people in at once? Oh yes, for the money

Also the building as a whole needs much better signage - we quickly got lost both on way in and way out.

V good chocolate brownie in the cafe after!

Fantastic the gallery !!! The modern world, post modern, contemporary takes on another dimension ...

Brilliant collection and exhibits. There are some nights in the year when they do Late at Tate: keeping it open until late at night. Great crowd, very lively place. Easy to see a lot of it in one visit.

Great food. Chef Alfio knows how to make his guests happy

Went as a school trip to see the Steve McQueen Exhibition, which was pictures of year 3 schools, taken last year! we all enjoyed looking for our school picture! The staff there were very at ease with the children, and listened and answered questions that the children asked! We went to different parts of the galleries and they showed us some of the amazing stuff you could do. Will definitely go back again on my own to see more of the galleries

Tate is always a good idea. There is so much to see here. Also there is a nice cafe and it is near the river. Westminster station is a nice walk away and Victoria station isn't very far, but the walk is not that nice as to Westminster.

Amazing selection of British art through the centuries.

The building alone is worth a visit. Location near the Thames and Houses of Parliament makes it an easy place to encompass even in a day in London. Forthcoming exhibition of Van Gogh.

I watch Van Gogh s exhibitions here
Generally nice experience

Wonderful museum. Free apart from special exhibitions

I want to thank you for the regular emails sent during lock down giving me an opportunity to explore some art I know and to discover so much I didn't. It was wonderful to feel a connection with a world beyond my four walls and to marvel at the creativity of the past and gain joy from the creativity of the present. Thank you to all those who put the content together. Unfortunately I live too far away to visit the gallery very often if I were nearer I would want to visit regularly and would certainly become a member after this online experience.

Fantastic place "Free" entrance where you can see works by famous painters, such as Pablo Picasso. Show.

Well put together exhibition on Van Gogh. Made you want to come back as there was so much to take in.

Informative, free entrance, and nice shops and caffe

Modern architecture in a classic space, very spacious, with many rooms. They usually have several exhibitions at the same time by renowned artists. Clean and spacious toilets, restaurant area with terrace and I was surprised by the variety of organic drinks.

Stunning paintings. It's a great place to potter about during a lunch break.

Beautiful serene gardens. Great staff. A really wonderful experience.

If you want to see a range of artistic and cultural exhibitions, then London is THE place. Unlike other cities across the world, the permanent collections of art galleries and museums are free. If you want to donate, you are welcome to do so. Die hard fanatics can pay extra for the special exhibitions if they wish to. Tate Britain has a range of pieces for all tastes - l went to revisit the Chris Ofili piece, Henry Moore and Turner, but there is something for everyone. You can meander around the galleries at your own pace and see as much or as little as your time allows. Always worth a visit.

Great exhibition. Toilets immaculate. Restaurant needs a rethink. Queue is ridiculous.

Great place to visit, always something new to see. Check out the Archive Tour round the building. Sometime you may need convincing what you see is art but that's part of the fun

Wonderful gallery and some stunning art. Van Gogh exhibition v interesting. Super helpful people. Even restaurant was lovely!

For those who are disappointed by the important and famous "sister" Tate Modern like me, the Tate Britan is a nice surprise. It is less crowded and there are very famous works, all related to English art from the 1500s (pity that in this period the Ophelia is not present because it was loaned to the museum in Milan!). It also contains works of modern art. Free entry. Highly recommended visit.

The staff was very rude at the Tate Britain ,I made a complaint to both managers security and the gallery manager. Such staff must be employed for an educational and historic institution. The gallery manager was defending his colleague and I k we he wouldn't address the matter in an orderly fashion rather unfair. Appaling!

Staff (Tom Lovelace) at queer art exhibition v. helpful when I enquired about a particular exhibit and offered to follow up my enquiry.

Simply wonderful, a dip into centuries of British art.

Excellent art gallery! I spent a relaxed morning there during my recent trip to London. It easily would take a full day or more to see all of the art on display.

Always a pleasure visiting, very romantic, beautiful pieces by some of my favourites, Leighton, Henry Moore

Gorgeous work and very peaceful on the weekdays

Lots of very big old paintings relevant to my art GCSE, building clean and airy

This is not Tate Modern, but it is worthwhile to visit. It is closed to London Pilimico tube station on Victoria line, walk along the river bank, about 5mins, the building is on your left side. There is JMW Turner collection, Henry Moore, John Constable etc, all British, of course. Excellent art.

Beautiful museum ! The building itself is already gorgeous ! You can get there by bike, tube or bus. I recommand !

Van Gogh is just superb! An interesting perspective on his work and life.

I visited the "Fighting History" exhibition on Monday 22nd June. As a Tate Member for many years I was shocked by the paucity of the display and embarrassed lest those visitors from abroad should think this be typical of what British More

Great if you appreciate art, not so great if you don't.