The National Gallery Reviews

Fantastic place with so much to see well worth going in

Great museum with a great distribution by artist and era. They have amazing Turners and the classics as Monet, Da Vinci, Raffaelo, etc. from classic paintings to modern ones they walk you trough all the different ages of art.

What with covid there are no people. So now it's a wonderful place to be. You can spend ages looking at all your favourites, and go through the exhibition without being elbowed out the way by people taking selfies.

Great visit, it's surprising how much time you can spend there if you want to see everything.

For nice clean toilets and refreshing drinking water near Trafalgar Sq, just get inside

Worth visiting the Gallery. It has a great collection of paintings.

Impressive building in Trafalgar Square. Loved the "Bacchus and Ariadne" painting in room 8 and the collection highlights.

Culture and history under one roof. See some of the world's master pieces. Holbien's The Ambassdors and Paul Delarouche's The Execution Of Lady Jane Grey are but two of my favour paintings. You can spend all day.

Good place to enjoy arts. Follow the daily tour and listen the stories behind.

The gallery itself is already magnificent and than you haven't even started looking at all the great work in there.

Love the collection! I got an audio-guide with a list of top 80 must see arts but it was too hard to follow. The arts were not listed in any logical order so I had to waste my time figuring out whether I am in the right room and whether a top art is located there. They could improve by listing them in a chronological order!

Its fabulous The Nation's Collection it's yours too .....go there .....Now.

Very interesting place. Big, impressive and beautiful architecture with some incredible art on display. Friendly workers and free to visit

Some great pieces of art, definitely worth visiting!

Excellent history trip. Their paintings and exhibitions are excellent.

Wonderful art but a little austere and old fashioned. I had been to the Tate Modern the previous day and that was much more laid-back. It was a Saturday when I visited the National and it was extremely busy so perhaps the problem was the huge number of people. One security lady shouted "no flash" twice across the room where she was on duty causing as much distraction as the guy taking the photos. In the Monet exhibition the security guy there told a woman to put her phone away even though she was only using it to make notes (I suppose she might have been a secret floor photographer or perhaps she was after a selfie with the ceiling). Art - wonderful, restaurant food - wonderful, atmosphere - not so good because of the security staff. I don't get to go to London often and, over the years, I have had several very enjoyable days at the Tate Modern. This was my first visit to the National and I don't think I will be going back again.

Chance for us coming and see original works from respected artists

Wonderful museum, always free, great diversity and breadth of classical (and some impressionist) marvels

Great exhibition of impressionists to post impressionists - Manet to Gauguin.

A month ago, I went to see the art collection of Monet and the admission was free. It was a great experience for me. It's an amazing place where you can enjoy the Modern art, beautiful paintings and portraits. I intend to visit the Rembrandt's exhibition these days. I'm sure it's worth seeing.

Absolutely awesome! And it's huge! Make sure you have a lot of time to explore

One my favourite galleries. Some great, unmissable exhibitions from time to time,well worth bookmarking. Lovely restaurant is a hidden gem, worth going on it's own, brilliant, uplifting.

A good free museum to do. A lot of beautiful paintings. Not the best of its kind but interesting worth the sight

Really lovely range of paintings in a wonderful building. Well worth a visit as it's close to many other attractions.

Absolutely stunning collection of masterworks. Took my breath away. As an artist, it was a visually thrilling & exhausting experience. I had to come back a second time.
I'd go everyday if I could :)

Very nice staff ... Very helpful with disability needs for my friend

The great Gallery all over the world. I adore this place!

Excellent gallery and beautiful cafes. There are also interesting activity packs for children.

Great place to truly appreciate European art. Its free but please donate. Great variety from renowned artists. Expect to spend at least an hr for a quick browse but if you appreciate this kind of place then definitely take the time to absorb all of it.

Its free and its got a great selection of paintings

Absolutely one of the must-see structures in all of London. I mean what is a better representative of the city of London than Big Ben itself?! There are so many awesome views of Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster from all different directions. Not only can you get up close and personal under Big Ben near Parliament Square and snap endless photos of/with it, but there are also great photo spots afar on Westminster Bridge, The Queen's Walk and especially overhead on the London Eye! Just a side note in that the area around the Palace of Westminster is quite crowded so you just have to watch where you are walking as not only will you most likely be taking photos of/with Big Ben, but plenty of other people will be too.

I love religious art, and was stunned to see so very many beautiful pictures. To cap it off, I wass thrilled to see The Ugly Duchess by Quentin Matsys. The docile are good, the building itself windchill. The fact that it is free (donations welcome) is amazing.

Their self guided tour of masterpieces worked great with the kids

I was hoping for Van Gogh's Sunflowers, but I was just unlucky. In general was ok.

Breathtaking, thought provoking, eye opening. Please do yourself a favour and visit here if you're an art lover.

Another favourite place of mine in London, spend an hour at a time with the best painters and be taken to another place and time.

Amazing art and exhibitions are always great to attend

Brilliantly organised, COVID-19 safe easy to book a time on line. Thank you to all who have opened up the gallery for us. Never fails to inspire!

Excellent venue for a conference of any type with the added bonus of viewing some of UKs greatest art

Visiting the gallery in a new world of masks and social distancing was surprisingly easy!

Some of my favourite paintings are in here so it's always a pleasure to vist

Oh my, how to describe The National Gallery except to say it is a national treasure!!! I am a Londoner and when my soul is in need of some artistic stimulation I potter along to The National. Free entry! Late night openings (please check), events, exhibitions and family arty activities (some carry a charge). Honestly, it's wonderful. The architecture is a sight to behold itself. It defies belief that one can wander through galleries filled with historic art, separated from it only by a short distance - with blue rope. The facilities are superb, lovely cafes (slightly pricey) and nice bathrooms. I go often, so should you!!

Traditional paintings in a breathtakingly beautiful building.

If you want to truly enjoy your visit, plan your days. What I did, because I was in a rush, I googled what's the most important that I need to see inside. Each section is worthy spending the whole day there. You'll find the amazing works of some of the most famous artists in the world - all this for free. At the entrance you can leave your donation, of course if you wish. Also there is a free WiFi available.

Many extraordinary portraits, take your time you can get overwhelmed.

Wonderful and huge place where you can easily spend one day trying to see everything inside. Totally recommended.

If you love art it is the right place to visit. Easy to spend few hours. Everyone can find something what you would like.

Beautiful, calm place, probably not that interesting for little children but even people that don't understand art in bigger spectrum can have an interesting time looking at the beautiful paintings and architecture.

Very interesting museum in London
Very beautiful paintings
There is the portrait of His Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge
Very successful

Great and free Museum in London, go early as it gets pretty busy!!

The monet paintings are extravagant and check out the 30 must-see paintings!!!

Make sure to get a map! This is an excellent museum! It is wonderfully curated and I have gone two times!

Absolutely fascinating! Lovely collection of portraits.

A great place for tourists and locals. I tend to visit for special exhibitions.

I try to visit every time I m in London. I would rate this as one of the top art museums in the world.

Very nice easy to navigate beautiful paintings food eating options clean bathrooms

Beautiful pieces. Well kept gallery in a great location