The National Gallery Reviews

Always a fantastic visit. The restaurant serves beautiful food - especially with a Prosecco.

Situated in the heart of the city....
Well connected by bus and tube, but it's better to avoid to bring your own car....
Entry is free....
Very huge collections.... Nicely sign posted...
It's not possible to see everything in a day....
One can select, and then see the works of the artist....
All the eras and periods are very well displayed....
A must see when are you in London....
Loved it !!!!

Beautiful museum & building, would recommend half a day at least to see & appreciate all of it. Helpful & friendly staff too.

In truth I didn't have long to spend here so only came for a sort of cliff notes visit to ensure I viewed the most famous paintings such as the van Gogh's and such. I feel that if I had all day I could have very easily spent it at this gallery due to the vast array of work they had on display. I will say it was very difficult to find certain rooms without a map which you had to pay for, but it was manageable. I viewed part of the Rachel Maclean film and was very enraptured by it and would suggest visiting while it is still on display.

This is a great museum. You could spend a whole day there and not see it all. It's got hundreds of art works and many famous pieces of art. I love the serenity of this gallery. You can sit and enjoy all the beautiful paintings and sculptures. And it's free! Galleries don't get better than this!

Wonderful art collection from Medivial period to late 1800. The free guilded tours are great but you only see about 4 pieces in an hour.

Awesome! Beyond awesome! Do not think this is a two hour stop. One will spend hours here and feel the day flew buy.

The National Gallery is a great institution. I love popping in here when I am passing and spend a few moments with the works by the Old Masters.

One of the top 3 galleries in the world and free. What can you ask for more...

Apart from having considerable difficulty to gain access with my cabin luggage sized weekend case . . . eventually allowed in since I had planned to visit the paid for exhibitions anyway! Bellini w/ Mantegna exhibition an excellent and interesting juxtaposition. I prefer the Courtauld's own hang of their impressionist collection to the National's. Save your money at the National and wait for Somerset House to reopen! The rooms displaying the most modern part of the permanent collection (which I had intended to revisit) were re-hung w/ Bellini & Magenta. Tough but understanable! Remains a pleasure to visit . . . and have been doing so since the 1950s.

Wonderful place. Remarkable works of the artists who leaded artistic trends

The Joaquin Sollora exhibition was excellent.Well curated and worth the money.As an art lover,I find the National Gallery a great place to go always and I love the special exhibitions.Am considering becoming a member.

It is free, it is marvelous! If you are into painting art go there!

Just visited Titian exhibition - amazing paintings albeit very few of them -but the organisation is appalling which ruins the whole experience - clear example of a case when stricter rules just make it worse not safer nor more efficient. Tickets checked 3 times, everyone wears masks but the automatic door doesn t work - so everyone touches the same handle, for some reason after presenting the tickets I was given a tiny piece of paper that I needed to handle to someone throughout the visit, no audio guide (and no app to download info) so people still crowd next to each other to read info next to each painting (so much for social distancing). To contrast - two weeks ago I was in Uffizi gallery - and that was really well organised and very safe.

Sorrolla is an uplifting exhibition. A feast to the eye and the heart. Recommended to get there early to be able to wander around the exhibition leasurely. Don't skip the film.

It's free. How amazing is that. It is huge and beautiful and full of some of the most amazing and famous works of art and it is free. The building itself is worth visiting for. It is very big so make sure you set aside enough time. Staff were pleasant and helpful.

excellent space but exhibitions are still value for money.

Very nice museum, you need more than one day to see it all or you have to make your choices and the staff is very helpful for that.

Attended here with my son and we both had a really nice time just walking around looking at all the great paintings and also the superb architecture of the building it's self.if you like to lose your self in paintings then this is the place for you. I also found that the staff were helpful as well.

What can you say for this piece of art...free entrance... Huge collection of paintings by many artists... You really need half day to explore every room...in every room there is staff who can help you...a must visit....

If you like Art, this is the second place after the British Museum to complete your view of pictures.

Amazing range of priceless artwork. A bit of a maze to find your way around.

Awesome tour everyday. Really interested and informative

Great art, but badly laid out with little useful signing

Nice permanent collection and great Sorolla exhibition.

What can I say, a free museum in an awesome building with an eclectic collection. A must-see when you are in London!

So much to see and look at...definitely worth a look over a full day or a few consecutive days. Something for everyone and all tastes. Shame about tourists taking pictures stood right close so you can't get in there n look yourself properly til about 10 mins later n they've finished taking selfies. But thats always gonna be the thing for visiting college/uni students from near n far. Other than that! Fantastic!!!

Wonderful! Such a wealth of masterpieces as well as less famous treasures. Always something new to see

Spend an entire day here. Absolute heaven for art lovers. Check out their temporary exhibitions as well. It's well worth it to rent an audio guide.

Always a joy, even for a short visit to see the el Greco display and a quick hello to some other favourites!

Booked lunch in Cafe as a treat and had a very disappointing experience tho food was good. A wobbly table in a cramped and noisy environment - and as many of us eating were golden oldies (just, in my case!), was very unwelcoming. Service good in parts tho' paid and left after waiting 15 minutes for pudding to be served..... and the waitress mopping up the full glass of water she knocked over made a very poor job of it! What a shame! Potential to for us to become regulars now I have joined my husband in retirement.... Sandwiches in the Square next time!

Paintings wonderful. Thank You

If you love Art and History take the time to stroll through this museum. A wonderful place to spend the day, take a break from the weather or appreciate the amazing works of art. Something for everyone. Very closely located to Portrait Gallery and famous Square. Free or donation to enter. A great place to go while visiting on a budget.

Fantastic variety of art and no entrance fee. What else to say? Go there and enjoy...

It's worth a visit .
There are amazing and unique paintings to see
Don't miss it!

Again it's Free Admission like The British Museum! Perfect venue to spend some time over lunch. Highlight works of art include The Ambassadors (optical illusion), Vermeer, Seurat, The Wilton Diptych, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck, and Venus & Mars by Botticelli. Dining available on site as formal or casual as you like. The National Cafe overlooks Trafalgar Square. Wonderful shops inside the Gallery offering from specialist art books to the simple postcard.

Hiw amazing to be able to see famous paintings up close and free! Even if you are not an art lover, come and look at the famous paintings.

J M W Turner, Van Gogh, Constable, Claude, Gainsborough. Arte.

A fantastic collection of art from the Middle Ages to modern paintings, one can spend the whole day there. Free entry.

An unavoidable museum, amazon european collection of paintings and free. Fridays open till 21! Amazing! It takes around 2h15min to see it.

It requiers at least 2 hours to visit it properly. Not all the paintings was given the right importance

Great paintings and free entrance lucky to have the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery next door!

One of the most amazing art galleries in London and it's free (although donations encouraged to keep it going!) The only downside is you can't see it all in one go as it's so huge. I suggest picking a floor or a period and really enjoying More

Great art, too bad my visit had to be quick, because I could lose a lifetime in there. The signs are clear and there's good information about the paintings. The most famous paintings demand a bit more patience as there's people reading and taking pictures, but they are worth it.

Free entry, nice / accessible museum with many important authors.

My favourite place to visit when I'm in London. Free and art works that will engage you as a viewer for many many many visits. Hint: limit your viewing to 10 pieces that you research well before you visit. It prevents you from feeling overwhelmed by the vast number of artworks.

Lovely museum, great artwork. Could spend a few days here and not see it all.

This is one of the most visited places in London and already many people have written reviews on this place. I just want to say one thing, I never thought in my life that I will see an art of Da Vinci standing just 1 feet away!!!

100% worth a stop. See paintings from famous artists such as Monet and Van Gogh. There is no entrance fee and the gallery is easy to navigate.

A beautiful place. You have to have an entire day to appreciate all the gallery

It's one of free museums in London, that's what I love about London! Even it's free, but the inside is well maintained and also clean. The paintings are all amazing. Perfect place to visit and kill your time.

Not easy to find something in particular but good for wandering and discovering

The gallery itself is like an art, it's absolutely stunning! Not all of the paintings my taste but it's definately worth to visit.

For anyone visiting London, the National Gallery is a must. You can fin here some of the best classics in the world.