The National Gallery Reviews

Amazing! Incredible works of art that you can see up close and personal. Interesting docent talks! Inside restrooms are clean and free.

Beautiful building, beautiful pictures in wonderful frames. It is worth seeing. Entrance is free. Have more time to spend there because there is a lot to see.

Too well known to comment on. Great exhibitions obviously. Becoming pricey.

The praise and worship team excellent message by the Bishop exceptional.

Love going here. The fact its free to see amazing pieces if art each in a seperate set of rooms for each era. The shop is good though some of the books are quite heavilly thumbed and slightly damaged by 'readers'.

So much iconic art to see and fabulous exhibitions too

The British National Gallery is room after room of painting history. There aren't many places in the world with a room of Rembrandts

Lots of lovely paintings and im probably going again soon.

Great museum. Magnificent collections. Amazing building

Always enjoy a trip here. The Gaugin exhibition on at the moment (November 19) is well worth a visit.

Love this place something for everyone & able to just wonder around.

Free entrance! They provide locker to keep my damn luggage and it still free. Green scenery. Numerous breathtaking masterpiece, could not finish visit in short time. Souvenir quite expensive here.

absolutely fantastic collections. Great architecture. Michelangelo,da Vinci,Botticelli,Caravaggio...... Still an absolute must on any visit to London. You have to bring a lot of time and plan ahead what you want to see to be not overwhelmed. I love it!

Fantastic. Loved the Ambassador's by Holbien and the Constables are amazing. Love this place.

A beautiful building, with various tastes in art catered for. Ensure you plan for one of the tours, as they give you more of a detailed insight into the artist and meanings of the piece of art than what you can read in a book.

A good range of pictures by famous artists. Too big to see them all so look at the floor plan when you enter and select the rooms to view.

Brilliant at all ages. Even a first date or hundredth date

Amazing exhibition! Lots of Rembrandt, impressionists and neo-impressionists, which was especially exciting for me. One day was not enough...

Tourist tip: you can leave your luggage in cloakroom for few pounds, which helps.
There is a nice restaurant at second floor.

Great selection of paintings, and it's FREE to get in. Why not?

I can't tell you how much I love this place, it's free and has one of the finest collections of art in the world a place I could lose myself for days in. A must if your visiting London and want to see some of the paintings you have heard so much about :D)

Lovely museum with great collections that are free to view.

Busy but great gallery just off Trafalgar Square. I wasn't keen on the staff just inside the entrance pressuring for donations before you'd even got in the door - I understand the importance of the public donations, but would appreciate walking around first before I donate. As a first time visitor it's slightly off putting. Anyway, it's easy to spend a couple of hours wandering round here, and they have some really spectacular work. A few well known pieces too. Worth a visit if you're in the area and have some free time.

This is one of the great art museums, and still free! The National Gallery is on Trafalgar Square, next to another art museum, the National Portrait Gallery. The collection is very large and so you will need more than a day if you want to see ALL the works. Best is to study the excellent website first and plan your visit. There are also special expositions on a regular basis, but these must be paid for. The cafe and shop are also very good.

It was amazing experience and so much interesting arts and paintings have there!

They have an extesive collection of paintings from great artist. It could take you a whole day if you want to understand the history of all the paintings in the museum, Also there is a audio guide available inside but you have to pay a fee to rent it.

Good value for money (it's free) and the van Gogh paintings are really nice

Really enjoyed my visit here today.

Staff are lovely, and I enjoyed the paintings. This is a very busy gallery yet somehow the atmosphere was calm. Really pleasurable time.

Disabled toilets available.

Not enough gluten free food choices but overall a good experience.

Look up on line for the exhibitions that may or may not interest you.

One of the best art collections in the world. Well thought out, and not too huge like Louvre.

The national gallery is a real national treasure. The gallery holds some of the greatest works of art in the world in a grand but sympathetic setting. The staff are very friendly and amazingly the whole thing is free to enter (although a donation is encouraged).

Nice place. Reminds you of how inferior modern day art/picture frames are compared to the ancient frames !

Words cannot describe it. I got to see paintings I grew up reading about. It was a privilege.

It was awesome meseum to visit! Genuine sets of painings are there and you can spend as much time as you want.

such a lovely gallery and best of all its completely free to visit all the beautiful paintings

A good insight to the artists and an opportunity to get up close to some amazing works of art. All just for the cost of a donation.

What's not to love a chance to see some of the most beautiful paintings and all free. All around the outside is just full of people pavement artists musicians travellers from all over the world. Trafalgar Square is just buzzing.

It is obligatory to visit the national gallery either you are a tourist in london or a resident of it

One of the top art museums in the world. Highlights include a real Leonardo Da Vinci, a trainload of Van Goghs, numerous Rembrandts, and the list goes on and on.

I like that there is still no admission charge (although they do, and rightfully so, encourage visitors to donate).

It bothers me a bit that many of the paintings which were previously free are now walled off into "special exhibitions" which incur an additional charge. Oh well, it's a sign of the times: operating one the worlds greatest art museums is an expensive undertaking. Gift shops and paid special exhibits are the price we pay for having access to world-class art.

If you go to London as a tourist, and you have not been to the National Gallery, then you haven't been to London.

Amazing museum of art and painting, well organized and huge

Went in as the rain was pouring down. I didn't think it would be for me but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend this attraction, together with the national portrait gallery. Both are well worth a visit and they are both free entry although they ask for donations.

Glad that I plan a visit to this magnificent art gallery . its fun to see art work throughout many generation . these spectacular paintings not only shows these painters skills but also serve as a window to that era .
Salute to British council to preserve & make available these valuable art work to visitors to enrich their knowledge & ignite the artist within . Highly recommended .

Great place, free entry you only have to pay for certain exhibitions.

Loved the experience of being in rooms full of portraits and painting greatness.

There is generally an exhibit featuring Vincent Van Gogh's artwork which is amazing, don't miss it because you will regret it

Superlative collection of European paintings from Middle Ages to early 1900s. Please don't try to see it all in one day. It's admission free so come back several times for a couple hours and just savor all the gems.

I only went in to find a gift and use the facilities. London has so many good museums and to be honest, it's easy to get museum-fatigue. That's what made the surprises even more wonderful. There are Picasso and Monet paintings amongst others, but who can resist a Picasso sunflower or the chair from his little room? Did I mention it's free? The bathrooms and gift shops are also good:)

Now that's what I call art. Masterful paintings which look 3D.

Beautiful, absolutely stunning. The National Gallery is perfect for education trips to learn about art and culture, go with friends and share your interests or take your significant other with you to learn about each others perspectives. Overall, brilliant for social relationships.

The gallery is very big and there are so many sections to go to. There are maps to guide you to those sections you want to visit. The collections are absolutely breathtaking and of course you can find different styles, art forms, time periods, etc....the list goes on. The only thing to take in consideration is keeping your flash off in your camera/device and not disrupting the, few, quiet spaces because you'll often find yourself being surrounded by people but not noise which I think helps you observe and admire the paintings better.

Great indoor activity in a rainy day. Lots of famous paintings.

Interesting exhibition. Audio presentation worthwhile

A wonderful place to visit and enjoy. Highly recommended.

A lot of amazing examples of historical artwork with plenty of names you'll recognise. Every reason to come, look at the culture, the religious works and reflect on the state of the world.

Needed more time to view it all. Monet exhibition was good but expensive.
Restaurant was very good and much cheaper than you'd have thought for central London.

This place is really amazing. The artwork inside is incredible, including original works from Leonardo Da Vinci, Van Gogh and many more. It's a top rated place for good reason.

An exceptionally beautiful art museum set at Trafalgar Square - a very convenient location. There are many art installments dating from the 13th century up until the 19th century. The most crucial paintings from the history of the world. Very peaceful place designed for art lovers from all ages. You can also enjoy your time at the cafe or the restaurant inside. You can spend as much time as you want. A must visit, and it is close to the Portraits Gallery.

Good museum. They don t allow taking pics even without flash

Extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff. I visited this week with a 5 and a 2 year old grandchild. Getting in from the rain with a buggy was made very simple. Whenever I asked for directions to a particular painting every room warden seemed to know exactly how to find it and how best to get there with a buggy. The staff running the special children's activity were great despite it being so busy. The atmosphere generally was so welcoming. A great experience. Thank you.

Most art works have a number for audio guide BUT however, when you type in the number the audio guide can't find the item. It seems like they stick the labels before they do the recordings.
About 90 percent of drawings have a number for audio guide, but only one or two (sometimes no) in a room has the audio guide recording. Terrible. Wasting time and energy.

Located in an impressive domed building right in Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery houses a rich collection of over 2,000 works of art dating from the mid 13th century to 1900. Explore the beautiful marble hallways to see famous paintings by Van Eyck, Turner and Van Gogh.