The National Gallery Reviews

Absolutely recommended, the gallery is full of masterpieces.. I loved it. One negative point: some areas are too much crowded.

Friendly staff, awesome collection. Some rooms were a bit too hot

Beautiful building, impressive art collection but staff could have some costumer service training.

A large gallery with famous artworks such as Sunflowers . I certainly recommend you to visit it if have some free time in London.

An interesting way of spending your time. Started at 3pm had a break for tea came back after 7pm. Great evening. Life music, amazing unique art collection.

Fantastic array of paintings from across history, would recommend for a quality free day out - miles better than the Tate Modern!

A beautiful gallery that managed to keep me silent for a good couple of hours. A great affordable gift shop too. Not overpriced like most of them are. We visited the sorolla exhibit whilst we were here and would definitely return to see other parts of the gallery.

London has so many wonderful donation admission options for art and culture and the National Gallery is certainly a must-go. From famous Van Gogh s to unfinished Michelangelo s and classic Botticelli s - the National Gallery is a stunning and perfectly laid out space to spend an afternoon on Trafalgar Square. Love this place!

I was surprised that the NG did not balance the exhibition with a mention of the racism, rape, land grabs & extermination going on at the time that the uninvited Europeans were enjoying their artistic frolics in France etc.

PLEASE NOTE THE HORRIFIC TASMANIAN GENOCIDE BY EUROPEANS

For 10,000 years the population of the island of Tasmania lived in complete isolation from the rest of humanity. In 1803 the government of Britain began to settle Australia with criminals. 73 years later the last Tasmanian died. This completed the total annihilation of the residents of Tasmania 6,000 in total, by the Australian settlers.

Great gallery and handling social distancing very well

If you are interested in art, this is the right place for you. You can fall in love with the best paintings of ever, from the romanticist periond, to the reinassiment one.
But what you can't lose is "The chair" by Van Gogh, problably my favourite paint in the Gallery.

The Gauguin portraits exhibition was fantastic, I would recommend to anyone even if you have no interest in art!

Amazing gallery with artworks of the most well-known artists

Great outside and great inside. Some amazing pieces of art

Normal entrance not available, meant couldn't see normal exhibition as before

Great collection of art. It is free but you need to pay for audio guide and in the cloakroom.

A breathtaking and comprehensive collection of many great painters. It is well worth becoming a member if you live or work in London.

Well worth a visit some of the most important paintings in the world .

The best way to spend a half day in London..great paintings. I always visit when in London..

Free (mostly), tons to see, lovely premesis. The art speaks for itself.

A great place to spend the whole day there. Entrance is free. Is good to rent the audio guide as it will provide much more information/story than the description besides the paintings. There is a cafe in the gallery but the food is average. Better to pack some food there.

A great collection dating right back. An enjoyable couple of hours meandering through the centuries of art.

It's a magnificent place, full of astonishingly good art and it's free to get in!

It's definitely worth to spend some time here! The National Gallery presents great collection of art from all over the world. They also have many world famous paintings. What is most important, it's free, only time exhibitions require paid tickets

Fantastic exhibition of photographs from the Taylor Wessing portrait competition. Just inspiring!

It's amazing! There is just so much to take in and absorb - it definitely requires more than just one visit :)

The national gallery had am amazing range if art from across the centuries. There is so much to see thay you can't do it all in once go. The different galleries are clearly signposted so it is easy to find your way around

Very many impressive paintings, the entrance is free, it is worth visiting

Lovely to have the galleries so empty, a guilty luxury, and Room 32 looks terrific in its restored splendour

One of the most beautiful places you need to visit in London.

Had a non-veg "feast" which was pretty good. The lamb dish was particularly good. Service was acceptable too.

Stunning place, wonderful display and a great relaxing corners with good coffee.

One day is not enough to see all the beautiful pics

What could be better than spending an afternoon here?

Definitely worth coming to! I stumbled upon this museum and decided to check it out. Really well worth it with art from very famous artists from the impressionist movement all the way back to the Renaissance. Not to mention this place is free! Definitely check this gallery out because the area on Friday had free street entertainment! I saw break dancers, violinist and chalk art! Go!:) Also the national portrait museum is around the corner. Also free :)

What a mind blowing experience at one of the world's most wonderful galleries. Getting to see some of the best paintings ever so closely left me humbled and inspired. You will need more than a day to explore so much this gallery has to offer so plan your trip before you go. Staff will help you and signs clearly mark out where you are going. Free entry is a breath of fresh air but a donation is always a good way to show your support.

What's not to love about hundreds and hundreds of pieces of amazing art? I wish I had more time to spend there.

Completely free entry with easy access. Massive collection of different media and genres of arts. Monet and Van Gough collection currently showing (august 2013). Michael Landy collection one of the most bizarre (and interactive) things i've seen in a gallery. Definately something to visit whilst in London, especially if not a budget. Allow a couple of hours for your visit.

I want to come London. That will be my greatest tour.

Amazing venue, world class art made so accessible. Please be sure to make a donation when visiting.

Surely one of the most important gallery in the world. The palace is really big and there are lots of pictures and monuments. Needs a lot of time to be visited well. Who visits London must go in this wonderful place.

Nice to walk through. Looking and walking. Take your time.

EXCELLENT and Free. Stop and really get present to some great art.

Lovely vibes and splendid exhibitions...Monet was fabulous!

What a great place to spend 20 minutes or 4 hours. My wife and I will often pop in if we have an hour to burn or so. The history and art are powerful.

A world class collection of art that is generally well laid out and nicely displayed

I can't say much that hasn't already been said but this is like the mecca of the city of London. It reminded me of Times Square but no billboards. We arrived on a Friday afternoon to a gazillion people everywhere. People hanging on the fountain, you could not escape! It is an extremely busy square with lots of traffic too, but it is rather exhilarating being in this frenzy. Don't miss taking pictures of the fountain with Antero on top. There are also street performers but at the time we arrived, they must have been on break as I only saw one. Definitely a people watching spot with all kinds of unique and culturally diverse individuals. Crossing the street was a challenge but not a stop to be missed! This is London!

I try to go here every time I go to London. It has such a fantastic collection of art from various periods. Definitely worth a trip.

First time I've seen such famous art. Beautifully laid out and maintained gallery. Exquisite art suiting a range of tastes.

A nice place to visit you can find a different nice section of history that helps you to walkthrough a time all sections are presented very well you can sit rest and watch the events this is also a good place to visit with your children they can see different sections and part of nations gallery well presented and very informative plus location is very friendly and centreal you can see lot of other landmarks near to this place and especially when you visit in this area lot of other things are also happening and the day we visited there was a EU March and I captured few pictures which I am sharing although those are not related to this place it s not too far from station you can visit to national portrait gallery that is also not too far plus you can enjoy lot of live music and magic shows frontbif this place

Wonderful to visit such an institution.... and the masters are always a joy

Must see attraction in London. Especially Van Gogh's popular items are here.

Free entry and art of all types from the great painters.

I wandered into The National Gallery to escape the rain, and after just an hour in, it quickly became my favorite museum in London. There are so many amazing works in this museum.

The most popular wing is on the second floor and is incredibly crowded on weekends for good reason. There you ll find well loved pieces by Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and more.

I don t claim to know anything about art, but there s just something wonderful about The National Gallery. Even if you re not a fan of art, you might appreciate the fantastic architecture within each room of the museum.

And did I mention it s free? You can t beat it.

Amazing collection that takes you back in time. Worth the visit

I love the early morning breakfast views - especially on a beautiful sunny day and without the tourist crowds. Perfect way to start the work day with coffee/tea, pastries and ART!

Stunning works of art along with statues and lost treasures rediscovered. They offer restaurant dining and cafe style dining and the perfect store to purchase any collectable of your dream!

Love it!!every time I am in London I can't miss to go there! Huge art collections.. A feast for the eyes AND THE ENTRY IS FREE !!

We are visiting from the states and found all the museums in London to be spectacular. Well worth the time, and for free (or minimal suggested donation) it's easy to blast through all of them on a short trip to hit the highlights

(Free entrance)For a little bit of art in your life, you can check out the National Gallery which sits right behind Trafalgar Square. Then just up the street, you'll find the National Portrait Gallery, which houses a collection of portraits of historical and famous British people.Housing masterpieces by painters including van Gogh, Renoir, da Vinci and Michelangelo, the National Gallery is home to one of the world s most impressive art collections, and sees over six million visitors every year. Avoid the hordes by visiting on weekday mornings or Friday evenings. Whatever time you go, the permanent collections are always free.

This is one of the best art museums in London with some incredible masterpieces. It's really centrally located so if you're not a big art lover but would like to pop in there is a lot to do in the area around it also.

Great collection of classic art across a wide spectrum of periods.

If you like paintings, definitely a place to visit. As a non expert of the subject, some of the paintings are breathtaking. Also well organized and very spacious.

I'm not into art, and I was dragged to go by the girlfriend, but I thought it was amazing. They have some of the most famous pieces of art in the world, including some of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous work. Best of all it's free, and there are no armed guards, no bullet proof glass, just a small rope like you get a nightclub - that is it. You could touch the paintings if you really wanted to. You are that close. AMAZING.

This place is literally too big and too busy. However, the price is on-point.

Amazing free collection - pieces from all the names in classic art - in a great building.

Free and very interesting, including many famous painters

This place was great. You guys should go check it out.