Best places: Heritage museums in London, United Kingdom

Lawn tennis venue for annual Wimbledon Grand Slam championship, with museum, tours and restaurants.

1930s art deco house with a medieval great hall & ornamental gardens with picnic & play areas.

Mansion inspired by Earl of Burlington's grand tours of Italy, with restored gardens & statuary.

Tower of London attraction with a collection of historic royal diamonds & gemstones on display.

Restored Gothic castle, once home to Horace Walpole, with a landscaped garden, tours & a cafe.

👍👍 Excellent free exhibition space with changing exhibitions about black history and experience in the UK and around the world. An excellent shop.

Folly dating to the 18th century, with ornate rooms & an observation deck for forest & city views.

👍👍 Terrific eclectic museum, run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, tucked away in the backstreets of Walthamstow. Model railway, couple of tube trains, pumping engines, local history, and cafe. Has a great vibe. I've no idea how it's kept going for free. Very much a labour of love.

Palladian villa in riverside parkland, with hand-painted Chinese wallpaper & Georgian artworks.

Restored Spitalfields home displaying 18th-century lifestyle, with private tours & events.

World's leading museum of urban transport with galleries of vintage London trams, trains & buses.

Queen Anne-period mansion that hosts regular art and history exhibitions, concerts and recitals.

Museum and library in Keats' former residence, with collections of letters, effects and poems.

Historic weaponry and armour on display in the White Tower at the Tower of London.

Small museum in a historic air traffic control tower featuring aviation models & displays.

Costumed actors perform scenes from London's history at this immersive theatrical showcase.

19th-century diamond magnate's sometimes bizarre collection of jewellery, porcelain and paintings.