Heath Robinson Museum — Attraction in London

We visited Pinner specifically to come and see this small museum and had bought our tickets in advance, which I would recommend.

What a pleasure to spend time looking at so many brilliant examples of Heath Robinson's illustrations and artwork!

There are two small galleries here....one is a general history of gallery explaining and showing the artistic development of this master illustrator which many examples of his humourous and more serious drawings. I've always loved his wartime drawings....

The second gallery exhibits Heath Robinson's Shakespeare illustrations which are very fine and very worthwhile taking time over.

There is also a really good shop with some lovely books and prints of his work. I asked and the man on the reception confirmed that they have a full online shop service, so if you have a lengthy underground/ train journey home, as we had, you can order for delivery.

We were impressed! It was well worth an hour and 40 minute journey to come and have a look at this excellent small museum! I can heartily recommend a visit if Heath Robinson's illustrations interest you. Plenty of information on...

I only found out recently that this place existed, and what a little gem it is. We had pre-arranged with the manager that we could put our small dog in her doggy pram and bring her with us - its wonderful to find a place that is so accommodating. The staff were friendly and informative, which helped make the experience such a joy. The museum is small, but a real treasure. Most of us oldies will be familiar with something being described as "Heath Robinson" from the eccentric contraptions he drew, but I imagine he's less well-known to younger generations. What I hadn't appreciated was what a very fine illustrator he was, and what a reputation he had during the early 20th century. So I've been entertained and educated. Oh, and the gift shop is delightful.

The museum is set in a lovely little park where we enjoyed walking the dog in spite of the weather. There is also a very decent cafe.

A pleasant green suburb, Pinner really doesn't seem like a place where you'd find a museum, but it really is worth a visit if you love art and are fond of English...

It's a nice and easy place to visit. Not too far from Pinner station with two car parks close by. When we visited there were two galleries open. One was illustrations by Heath Robinson of work by Rabelais. I didn't find that part enjoyable although the illustrations were excellent, the subject matter was disturbing. The other gallery was charming and had the more fun aspects of Heath Robinson's work. The space is limited but there is an interactive display with a much wider range of material available. The Heath Robinson inspired computer is great fun. You can breeze through the displays in minutes if you want but you can easily spend an hour or more there if you read the information, talk to the volunteers and look at the interactive...