Islington Museum — Attraction in London

Got a leaflet about free admission to the grate fire of London museum.I was going to take my mum since it is local. So i just googled before hand to find out its the library of course it would be free.my local library that we have been to a thousand times as much as i am fond of the place. Its not the free outing advertised on these leaflets very disappointing deceiving waste of time.no offence to the fire service.why not just say exhibition at the library about London fire ect.why lie.like people are not gonna no realistically.Plan b i take her out for a drink or to saddlers wells instead. It wasn't about me i wouldn't mind.I am not complaining about the library at all i love that one i have many happy memories from there.Its the leaflet that led me here looking for a museum.lol .Am i the only one its...

We walked here from the knights of St John museum. Clerkenwell is an interesting area to walk around and beautifully quiet area of a weekend. This museum is an interesting insight in to the history of local area and has some great artifacts to look at. Unfortunately it fairly unwelcoming. The scruffy concrete steps take you down to a dirty facade and on entering the receptionist barely glanced up from her laptop. Just 'hello" would of been nice. On leaving I thanked her and said goodbye. The response was a grunt. Still worth a visit if you are in the...

I really enjoyed my visit, it's a small but perfectly formed museum focusing on the local history. It's helpfully divided into sections like Leisure and Education, each with interesting artefacts and thoughtful interpretation. It felt like a smaller version of Glasgow's People's Palace, so I felt right at home. The space was being used for a couple of community workshops when I visited, which looked fantastic, and the staff I encountered were friendly and able to answer...