{"id":28,"date":"2017-01-18T22:44:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T22:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/must-see-london-attractions-trafalgar-square-national-gallery-tour-guide\/"},"modified":"2021-05-24T02:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T02:28:51","slug":"must-see-london-attractions-trafalgar-square-national-gallery-tour-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/must-see-london-attractions-trafalgar-square-national-gallery-tour-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Must See London Attractions: Trafalgar Square &amp; National Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery<\/h2>\n<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width: 1632px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \" style=\"padding-bottom: 44.336570739746094%;\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/national-gallery-trafalgar-square-guided-tour-private.jpg\" alt=\"national-gallery-trafalgar-square-guided-tour-private.jpg\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/national-gallery-trafalgar-square-guided-tour-private.jpg\" alt=\"national-gallery-trafalgar-square-guided-tour-private.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/national-gallery-trafalgar-square-guided-tour-private.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1632x1224\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"587ff0172e69cf2f94cbd7cf\" data-type=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Nearest Station<\/strong>: Charing Cross<br \/>\n<strong>Entry price:<\/strong> Free admission to both Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery<br \/>\n<strong>Typical opening hours<\/strong>: National Gallery \u2013 10:00 to 18:00 (daily) and 10:00 to 21:00 (Fridays). Closed 1st January and 24th to 26th December.<br \/>\n<strong>Phone<\/strong>: 0207 747 2885<br \/>\n<strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/\"><strong>www.nationalgallery.org.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Trafalgar Square is a magnificent space that celebrates Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson\u2019s victory in 1805 against the French and Spanish forces at Cape Trafalgar. Nelson\u2019s Column dominates the square, standing at 135 feet tall \u2013 the same height as his ship (the HMS Victory). Atop of the column is an 18-foot statue of Nelson himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Notable buildings around Trafalgar Square include:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The National Gallery, a free admission museum that houses priceless works of art including Van Gogh\u2019s \u2018Sunflowers\u2019 and Monet\u2019s \u2018Waterlillies\u2019 amongst many others. The paintings on offer cover several centuries, and even the building\u2019s interior architecture is worth admiring. The paid-for audio guide is thoroughly recommended. The National Gallery also has a paid-for \u2018Sainsbury Wing\u2019, which features temporary exhibitions and collections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Canadian, South African, and Ugandan High Commissions line the square.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">St. Martin in the Fields Church, located to the right of The National Gallery is the church where royal births are registered. It is famous for its Crypt Caf\u00e9 which serves warm food at pub-friendly prices in a beautiful underground setting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">The National Portrait Gallery is also just off the square and features portraits of famous figures from British history.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Check out our <a href=\"\/tour\/national-gallery-private-tour-london\/\">private tour of the National Gallery<\/a> to see the best of the National Gallery\u2019s collection with a private London tour guide and make the most of your time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery Nearest Station: Charing Cross Entry price: Free admission to both Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery Typical opening hours: National Gallery \u2013 10:00 to 18:00 (daily) and 10:00 to 21:00 (Fridays). Closed 1st January and 24th to 26th December. Phone: 0207 747 2885 Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk Trafalgar Square is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,76],"tags":[106,116,115],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Must See London Attractions: Trafalgar Square &amp; National Gallery - Private London Tours<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/privatelondon.tours\/must-see-london-attractions-trafalgar-square-national-gallery-tour-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Must See London Attractions: Trafalgar Square &amp; National Gallery - Private London Tours\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery Nearest Station: Charing Cross Entry price: Free admission to both Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery Typical opening hours: National Gallery \u2013 10:00 to 18:00 (daily) and 10:00 to 21:00 (Fridays). 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