Hotels near Sherlock Holmes Museums

Every reader of the famous Sherlock Holmes series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle must be familiar with the oft repeated words of the great fictional detective, “Elementary, my dear Watson” and when any of these readers from a foreign land visits London, a visit to the Sherlock Homes Museum will revive the memories of the escapades of one of the greatest fictional detectives and his assistant. There are many hotels near Sherlock Holmes Museum where tourists interested in seeing the museum can stay and be able to just walk across and save valuable commuting time.

It is a privately-run museum located on the 230 block of Baker Street but it has been allowed by the City of Westminster to retain the infamous address of 221B Baker Street that readers over the past few centuries have recognized as the apartment of Sherlock Holmes. The museum has plenty to offer to its visitors by way of things to see and to do. It is located at a 2-minute walk from Baker Street Station which can be reached easily by London’s tube network from any place in the city. Moreover, the museum is a 5-minute walk away from Marylebone Station which is served by London’s National Rail network and can be used by anyone wishing to travel by train. People driving to the museum will find plenty of parking nearby and taxis can also be used to get to the museum.

The museum, located at the northern end of Baker Street, bears the exact address of Holmes’ fictional apartment that comprises of two rooms on the first floor. The second and third floors are the exhibition areas that have several life-size wax figures depicting the exciting and best known adventures of Sherlock Holmes. People staying at hotels near Sherlock Holmes Museum can easily visit the souvenir shop and antique and ephemera sales on the ground floor.

They can also visit the nearby Sherlock Holmes pub and admire the lifelike wax exhibits at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum that is close to the Sherlock Holmes Museum. They can also relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Regents Park which is also nearby. At the museum they can see Holmes’ possessions such as his deerstalker, magnifying glass, pipe, notebook and violin besides many other personal belongings and private papers. For more information visit http://www.thinkhotels.com/