Visited here on a damp weekday in London. The museum is rather small and can be covered in about an hour but it’s well worth a visit as it is free. It is very informative and the chance to handle a genuine gold bar is good fun and surprising! It can feel rather full if a school group is in, as it was today, but we simply started at the other end and moved backwards.

What a gem. Really informative and enjoyable museum which traces the history of the bank across a few hundred years. Great combination of audio visual and written information. Sobering story of the bank’s involvement in the slave trade .

This is a small, modern museum, impeccably clean and with friendly staff. It's not ideal for wheelchair users but if you are ambulant you should have no problems. Not a huge lot to see there so 90 minutes should suffice. A good, free, little specialist museum.

This was so fascinating. Seeing money from the 1950s right upto today. Especially the notes how they have changed over the years. Staff were really nice This Museum isn’t one you would think of doing but think again it’s well worth it

Stopped in before closing with a friend. The museum was free and small, but cute and interactive. We enjoyed one of the displays where you had to read exhibits to get a code and crack a safe which gave you a prize. They also had the viral "get to hold a bar of gold" exhibit. Worth an hour or so to wander through.

Visited on Thursday 22nd June 2023. Whilst in the area decided to pop in to see the 13KG £700,000 Solid Gold Bar. You have the ability to hold it in your hand!! There is also the history of the bank and in general banking, as well as examples of forms of currency. Not worthy of a visit on its own but it's free to enter and whilst in the area, it is worth a visit even if to just hold a real gold bar.

A nice museum to spend 1 hour understanding the history of the bank of England , you can download a audio guide or the guide on your phone , some good information, interactive items for both young & old. A couple of video presentation with seating and the highlight of lifting the 13 kilo gold bar. The gift shop has a good variety of gifts, the staff are pleasant and the museum is worth a visit

Across the road from the Wellington statue over on Threadneedle Street, is the wonderfully imposing building belonging to The Bank of England. I popped inside to change out some old banknotes and then my wife and I went around the corner where you can gain access to the Bank of England's Museum. It's a fascinating place with some great exhibits. We began in a beautiful and sparse room for Long Annuities, which has some information about the banks architecture and beginnings back in 1694. I was captivated by the original banknotes they have on display. It's incredible that these have survived, even though their condition could not be described as Very Fine. They even have a £1,000,000 banknote on display, too, dating from the 1800s. These are used internally only (obviously), but it is still fantastic to see one in person. Presumably that note still carries a face value... Gold is obviously a large part of what the Bank of England does, and so there are obviously quite a few fold objects on display, including an exquisite Queen Anne gold guinea, which I'm sure could be used to buy my entire house. They also have a solid gold bar that you can try and lift - much like at The Royal Mint. Towards the end of the Museum you see some wartime exhibits tied to the Bank and to money in general and then you end up in the modern day, and this is where the place soured a little for me. Undoubtedly cash is used less these days, however the exhibits and information in the final part of the Museum seemed more like a sales pitch not so much for crypto currency, but certainly for the digital currency the Bank of England will be introducing. It was sad really. A cashless society is a very depressing thought, and yet judging by the final part of this Museum, it cannot come soon enough for The Bank of England. All in all I am very glad I visited this museum. It's right up my street, and I enjoyed it - with the exception of the digital sales pitch...

Loved our time here, small but could spend half a day here. Great fun for children with plenty to do, the highlight being holding the gold. Great staff and imformative who were willing to answer any questions, particularly those of the children which was lovely.

The entrance is down a side street and easily missed and once inside there is airport style security screening. Went just after opening and did take too long to get in but we soon got kicked out be a real fire alarm and went for a coffee. It was a bit busier when we got back. There’s quite a lot to see and some interactive displays. There was a talk in the main area open to everyone but we didn’t stay for that. It is a fascinating history of money and trading in the City and across the world. Really interesting and up to date. Nice toilets too and a small gift shop for coins and various other things.