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A great place to visit. The house has a lot of exhibits and good information boards. The volunteer on duty was very nice - not only giving me a lot …
Enjoyable visit. Good museum. Staff friendly. Film good about Samuel Johnson . Some of interactive displays did not work. Books and souvenirs for sale. Would benefit from a toilet on …
Visited with my wife during a visit to Lichfield. Quite a surprise, and based around a book shop, this journey around the family home, explains the life and times of …
Interesting but the traditional original old style steps are steep.Wait time No wait Reservation recommended No …More
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is a delightful gem in Lichfield. Stepping inside feels like traveling back in time, offering a charming glimpse into the life of one of England's …
Visited with family from the USA and have to say having lived in Lichfield for two years we should have visited sooner. The welcome we received brought us up to …
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A much bigger building than you first think. I spent about 90 minutes there, as there are 4 floors of information. We didn't realise at first but there is a …
Kevin was super welcoming, he explained about the history of the house, the tour diagram of the house. What we could do in each room. He explained their were cats …
A lovely free museum (there is an honesty box to contribute if you wish) in the centre of Lichfield. Some interesting information about the life of this great man and …
This museum is free. You can leave a donation if you wish to. Very interesting. Over 5 floors but as it is inside a house with bookshop on ground floor, …
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Really appreciated the "Johnson in his century" exhibit on the second floor — it's a simple thing but this type of formatting is just so effective in contextualising history (which …
Informative and historic. Learnt a lot more about Samuel Johnson than expected. A small bookshop on the ground floor. There are some fairly steep stairs as you would expect in …
Friendly informative staff interesting place worth look and freeVisited on Weekend Wait time No wait …More
Top class. The place goes on and on and is packed to the rafters with history plus the chap that was looking after it was very friendly and knowledgeable!Visited on …
Now retired, I have discovered that there are some excellent small museums in this country. The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum must be right up there with, for example, 78 Derngate …
Museum is temporarily closed at the moment while Bookshop is still open.Visited on Public holiday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Not sure …More
As a visitor from afar, I was captivated by the historic charm and intellectual legacy of this esteemed location, the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, pioneer of the inaugural English Dictionary. …
An interesting place to visit, free entry with contributions welcomed. Plenty to see and do for all ages and all exhibits have their own story clearly displayed.Visited on Weekday Wait …
Really enjoyed our visit and learnt a lot about Samuel Johnson's life and works. Friendly, helpful staff and quite a lot to see, certainly enough to occupy an hour or …
Really enjoyed our visit. It was fascinating to see so many objects owned by Dr Johnson in the house he was born and lived in. The short film telling the …
5 floors packed with fascinating information and details, relating to Johnson and his time. The history boards are well set out and the information panels are clear and interesting. We …
Very interesting, great museum and free! Loved it definitely would recommend for any history or book nerds!Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended No …More
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