Wyatt MacLaren

Along South Bank, Tate Modern is a well worth stop as it has a number of free exhibits to view and appreciate if you have some time to kill. Really grand and breathtaking building. Even as people who are not very informed or educated on art, we still enjoyed putting a couple of hours aside to check it out!

First of all, the entry is free for almost 75% of the exhibit halls. It's housed in a re purposed power plant so you will see building names like Turbine Hall. Once inside look for the large crane that runs across the building. The exhibits are well maintained. Pro tip: Don't forget to peek at the Waterloo Bridge when you are on a higher floor.

My favourite London art gallery of modern and contemporary art from around the world, and it is free entrance (donations welcomed) with the exception of rotating special exhibitions. The gallery is in a converted power-station and hence really spacious and designed to really show off the impressive modern art collections. It is rarely too crowded that you can't appreciate the art (so often abroad I find the galleries too busy).

Highly recommend a couple of hours and come back another day and see some more. Always a lot of surrealist art on display (Dali, Magritte). Famous works by Mondrian, Pollock, Picasso, Matisse, Warhol. My favourites are Richter (whole section of his paintings see photos). Nearly always a good quality photography exhibition in the main free galleries to enjoy.

Access is good for disabilities with lifts and plenty of wide-spaces. Plenty of sofas to sit down in the downstairs main entrance. Nice gift shop (see photos). Toilets plentiful. There is also a cafe but not eaten in there for a few years but always seems popular.

There are many reasons to visit Tate Modern, one of them is to indulge in art that often provokes more questions than it answers. The collection walks you through the modern history and place of art in human society. There is always so much going on. so a visit is always recommended. It also helps that the river Thames and the Millennium bridge is just outside, so plenty to take in - either inside Tate or outside.

Most of the exhibits weren't anything impressive at all (see photos). The odd few were cool but the majority were not - maybe modern art just isn't for me. Very busy on a Saturday, incredibly difficult to get tickets to the special exhibition even if you're a member - the queue is like 30,000 people online and wait for hours. The member only bars were pretty much full too.

Large light and spacious lobby area, we scanned a qr code near the entrance to get our digital entry tickets on the day. Exhibitions were okay, not quite my taste but a good place to visit for free. There is a staffed cloakroom to leave any belongings in for a suggested donation of 5

Amazing gallery with a massive entrance hall. There's usually a free exhibit on in the hall, booking essential at the moment because of covid. You can visit quite a few other galleries on upper levels that are also free. Some you have to pay, or be a member. A great place to while away a couple of hours.

Art should be free and accessible and the Tate hits the nail on the head. A suggested 5 donation is more than reasonable for everything you can go and absorb there. Free cloakroom too, and plenty of loos. Could happily spend a whole day in this place. A must visit for anyone with time in London.

This was my first time attending an art gallery. Originally going here for a uni assignment, I ended up forgetting all about it and was instead immersed in the art that surrounded me There were a lot of displays that showcased artistic expression and social and cultural perceptions; having read some of the notes behind the pieces, I found it to be quite insightful and enticing I would love to go to another exhibition in the near future

Free entry to most galleries. Convenient location near millennium bridge and st Paul's and borough market close. We had a nice wander around. There are floating jellyfish which are impressive. Galleries have good spacing and decent descriptions beside art. Worth a visit if in the area.