The Bow Street Police Museum is, above all things, tiny. It consists of a single room
that documents the early history of the police and a few cells with information about
some of their infamous inhabitants.
Still, if you’re happy to do some reading then the museum is interesting. The early history
of the police paints a vivid picture of 1700s London and I left armed with a list of things
to read about later.
Small children might struggle to absorb all the dense boards of text, but the cells and
their slightly grim plumbing did seem to keep the families visiting alongside me amused.
I’m not quite sure the experience is worth £6 per adult but if you keep the receipt you get
a discount in the Royal Opera House cafe over the road.
