Tourist Attractions in Lichfield
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Prior to our visit to Dr Johnston's Birthplace, in Lichfield, we had visited his home in London, off Fleet Street. The story of how he met his wife and the …
Interesting little museum in the centre of Lichfield, friendly staff and lots of good information on Samuel Johnson, plus an original copy of his dictionary, free to enter but you …
Free entrance. Lots about this great man
I went on my own for a second visit. One learns a tremendous amount about Johnson, the English language and life in the 18th Century in a very short time. …
Staff are very friendly and helpful The museum is very well set out etc lots of information about the place and great to read
This is an interesting story about Dr Johnson. We also visited his house in the City of London
This type of museum sometimes suffers from and excess of reading panels, so it was wonderful to see so many artefacts used by the great man, and a fine copy …
Quite a small building with a very surprising history. A great little gem in such a lovely city. Would recommend to anyone
(Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) Molto interessante
Great museum - lots of information about Samuel Johnson, his family and friends. The lady on the desk was so friendly and they dealt with COVID restrictions really well. And …
For any history lover this is a great small museum which provides an interesting summary of Johnson’s life and some of it's key periods.
Visited on a Saturday afternoon, having pre booked on the website. The museum is easy to find in the centre of Lichfield. A lovely lady greeted us warmly and explained …
A free attraction crammed with historical artefacts . Staff very engaging and excellent covid mesures in place . I had no idea this wonderful place existed 1
Very interesting museum spread over 4 floors.
Brilliant little museum. Restricted numbers due to Covid, but all the better for that. Very enthusiastic and knowledgable man on reception and occasionally dragging punters in. Prior to our visit, …
In my view Samuel Johnson is seldom afforded the credit he deserves. In his house in the centre of Lichfield is the brithplace of a major literary figure who compiled …
Museum is actually in the house that Dr Johnson grew up in.Plenty of artifacts and quotes from the great man himself.Musem is laid out in a chronological order , by …
A fascinating man of singular wit, worthy of visiting and learning more about him. Museum is in an old building on several floors, donations are welcome as it's free to …
What a delightful hour or so spent learning about this great man of literature. We were greeted by our first names having booked online and the receptionist was very helpful …
The museum is located in the centre of the city and although the bookshop in one part was open the museum was closed. Can’t tell you much more except come …
Brilliant to visit to learn all about Samuel Johnson. Very interesting and lots of facts to learn about the man. Well worth a visit.
Only went in once (before the lockdown) staff very friendly. Nice atmosphere. Worth going when you have time to wander round and explore.
Please visit here, staff are lovely and there is so much to learn x
Something of a pilgramage for me as I guess it is for most visitors. Fascinating details and helps you to see the minutiae of his early life and locale.Very friendly …
We were in the local area and were intrigued by this museum so decided to visit Lichfield. To say it's in central Lichfield is understatement and their website contains instructions …
The story of how he met his wife and the age gap! It was fascinating to be aware that "May - December" relationships had, always, been in existence.
During our visit to Licfield, we came across a Tour Guide Jonathan Oates, very knowledgeable about the area - he took us around to the Medieval Cathedral - it was love on first sight!