Great if you know a lot of British history, otherwise average. More

One of the best art exhibitions that we have ever seen. There were a lot more portraits an paintings than we expected and the literature explained it all vey well. More

Ambience, arrangements, cleanliness, lay out of exhibits all designed to lead the eye on....faultless More

London can be expensive, but at the National Portrait Gallery you get free entry into one of the best collections in the world. There's often one paid for exhibition on the go, generally a real blockbuster which will likely be sold out on the day, so if you want to go to one of those book ahead. The Gallery is... More

What an amazing collection of amazing art. The breadth of British painters was nice to see in addition to the great masters and painers of many genres. As always, the cost is nil to get in! Well worth a visit, and conveniently locatd next to Trafalgar Square. More

The thing about the portrait gallery is that everyone just looks at the portraits on the first floors and don't venture further up. Take the big escalator up and you come to the older portraits and the real gems. My personal favourites are of Shakespeare and the Romantic poets, Keats, Byron, and Shelley. More

It is wonderful to study pictures painted with great expertise of historical people. The only section I did not like was the modern portraits. The painters in the main, just do not have the skill to match there ancient counterparts. More

Lucien Freud doesn't come across as one of life's cheery folk, but a great collection of his work - you may need therapy More

Simply the most amazing collection of portraits. A must see inLondon More