Very interesting tells you all you need to know about Samuel Johnson which I did not know and is ion the middle of Lichfield so not too far to walk.
Just visited today - great atmosphere, a fab little insight into Dr Johnsons life and times. Loved the tiny little stamp-sized mini dictionary! Very interesting original artwork too. Don't miss it!!
Couldn't get up the steep steps to get in the building so little more to say really not disabled friendly
Want to learn about early social and important literature development this is the place to visit.Quaint old Grade 1 listed building and you can feel history all around you in the books and artefacts.Staff very helpful and friendly as well
This house is set in the town centre and easy to find. Set on all five floors with lots of information and things to see. His dictionary, his life and friends and family all explained really well. No charge to get in but donations welcome.
One of Lichfields ‘Four for Free’ museums that brag of the city’s association with Erasmus Darwin and Samuel Johnson. Friendly museum with plenty to hold your attention on five floors of what is an interesting building in it’s own right. Worth keeping an eye out for the art classes and extra events it stages throughout the year.
An interesting look at the life of one of our most important literary figures through the house he was born in. The house is full of interesting facts about Johnson and his friends and acquaintances. You can walk through at your own pace. Not really for children. Free but donations welcome.
Lichfield has always been passionate about it's connection with Dr Samuel Johnson,writer of the first dictionary and is rightly proud of his birthplace museum, contained in a house on several floors. It has some interesting parts and very good on the history and life of the man who may have given the word aardvark to 'common' usage! Well worth a visit particularly on a wet day.
Although busy due to the xmas lights switch on I decided to go in the museum i'd walked past many times before and vowed to go in. It was worth it - a welcoming gentleman on the main desk followed by mulled wine and a 'free to wander' experience around the house. Quite informative and i'm definitely planning on returning when I can take my time looking round without tripping over the many children who were over excited at teh prospect om impending xmas! Definitely would recommend this to people with children - they'd get a lot out of it!
This is Samuel Johnson's birthplace and it's well worth a visit. Learn about the man and his life and get a feel for the man and his friends.