British Dental Museum

The lowdown

Run by the British Dental Association on Wimpole Street, this free little museum holds some twenty-five thousand objects telling the long and frequently terrifying story of dentistry. There are antique drills, fearsome tooth keys, training models, painted advertisements and the odd celebrity set of dentures, all laid out for nothing.

It is gloriously niche and a little bit gruesome, which is exactly why it is worth a look. You will leave grateful for modern anaesthetic and quietly delighted that a museum this specific exists, free, in the heart of medical Marylebone.