
We all pretend we're just popping in for a postcard, then leave Β£47 lighter with a tote bag and a rubber duck. Which shop's siren song is strongest?
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The British Museum Shop
Where else can you buy a mug shaped like an Egyptian sarcophagus and call it educational? A pilgrimage site for anyone who fancies themselves a bit Indiana Jones.

Tate Modern Shop
Come for the postcards, leave with a Β£30 coffee-table book about Yayoi Kusama and a very smug feeling. The design tote bags are practically a London uniform.

Natural History Museum Shop
Cuddly diplodocuses, geode slices, and astronaut ice cream you'll regret buying. Pretend it's for your niece, we won't tell.

V&A Shop
Floral scarves, ceramic prints and stationery so beautiful you'll be too scared to write in it. Basically Liberty's brainy cousin.

Imperial War Museum Shop
Sombre, thoughtful, and packed with cracking history titles alongside the odd Spitfire model. Where dads go feral on a Sunday afternoon.
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