How long do you need at Tate Britain?

Head straight upstairs to the Clore Gallery for Turner, then loop back through the Pre-Raphaelites for Ophelia. Skip the café. You'll leave feeling you saw something real rather than everything.

Walk the chronological route from the Tudor rooms forward, pausing properly at Hogarth, Constable, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, then finish with twentieth-century British art. Add 20 minutes for coffee.

Add the Duveen Galleries commission, a ticketed exhibition, a slow return to the Turner rooms and lunch in the restaurant. Benches throughout mean you can pace yourself.

Correct as of August 2026 — check tate.org.uk before you travel.

The gallery closes at 18:00, so a 15:30 arrival is tight. Better: morning here, boat to Tate Modern in the afternoon, or morning at Westminster then a late lunch and two hours of art.