Somerset House Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court

The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court is at the heart of Somerset House - a dignified courtyard with a mischievous streak.

The array of jets dance in an orchestrated sequence, with added coloured lighting at night - a refreshing surprise on a warm spring day.

The fountains run from 10.00 to 23.00 daily.

Please note: the fountains will be switched off from Sunday 28 September 2008, while the courtyard plays host to Origin: The London Craft Fair and the Ice Rink. They will return to their normal programme in Spring 2009.






Goldeneye location: The ‘St Petersburg’ square: Somerset House, The Strand (before its renovation), London

Somerset House as a film location
The 'St Petersburg' square, where Wade uses a sledgehammer to fix his motor, is the courtyard of the recently restored Somerset House on the Strand – which later became the ‘Ministry of Defence’ in Tomorrow Never Dies. This popular filming location can also be seen in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (as turn-of-the-century Manhattan), Billy Wilder’s superb The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (as the ‘Diogenes Club’ where Holmes meets his older brother Mycroft (Christopher Lee) and in Shanghai Knights (where Jackie Chan invents the kung fu movie at the end of the film).