Visit

Admission includes access to our garden, permanent collections, temporary exhibitions and our Medieval tower.

You are welcome to book your visit in advance online, or to walk-in and purchase admission on the day. If you plan to pay for entry at the Museum, please check our website in case of early closure before your visit.

Upcoming amended opening hours:

On Saturday 27 April 2024 the museum will close at 4pm.

On Wednesday 1 May 2024 the museum will be closed all day.

On Sunday 5 May 2024 the museum will close at 3pm.

On Thursday 23 May 2024 the museum will be closed all day.

The Garden Museum accepts both cash and card.

Prices

Adult: £15
Friends and Patrons of the Museum: Free
Senior citizen: £12
Student: £8.50
Unemployed: £8.50
Art Pass: £7.50
Child (6 and under): free
Child (7-18): £8.50
Family 1 (1 adult, 1 child): £18
Family 2 (2 adults, 2 children): £35
Members of the Community Access Scheme: Free

The above prices include access to the tower as part of the ticket, but visitors can also climb the tower without paying the full Museum entry price.

Tower only ticket: £4 (Under 18’s free). Tower only tickets are on a walk-in basis only.

Before you visit please read our Visitors’ Charter and Q&As.

Closing times

The museum closes one hour after the end of the last slot of the day. Sometimes the Museum closes early for special events. Please check the timings of the available booking options if you plan to visit towards the end of the day.

Groups Visits

All groups are welcome to the Garden Museum, though we do ask groups of 10 people or more to pre-book their visit. Our maximum group size is approximately 20 people, larger groups will be asked to stagger their entry.

A visit to the Museum usually lasts approximately 1 hour, visits to the Museum are self-guided.

If you are interested in booking a group visit please download and complete the enquiry form below and email it to our Welcome Team at groupbookings@gardenmuseum.org.uk.  If you have any queries please call us on 020 7401 8865.

Group Booking Enquiry Form

Shop

Our Museum Shop is free for browsing during our opening times. We offer an array of the latest gardening books, high quality gardening objects, eclectic homeware gifts, cards, and educational kids’ games. Please pop in!

Bags and luggage

Please note that all bags larger than a handbag cannot be taken into the Museum, but can be stored free of charge behind our admissions desk.

Tower

We have been able to open up our medieval tower to visitors – those who climb the 131 steps are rewarded with views across the Thames to Westminster. Please note that the tower closes one hour before the Museum’s closing time. In inclement weather the tower may be closed for safety reasons, please call on the day of your visit if you would like confirmation that the tower is open. Find out more.

Accessibility

The Garden Museum is accessible to wheelchair users with level access to the museum through the Garden Cafe.

The permanent collection on the first floor as accessible via our lift. We do recommend that if you need to use the lift, please contact us on 020 7401 8865 or email info@gardenmuseum.org.uk ahead of your visit to confirm it is in working order.

We offer free entry for carers.

We welcome guide, hearing and assistance dogs in all areas of the Museum. No other dogs or pets are allowed in the Museum and café.

Parking

There is no parking at the Garden Museum, but paid parking is available nearby on Lambeth High Street and at the Novotel on Lambeth Road.  Parking on Lambeth High Street is free on Sundays. Please note the Museum is within the Congestion Charge Zone.

We have cycle racks available for those cycling to the Museum.