Garden Museum

Lambeth Palace Road, London Bridge, Central London, SE1 7LB

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Situated by the River Thames and next to Lambeth Palace, The Garden Museum is one of the most unique venues in London as it is the first ever museum dedicated to the history of garden design in the UK. The museum is the perfect setting to impress guests, with its soaring pillars, beautifully stained-glass windows and the marriage of traditional and contemporary architecture.

Whilst the Garden Museum is essentially a blank canvas, dry hire space, you are required to work with their accredited suppliers.

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Room Information

Garden Museum has 4 rooms. The largest, Nave only, holds up to 200 guests standing or 140 seated. The whole venue holds up to 300 guests standing or 140 seated.

Nave only140 seated200 standing
Courtyard Garden and Garden Cafe40 seated100 standing
Clore Learning Space20-50 seated50 standing
Restaurant only40 seatedPrivate dining

Travel Information

Nearest Tube Station
Lambeth North (about 11 min walk)

Nearest Tube Station
Vauxhall (about 17 min walk)

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Getting to Garden Museum by public transport

In Central London, Garden Museum is about 11 minutes' walk from Lambeth North (Tube) and about 17 minutes from Vauxhall (Tube). Walking times are estimates.

Getting to Garden Museum by car

For sat nav, use the postcode SE1 7LB.

Garden Museum is in the London Borough of Lambeth. Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone rules may apply to vehicles driven in London, so check Transport for London for the latest charges.

Getting to Garden Museum by air

The nearest major airports are London City (about 7.6 miles away) and Heathrow (about 15 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.

Garden Museum for conferences, receptions and seated dinners by the Thames

Soaring pillars, stained-glass windows and a marriage of traditional and contemporary architecture define the Garden Museum, beside the River Thames and next to Lambeth Palace.

The first museum of garden design

As the first museum dedicated to the history of garden design in the UK, it offers a venue with history to hosts who want guests to remember the setting.

Accredited suppliers and bare space

Hire is essentially dry, an empty shell for hosts to dress, and the museum asks you to work with its accredited suppliers, so bare space to style your way is paired with suppliers the museum has accredited.

Nave, courtyard and learning space

The Nave seats 140 and holds 200 standing, the Courtyard Garden and Garden Cafe seat 40 and hold 100, and the Clore Learning Space takes 20 to 50, so conference days near London Bridge can pair the Nave with a smaller room for workshops. The restaurant seats 40 on its own, and 300 standing guests fit across the whole venue.

Receptions in the courtyard

The courtyard garden and garden cafe give a reception room to spread out, and the restaurant can be taken on its own for a seated dinner of 40.

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