Bethlem Gallery, Monks Orchard Road, London BR3 3BX FREE ENTRY
Details
Accessibility
https://bethlemgallery.com/access-information/
"We aim to make the gallery accessible to all. If you have suggestions, questions or need assistance during your visit, please contact us at info@bethlemgallery.com or call us on 020 3228 4101. More information below:
· Step free access to the building
· Wheelchair accessible toilet
· Baby changing facilities
· Lift to first floor
· Seating available on request
· Guide and assistance dogs welcome
· Large print exhibition booklets (ask at desk on arrival)
· Audio description tours can be arranged
· Disabled parking bay opposite gallery entrance and free parking on hospital grounds.
· Free WiFi
· Quiet spaces: outdoor benches in parkland, Chapel opposite gallery open daily, Community Cafe (please ask staff for directions) with comfortable seating areas open until 4pm weekdays and 2pm on Saturdays.
· Quiet day visits can be arranged."
Brief description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlem_Gallery
"The Bethlem Gallery is an art gallery in Beckenham, Bromley, England. It was established in 1997 to support and exhibit artists who are current or former patients of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.[2] The gallery is housed in an Art Deco building shared with the Bethlem Museum of the Mind,[3] with exhibits about the history of Bethlem Royal Hospital.
The small gallery team supports and encourages artists who may feel excluded from artistic endeavour otherwise. The gallery provides facilities for collaboration, experimentation, and skills exchange."
Address
Bethlem Gallery
Monks Orchard Road
London
BR3 3BX
Phone
020 32 284 101
Website
Directions
"Bethlem Gallery is based on the site of a working hospital and is accessible by both car and public transport. Entering from A232, go through the gates and make your way up the path. We are directly in front of the main entrance, across the floral roundabout.
By Car
Free car parking and disabled access provided. From the A232, turn onto Monks Orchard Road, then enter the site through the hospital gates. Go up the drive and parking is on the right.
By Train
The nearest train stations are Eden Park, East Croydon or Bromley South.
From Eden Park Station (30 mins from London Bridge) it’s a 15 mins walk or 5 mins bus ride (take the 356 bus towards Shirley – Bethlem Royal Hospital stop).
From East Croydon Station (15 mins from London Victoria), it’s roughly a 30 min bus ride (take the 119 bus towards Bromley – Shirley Baptist Church stop or the 198 bus towards Shrublands – Monks Orchard Road stop).
From Bromley South Station (15 min from Victoria), it’s roughly a 30 minute bus ride (take 119 towards Croydon).
By Bus
The bus stop directly outside the main entrance is Bethlem Royal Hospital, for bus 356, with buses 119, or 198 stopping nearby on Wickham Road. Bus 194 stops nearby at Monks Orchard Road.
By Bicycle
Designated borough cycle routes go past the hospital. There are stands to lock bicycles opposite the gallery. "
Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
2023: "Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday – 9.30am-5pm
Thursday – 9.30am-5pm
Friday – 9.30am-5pm
Saturday – 9.30am-5pm
Sunday – Closed
FREE ENTRY
Open to walk-in visitors during opening hours. There is no need to pre-book your visit.
Opening Times 9.30am-5pm
Pre-bookings only: Monday–Tuesday
Open to the public: Wednesday – Saturday
(Closed for public holidays and exhibition installs – please check website before you visit)"
Transport
Amenities
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
NB London ULTRA-LOW EMISSION ZONE
This started on 8 April 2019 in the Central London Congestion Charge Zone, and will extend to the whole of the London area within the
M25 Motorway from 25 October 2021.
For more details please see:
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Vehicles registered with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class will benefit from a grace period after the ULEZ starts until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class, and this also applies to a 'disabled' vehicle registered outside the UK.