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The Museum of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell, London

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Details

Accessibility

https://museumstjohn.org.uk/planning-your-visit/access/

No parking on-site. Pay and display parking spaces are available in St John’s Square, restrictions and charges apply, 2 hours maximum stay. NCP car park in Saffron Hill about a 10 minute walk: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/london-saffron-hill/

The Museum galleries are on one level and fully accessible, the historic rooms on the upper floors are not accessible for wheelchair users. The museum galleries show a continuously screened virtual tour of the upper floors. Large print guides available.
Please see their guide to access: http://museumstjohn.org.uk/learning/access/

If visiting the Priory Church on a guided tour, wheelchair users are asked to call in advance so that a member of staff is available to aid with access to all areas of the Church, except for the Crypt. The tour involves many steps and a spiral staircase.

Brief description

The Museum of the Order of St John traces 900 years of the charity's history through its collection of more than 60,000 objects. Its collection includes paintings, manuscripts, armour, coins, furniture, ceramics, silverware and textiles.
To learn more about the history of the Order of St John please see: http://museumstjohn.org.uk/our-story/history-of-the-order/
and to see the work they are doing today: http://museumstjohn.org.uk/our-story/st-john-today/
The Museum galleries on the ground floor and the Priory Church garden can be visited at any time during opening hours.

Guided Tours:
Across the Clerkenwell Road from the Gate is the Priory Church, with its twelfth century Crypt. The exhibition in the church's gallery portrays life in the medieval priory and Clerkenwell through the ages.

The Church, its crypt, and the historic rooms upstairs in the museum can only be visited on guided tours, which last about 80 minutes.

The tours start from the Museum reception and can take a maximum of 15 visitors, no booking required. Groups should always make a private tour booking to avoid disappointment.

Address

St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, London. EC1M 4DA

Email

museum@sja.org.uk.

Phone

020 7324 4005

Website

http://museumstjohn.org.uk/

Directions

Clerkenwell is a neighbourhood in Central London about 1.5miles (2.4km) north of the Thames and Blackfriars Bridge. The Museum is in St John's Lane just off Clerkenwell Road. OS TQ 317 820 what3words: ///smart.rotate.ankle Pay and display parking spaces are available in St John’s Square.

(Parking restrictions and charges apply Monday to Friday, 9am to 6.30pm, Saturday 9am to 1.30pm, 2 hours maximum stay). There are also several NCP car parks within walking distance. Please see the NCP website for details

Opening Times

https://museumstjohn.org.uk/planning-your-visit/ 2024:

"Visiting the Museum galleries and shop:

The Museum galleries are through the shop on the ground floor of St John’s Gate. The galleries and shop are open Wednesday – Saturday, 9:30am – 5pm.

Entry is free and pre-booking is not required.

Visits to the Museum galleries and shop are free of charge to all. Donations are welcomed.

Visiting the historic rooms, church and crypt

The church and crypt and the historic rooms upstairs at St John’s Gate can only be visited on guided tours. For information about guided tours, please visit our guided tours page.

Visiting the Cloister Garden

Our Cloister Garden is an oasis for people and nature, a spot to meet friends, eat lunch or enjoy a quiet time. The Garden is open Monday – Saturday 9:30am to dusk, except when a private event is taking place. Visits to the Cloister Garden are free of charge to all. Donations are welcomed.

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

The London Congestion Charge Zone ( https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone) runs from Monday to Friday and motorists have ample signage to alert them to the entry points; only vehicles that are registered by the DVLA as ‘Disabled Tax-Exempt’ are NOT liable to the Charge. Disabled Tax-Exempt drivers can also use the Dartford Crossing without charge, which is a river crossing to the east of London which links the north and south of the M25 orbital motorway. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) automatically identifies the registration number plate of these vehicles so that their owners do not need to take any additional action.
The Museum is in the Congestion Charge Zone. If travelling by car, for specific directions it is best to use a satnav, but please be aware that the route may take you in and out of the Central London Congestion Charge zone. It is best to approach Central London using the excellent public transport.

Nearest Station: Farringdon ( Thameslink, Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City) about a 5 minute walk.
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2024: Bus: Clerkenwell Road (55, 243), St John’s Street (153) and Farringdon Road (40, 63, 341).

Bicycle: For bike hire see: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles

For more information on buses, trains, tube, cycle hire, airports and river traffic please contact Transport For London on 0343 222 1234 (Textphone 0800 112 3456). For further details on accessible services please see the website: https://tfl.gov.uk/ or access their travel app via smartphone.

For more travel information go to: www.traveline.info/

Amenities

First Aid room. Baby changing facilities. Accessible toilets. Plenty of cafes, pubs and shops in the surrounding area.

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: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle-35896

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.