The Garden Museum
About The Garden Museum
The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection, temporary exhibitions, events and garden.
Whether you are an enthusiastic amateur gardener, more of a specialist or someone with a passion for museums, history, even architecture, the Museum has something for you.
| Opening Times | Daily 10.30-17.00 Closed on the first Monday of every month. |
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The Garden Museum Address
| Address: |
Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7LB
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7401 8865 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7401 8869 |
Location Information for The Garden Museum
| Address: |
Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7LB
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| Telephone: | +44 (0)20 7401 8865 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7401 8869 |
| By Road: | Walk towards the London Eye, turn left and continue walking along the Embankment until Lambeth Palace. |
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Latest 3 reviews of The Garden Museum
You have to try the cafe!
This charming museum and garden is right across the Thames from Westminster. It was created inside St. Mary's church in the 1970s so that it wouldn't be torn down. It's a small, quaint museum and garden; and if you are interested in gardening in the slightest you'll enjoy the exhibitions and shop. Moreover, it has a fabulous cafe that serves the most amazing vegetarian lunch (4 side salads and a main for £6). The food is superb, and it is clear that some of the locals come in just for the lunch. My highest recommendation!
17 February 2009
Short on exhibits
Having visited this museum a year ago before renovation, I wanted to return to see just how things had changed in its new guise as the "Garden Museum" . Upon entry ( a rather steep £6, I thought) ) I was immediately struck by how deserted it all now appeared. For all I could see before me in what was once the nave of this former parish church were a row of tables on one side and a gift shop on the other, leaving a vast empty space in the centre. All the permanent exhibits had been swept away upstairs to be displayed in a rather cramped balcony area. There you will find a number of ancient gardening tools and implements, paintings and photographs, old lawnmower publicity, together with a rather curious "vegetable lamb". But the number of exhibits here is small and thus it did not take long before I made my way downstairs where there was a special temporary exhibition devoted to Beth Chatto. On the way to the garden you will find an upmarket cafe serving vegetarian and organic foods and also a potting shed displaying advice on seasonal recipes. The garden itself adjoins a busy street ,but is well-presented. Here you will find a knot garden and also the tomb of Captain Bligh. Incidentally, the attendant on duty at the entrance desk happened to mention a DVD which we could watch by way of introduction should we wish. However, we were somewhat deterred by his observation that the film went on for too long, so we did not bother. All in all I was disappointed with the new look, but if you have a special interest in gardening then it would be worth a visit.
25 January 2009
Where is Captain Bligh Buried?
Want to know the answer to this trivia question? He's buried at this museum. The museum will probably only be of interest to avid gardeners. It persents some of the history of plant collection by British explorers. When walking the grounds of this old church, I was surprised to find the tomb of Captain Bligh.
The museum is next door to Lambeth Castle, home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
8 May 2005
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Events at The Garden Museum
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A Sense of Place
Exhibition24 Sep 2010 to 24 Nov 2010
This is the first exhibition of photographs by Dan Pearson, one of the most important and influential landscape designers working today. The photographs are taken from his new book 'Spirit: Garden Inspiration'.
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The Garden Museum
ExhibitionRecurring event
The museum is dedicated to the history of gardens and gardening and exists to enhance understanding and appreciation of the history and development of gardens and gardening in the UK, with reference to European and worldwide influence.
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Garden Museum - Collection
ExhibitionRecurring event
The Garden Museum collection covers the subject in its broadest sense and demonstrates both the ingenuity and the continuity of gardening over the centuries. Objects on display range from specialist equipment made for grand country estates to improvised tools put together by enthusiasts in their own back gardens.
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The Good Life
Exhibition6 Oct 2009 to 21 Feb 2010
The Garden Museum presents a exhibition 'The Good Life'.
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