Address and contact details for each venue are
listed below
Leighton House Museum
Location
12 Holland Park Road
London W14 8LZ
Underground: High Street Kensington, Olympia or Holland
Park
Buses: 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 328
Coach/Car: Coaches may drop visitors off outside the Museum but
cannot park.
Metered car parking is limited in Holland Park Road and surrounding
streets.
The Holland Park car park off Abbotsbury Road is approximately ten
minutes' walk away.
View Larger Map
Leighton House is closed to the public on the following
days over the Christmas and New Year period:
24 Dec - Open but close earlier at 4pm
25 Dec - Closed
31 Dec - Open but close earlier at 4pm
1 Jan - Closed
Opening hours
Daily 10am to 5.30pm, closed Tuesdays
Free public guided tour every Wednesday and Sunday at 3pm
Private Group, School and Student tours
information.
Admission charges
£5 adult, £3 Concession (over 60, 16 and under, full-time
students), ticket includes free return entry within 12 months. Free
entry for Friends and Patrons of Leighton House Museum, ICOM, Blue
badge guides, Museum Association members. Valid proof must be
presented.
National Trust members receive a 50% discount on
admission to Leighton House Museum on presentation of their valid
membership card. If you have forgotten your card today you will be
asked to pay the full entrance charges in order to visit the
museum. For more information please visit National Trust
London & South East.
Free entry for Art Fund members. The Art Fund is the national
fundraising charity for art. Through the National Art Pass it
raises millions of pounds every year to buy great art for museums
and galleries across the UK, including Leighton House Museum.
Find out more on http://www.artfund.org/.
Access
Regrettably, wheelchair access is not possible.
Large print and Braille information available
Download the Museum
Visitors Risk Assessment [PDF] (file size
65.2Kb)
18 Stafford Terrace
Location
London W8 7BH
Email: museums@rbkc.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7602 3316 (9am to 5pm)
View Larger Map
Opening hours
Visits are by guided tours only. Book on 020 7602 3316 or email:
museums@rbkc.gov.uk
Tours begin with a 10-minute introductory video and last
approximately 1.5 hours.
Conventional tours
Led by expert guides, the informative tours give a memorable
insight into the Sambournes' lives and home, from interior
decoration, eccentric possessions, to their day to day
activities.
Wednesdays 11.15am and 2.15pm
Saturdays and Sundays 11.15am
Costumed tours
As guests of the Sambournes, enjoy the hospitality of Marion and
her staff. Based on Marion Sambourne's diaries, the costumed tours
provide a dramatic account of the lives of the inhabitants of 18
Stafford Terrace.
Saturdays and Sundays 1pm, 2.15pm, 3,30pm.
Admission charges for public
tours
Adult £8, Concession £6 and Child
(under 18) £3. Free entry for Patrons of Leighton House and 18
Stafford Terrace.
Booking is essential. Call 020 7602 3316 (9am to 5pm) or email us
at: museums@rbkc.gov.uk
For further information please visit the Public
Tours section.
Private Group Tours
Private group tours
can be arranged for adults and schools on Mondays, Thursdays and
Fridays. Different rates applies, for more information please visit
our Private Group Tours or
School and
Student Tours.
Access
The house is arranged over five
floors with steep stairs both externally and internally, a total of
77 internal stairs from basement level to the top of the house. The
staircase has a handrail throughout but following the tour may be
difficult for the very elderly or infirm. Folding stools can be
provided on request but there is no fixed seating for visitors
within the historic interiors.
Regrettably, wheelchair access is not possible.
Download the
Museum Visitors Risk Assessment [PDF] (file size
45.5Kb)
The Orangery
Location
Holland Park
London W8 6LU
Email: museums@rbkc.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7603 1136 or Fax: 020 7371 2467
View Larger Map
Opening hours
Not Known
Admission charges
Please see the Orangery Hire
Prices [PDF] (file size 80Kb).
Disability access
Not Known