The Charterhouse
Museums & Science Centres · Clerkenwell, Inner London
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Closed — opens Tuesday at 10.30am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor🆓 Free entryEducationalSeasonal opening
What’s there
- Limited parking
- Baby changing
A limited number of paid parking spaces on the west side of Charterhouse Square.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Charterhouse is a historic site in Charterhouse Square, a short walk from Farringdon and Barbican. It began as a medieval monastery and later became a Tudor mansion, a school and an almshouse, and it is still home to a community of residents. A free museum display traces the site's long history through objects, maps and archive material, and the chapel and shop are open at the same hours without booking. Families can book a guided tour of the historic rooms and courtyards, or a tour led by one of the residents, which gives a fuller picture of the buildings. The gardens are a quiet green space in the middle of the city, and there are seasonal events such as garden tours and candlelit evening tours in the colder months. A family learning programme and sessions for schools and children with special educational needs are also run from the site.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
- Reusable cutlery
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Travel games
- Notebook
- Sun hat
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