About The Charterhouse
An ancient monastery hidden behind high walls that was shut down by King Henry VIII, sold off, then donated to become an almshouse and school.
The museum is open to the public, and now tours take place regularly through the week - either by tour guides, or you can be shown around by one of the residents of the almshouses which are still providing accommodation some 400 years after they were set up.
Address
The Charterhouse,
Charterhouse Square,
Barbican,
London,
EC1M 6AN
Ticket prices
The museum is free to visit. If you want to go on a guided tour, those are chargeable, and it's best to book online in advance to ensure you have tickets.
Prices last checked April 2023.
Link to The Charterhouse's website
Opening Hours
The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
There are guided tours daily at 11am and 2.15pm
Opening hours last checked April 2023.
Accessibility
All public areas of the museum including the reception area, learning centre and cloakroom facilities are fully accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. The chapel is also fully accessible for wheelchair users. A wheelchair is available to borrow during your visit.
There are accessible toilet facilities and baby changing facilities in the museum reception area. (The nearest Changing Places toilets are at the Barbican Centre)
Large print guides are available in the museum and guide dogs are welcome.
The historic buildings of the Charterhouse include some uneven surfaces and a cobbled courtyard. Tours take place all year round and visit outdoor areas. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
There are easy alternative routes for wheelchair users on all stops on the tour, and they have portable chairs to take with you on the tour should you need one.
Future events at The Charterhouse
This special guided tour will take you on a journey through the Charterhouse's history, all revealed in flickering candlelight.
Thursday, 30th Nov 6pm to 8pm
Frequently asked questions
Are there tours of The Charterhouse?
Yes, tours run throughout the week, and need to be booked in advance. The tours take in most of the grand rooms within the Charterhouse estate.
Is there a museum at the Charterhouse?
Yes, a public museum opened a few years ago and is free to visit.
How long does a tour of the Charterhouse take?
The tours last around 90 minutes, and allow 30 minutes for the museum as well.
What's the nearest railway station to The Charterhouse
The Charterhouse - Latest News
On the borders of Islington and the City of London is a medieval monastery, and if you live in Islington, they’ve started offering tours for the princely sum of £1 per person.
This is a large open space close to Barbican that sits on top of a large 14th-century plague pit, and since then although everywhere around has been developed, the plague pit has never been built on.
A chance to step into a medieval monastery near the Barbican on a Friday evening for a guided tour by flickering candlelight.
Resuming in April, tours of the medieval Charterhouse at Barbican and its private gardens will be resuming.
A chance to step into a medieval monastery near the Barbican on a Friday evening for a guided tour by flickering candlelight.
A chance to step into a medieval monastery near the Barbican on a Friday evening for a guided tour by flickering candlelight.
Just around the corner from the brutalist Barbican estate can be found a medieval monastery, with a recently restored Great Chamber that you can now visit.
This is a short covered passage that can be found next to The Charterhouse, a relatively hidden cluster of Tudor buildings that only recently opened to the public with a new museum.
The Charterhouse, a seven-acre former monastery hidden behind high walls in Clerkenwell has confirmed that it will be resuming tours from Tuesday 1st June.
Hidden behind high walls near the Barbican can be found the last surviving Tudor Great Chamber in London, within the Charterhouse estate.
Sitting outside, but next to the museum, the newish museum inside the ancient Charterhouse on the edge of the city has turned a Georgian home into its new cafe.
A lost river, only recently rediscovered has revealed some fascinating insights into daily life in Tudor London, including the exotic Grains of Paradise.
One of London’s oldest buildings has gained its youngest museum, based in a building that owes its existence to the Black Death.
Under planning for some years, a new museum is opening near to the Barbican later this month.
Hidden from common sight behind high stone walls on the edge of the City of London lies the Charterhouse, a private historical site that has rarely been open to the public.
The discovery by Crossrail workers of skeletons near to the Barbican last year have been confirmed as being victims of the Black Death.
An exhibition has opened that can be looked as either an exhibition worth visiting to learn something, or a chance to go inside a building that has rarely been seen by the general public. Or maybe both?
Just on the edge of the City of London sits a little known collection of Elizabethan era buildings. Largely hidden from view by a high wall, and that there is no main road passing its gate house, Charterhouse Square has sat on this location since the era of the Black Death.
Home > London events > The Charterhouse
