Planning your visit - Museum of the Order of St John Skip to content Islington residents Guided tours Access Families Visiting notices Museum Galleries during Clerkenwell Design Week From Tuesday 19 May to Thursday 21 May we will be hosting Clerkenwell Design Week. The Museum Galleries at St John’s Gate will remain open but may be busier than usual. If you register for Clerkenwell Design Week you can access the historic spaces for free and view the Design Week exhibits. Visiting the Museum galleries and shop The Museum galleries and shop are on the ground floor of St John’s Gate, and are open Wednesday – Saturday, 9:30am – 5pm. Visits to the Museum galleries and shop are free of charge to all. Donations are welcomed. Download a printable map of galleries here. Guided tours: 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 or children’s activities are taking place (usually Wednesdays and some Tuesdays during school holidays; Thursdays and some Wednesdays during term time). If you want to be sure that the garden will be open when you are planning to visit, please contact us and we can let you know. Visits to the Cloister Garden are free of charge to all. Donations are welcomed. Getting here The Museum of the Order of St John St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane Clerkenwell London, EC1M 4DA what3words: ///smart.rotate.ankle Train and Underground The nearest station is Farringdon, which is 5 minutes’ walk from the Museum. It is served by Thameslink trains, the Elizabeth Line and the London Underground (Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines). Bus Clerkenwell Road (55, 243), St John Street (153) and Farringdon Road (40, 63, 341). Car 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. Further information You can use TfL’s Journey Planner to help plan your journey to the Museum. St John’s Gate, 19th century St John's Gate, © Nathan Willock The Priory Church of St John, Clerkenwell, after an engraving by Wenceslaus Holler, 1661 Artist's impression of the Priory Church of the Order of St John, Clerkenwell, c.1950s The Priory Church of the Order of St John and St John’s Square, Clerkenwell Sponsors The Museum of the Order of St John would like to thank all those who have supported and continue to support its work. In particular, the Museum would like to thank the following for their generosity: