Museum information

How to find us ..........(external link)

Tube
Walthamstow Central
(Victoria Line)
(5 minute Walk to Museum)

Bus
Walthamstow Central
(5 minute walk to Museum)

The following buses use Walthamstow Central Bus Station

Bus route W12 travels from Walthamstow Central and passes the front of the Museum

Railway
Walthamstow Central
(5 minute Walk to Museum)
Queen's Road
(10 minute Walk to Museum)

Car parking
If you are travelling by car there is limited parking around the museum and most of the parking bays require visitor permits.

The nearest car parks are on Selborne Road and are for the Sainsbury's Supermarket (10 minute walk from the museum) or for Selborne Walk Shopping Centre (5 minute walk).

Opening hours for the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum

Vestry House Museum opening hours:
Thursday - Sunday, 10am-5pm
Tuesday - pre-booked groups only
Closed on public holidays

William Morris Gallery opening hours:
Thursday - Sunday, 10am-5pm
Tuesday - pre-booked groups only
Closed on public holidays

Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library

Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library opening times are by appointment only within the following times:

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am -1pm and 2pm-5pm

For further details about special events and museum activities please call 020 8509 1917.

Appointments

To view certain parts of the museum collection and all of the Local Studies Library and Archive holdings visitors will need to make appointments. Without an appointment visitors will not be able to access to these parts of the collections.

Appointments must be made prior to a visit if you wish to use the Archives and Local Studies Library Searchroom or if you wish to view the Waltham Forest Photographic Collection.

Photographic consult

The photographic consult service is open to the public by appointment only.

The museum staff require at least 24 hours notice and the appointments are limited to 45 minutes a time.

Copy photographs can be purchased. Once an order has been received the museum staff will process it and this will take approximately one week from the date of receipt of the order.

Address

If you would like to talk to a staff member about anything on these web pages please write to:

Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
Walthamstow E17 9NH