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Closures
The Museum and Butterfly House are closed.

The Gardens remain open and free to visit.
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Opening Hours
The Gardens are open daily, from 7.15am (8am on Sunday and Bank Holidays) until 5.50pm.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London
SE23 3PQ
How to find us
Forest Hill is on the London Overground, is 15 minutes from London Bridge by train, and is served by lots of buses.
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Cafe Kiosks
Our Café kiosks are open, serving a fresh and delicious range of takeaway snacks, treats, and hot & cold drinks.

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Your favourites

Big blooming peach roses in a flower bed with a path leading to a wooden gate behind them. The sky is blue and there are a few trees in the background
"Thank you for the lovely place that is the Horniman. We so enjoy it!!”
Anna, Horniman Member

Our highlights

A bee hovers by a tall orange spike of flower made up of lots of tiny flowers. There is gravel and more plants in the background
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Grasslands Garden

Open daily
(except 25 December)
The Grasslands Garden celebrates critically threatened wild landscapes. It has…
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A boy and a girl in the Horniman Gardens
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Gardens

Open daily, except 25 December
Partial closures There will be partial closures of areas of the Gardens…
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Coral
Around the Horniman, Display

Aquarium

Open daily
(except 24-26 December)

Take a magical journey through rivers, seas and oceans…

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