Your visit
Opening times
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11am-6pm |
| Wednesday | 11am-9pm |
| Thursday | 11am-6pm |
| Friday | 11am-6pm* |
| Saturday | 10am-6pm |
| Sunday | 10am-6pm |
The SLG will be open as usual during the festive period, except for 25 and 26 December, and 1 January.
The SLG Book Shop (Main Building) will be open from 11am-6pm on Mondays 3, 10 & 17 December.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 8:30am-6pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am-10pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am-6pm |
| Friday | 8:30am-6pm |
| Saturday | 9am-6pm |
| Sunday | 9am-6pm |
Kitchen open: Tue-Fri 10am-3pm. Sat & Sun 9am-3pm.
Over the festive period The Habit will be closed 24 - 26 and 31 December and on 1 January.
27 & 28 December: 11am-4pm (Kitchen open: 11am-3pm)
29 & 30 December: 10am-6pm (Kitchen open: 10am-3pm)
| Saturday | 10am-6pm |
| Sunday | 10am-6pm |
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Getting here
South London Gallery
Our Main Gallery, The Habit café, Book Shop and Gardens are at:
65–67 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UH
Fire Station
The Fire Station Galleries, Archive and Shop are at:
82 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UH
Oval (Northern Line, approx 1.6 miles) then take bus 36 or 436
Vauxhall (Victoria Line, approx 2.6 miles) then take bus 36 or 436 from bus stop C
Elephant & Castle (Northern Line, approx 2.2 miles) then bus 12 or 171 from bus stop D or R; or 343 from bus stop G or R Alight at ‘Peckham Road/Southampton Way’
Vauxhall (Victoria Line, approx 2.6 miles) then take bus 36 or 436 from bus stop C
Elephant & Castle (Northern Line, approx 2.2 miles) then bus 12 or 171 from bus stop D or R; or 343 from bus stop G or R Alight at ‘Peckham Road/Southampton Way’
The following buses stop at the South London Gallery:
Routes 12, 36, 171, 343, 345 and 436
Alight at ‘Peckham Road/Southampton Way’
Routes 12, 36, 171, 343, 345 and 436
Alight at ‘Peckham Road/Southampton Way’
The nearest mainline train station to the South London Gallery is Peckham Rye (14 minute walk from the gallery)
There are no parking facilities at the South London Gallery, but there is pay and display parking on the surrounding streets.
There is a parking bay directly in front of the gallery with parking for blue badge holders for up to three hours between 10am and 1pm. Unfortunately this cannot be reserved.
There is a parking bay directly in front of the gallery with parking for blue badge holders for up to three hours between 10am and 1pm. Unfortunately this cannot be reserved.
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The Habit Café
The Habit café serves a seasonal menu of brunch and lunch dishes, plus locally roasted coffee and delicious cakes and sandwiches to takeaway.
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Shop
In the South London Gallery shops you’ll find a curated selection of books, magazines, artists’ editions, stationary and gifts. The bookshop in the Main Building is committed to highlighting independent publishers and championing reading across all ages. Our Fire Station shop primarily stocks gifts created by local designers and makers.
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Access
The South London Gallery is committed to being open and accessible to all, and has step-free access throughout its public spaces. If you have any questions or need assistance with your visit please contact Clare Taylor on 020 7703 6120 or email mail@southlondongallery.org and we’ll do everything we can to make sure you have a positive experience at the SLG.
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Group & School visits
Classes and groups can book visits to view our exhibitions with SLG staff on hand to give tours or assist where needed. School groups can also benefit from artist-led workshops and longer term projects around our exhibitions programme.
If you are interested in making a class trip please contact our School and Community Projects Manager Heather Kay: heather@southlondongallery.org
We recommend school groups travel to us by public transport, you can find more details here.
For SEND schools, there is a bay in front of the gallery on Peckham Road that is available for disabled parking between 10am – 1pm Monday – Friday (please bring your blue badge). Outside of these times, there are also disabled parking bays on Crofton Road or Talfourd Road, opposite the gallery.
If you would like to visit as a group please call +44(0)20 7703 6120 or email mail@southlondongallery.org
Exhibition tours
Join an informal tour of our current exhibitions led by the SLG’s gallery assistants. No booking required.
1pm Tuesday-Sunday
1pm, 7pm Wednesday and the last Friday of every month
Venue Hire
The South London Gallery offers a range of distinctive spaces for private functions, receptions and corporate events in a setting that integrates award-winning contemporary architecture within the elegance of a Grade II listed Victorian building.
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