Individual and small groups of visitors are welcome
to visit The Royal Hospital. Hours of opening are as shown below.
Museum and Shop - Open to the public daily.
10.00am - 12 noon
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Closed on Sundays from October to March and all Bank Holidays.
Entry to The Royal Hospital is FREE
Visitors are able to see the Great Hall, Octagon and Chapel, walk around Figure, College and Light Horse Courts and visit the Museum and Shop.
The Long Wards are not open to the public.
Guidebooks are available from the Shop.
Conducted tours, for which a charge is made, with a Chelsea Pensioner guide, are also available.
Please contact 020 7881 5305 for further information.
The Royal Hospital is adjacent to The National Army Museum and close to Chelsea Physic Garden.
Hours of opening for the South Grounds and Ranelagh Gardens
Monday - Saturday
April 10:00-19:30
1 May - 31 August 10:00-20:30
September 10:00-19:00
October 10:00-17:00
1 November - 31 March 10:00-16:30
Sunday
Grounds open at 14:00
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
(tel: 020 7602 2226) maintains two public football pitches and two tennis courts on the South Grounds.
Burton's Court - Sports facilities at Burton's Court are managed by the The Royal Hospital. A number of passes are available to local residents to use Burton's Court. For further information telephone 020-7881 5305