December opening hours

Museum of Croydon

Open Sunday 7th December 11am-4:30pm

Closing early Friday 19th December at 1pm

Closed Wednesday 24th December – Friday 2nd January

Open Saturday 3rd January

Outside of these times the Museum will operate at our usual opening times of 10am-4:30pm Wednesday-Saturdays

Croydon Archives

Closing early Friday 19th December at 1pm.

Closed Wednesday 24th December – Thursday 8th January

Open Friday 9th January

Outside of these times the Archives will operate at our usual opening times of 11am-1pm, 2-4pm Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Archive Digital Zone will in Central Library will be closed from 24 December 2025 until 1 January 2026 (inclusive) and will re-open from 2 January during the regular published opening hours.

Museum opening hours

We are free to visit and open Wednesday - Saturdays from 10am excluding Bank Holidays.

Special Exhibition Galleries
Level 1
Wed - Sat | 10:00 - 16:30

Riesco Gallery
Level 0
Wed - Sat | 11:00 - 16:00

Atrium Gallery
Level 0
Mon - Fri | 09:00 - 18:00
Sat | 09:00 - 17:00

Archives Opening Times

Research Room
Level 0
Open by appointment
Wed & Fri | 11:00 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 16:00

Digital Zone
Croydon Central Library, Level 1
Mon - Fri | 10:00 - 18:00
Sat | 9:00 - 17:00

More Information

  • Bookings can be made by emailing archives@croydon.gov.uk, providing:

    • Details of the items you wish to view

    • Preferences for day and time of an appointment.

    Please note, appointments must be booked with at least five working days’ notice to allow enough time to retrieve material from the stores, and perform condition and closure checks.

  • We welcome walk-in appointments for resources available on open access in the Research Room at staff discretion if there is availability.

Our Collections

Getting Here

  • Croydon Clocktower is close by many busy bus stops including:

    Katharine Street (Stops KK, KL, KM)

    Fairfield Halls (Stop KC)

    Park Street (Stops KJ, KH) 

    Croydon Flyover (KN, KP, KO)

    See more options on the TFL Go website.

  • The Croydon Clocktower is less than a 15 minute walk* to two main train stations.

    East Croydon Station (0.5 miles) - or you can take buses 119, 197, 312 or 466.


    West Croydon Station (0.7 miles) which is also connected to the Windrush Line (London Overground) is an 8 minute slow walk. Alternatively, take bus 60, 109 or 250 from outside the station or routes 166, 264, 405, 407, 412 or 455 from stand B2 in the bus station.

    There are regular services from/to London Victoria, London Bridge, Thameslink stations, Gatwick Airport and south coast destinations.

  • The nearest tram stops are:

    George’s Street, which is a short walk of 280 meters (a slow 8-minute walk) from the Croydon Clocktower main entrance on Katharine Street.

    Wellesley Road, which is around 650 meters away

  • The nearest multi-storey car parks are Fairfield in Barclay Road and Surrey Street in Charles Street.

    All car parks have dedicated bays for blue badge holders. There is also on-street parking for blue badge holders on Fell Road, by St George's Walk.

 

Access

We welcome visitors of all abilities, and all our areas are fully accessible. To ensure your requirements are met during your visit, contact us in advance by calling 020 8604 7501 or emailing museum@croydon.gov.uk

Explore Croydon Clocktower

Your experience does not have to end at our gallery doors! The Croydon Clocktower is bustling with activity including art, reading groups, children activities, classes, and a cinema.