Lambeth Palace
What Visitors Say
I visited Lambeth palace on their Open House event in December 2025. I can highly recommend it as it’s a lot to learn and explore. The volunteers were very helpful and welcoming. Such a wonderful place to visit!
What an energetically heavy, dark, and domineering space. Be aware, if you are sensitive to energies, of the portraits and spaces here before deciding to visit! I came during a fundraising event for Children's Cancer relief, which has a morphic resonance with the religious trauma linked to the Church. The most beautiful object inside was a gifted textile "coronation mitre" from a Japanese clergyman.
Cafe is gorgeous to sit at with the viewpoint of the courtyard. Went on a Sunday and it’s a lovely spot to spend a quiet time in a cafe. They have a good selection and a variety of lunch/dinner menu which would be great to come back for
We visited this wonderful palace on Friday. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit, learning about the history of the place and how it has changed and evolved over the years. Highly recommend going to this beautiful place.
Wonderful place to visit with a realllly broad timeline to get to grips with. Worth seeing just for the ceilings alone but the State Rooms are marvellous and, of course, the chapels are, literally, divine.
Highlights
Lollards’ Tower
Tudor power in brickA fortress-like tower whose name recalls England’s religious conflicts and crackdowns.
Medieval range facing the Thames
State Rooms & Great Hall
Church, crown and nation under one roofCeremonial rooms rebuilt after WWII carry centuries of negotiations, oaths and awkward meetings.
Principal floor of the palace
Palace Garden
One of London’s oldest private gardensBees, ancient trees and seasonal beds show the quieter side of an international job.
Behind the main ranges
Lambeth Palace Library (exterior/intro)
Archive of the Church of EnglandFounded in 1610, its collections range from medieval manuscripts to modern church papers.
Adjacent modern red-brick building
Fun Facts
Lambeth Palace has been the Archbishop of Canterbury’s London home since the 13th century—older as an official residence than many royal palaces.
Lambeth Palace Library, founded in 1610, is one of Britain’s oldest public libraries and the principal archive of the Church of England.
The garden—about 13 acres—is among London’s oldest private gardens and hosts working beehives.
