Category: Museums

Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum

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Bethlem Royal Hospital was founded in 1247 and was the first institution in the UK to specialise in the care of the mentally ill. The hospital continues to provide in-patient care as part of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and has been based in south London since 1930.

Since 2015 Bethlem Museum of the Mind has been open to the public in the Hospital’s former administration building. Its displays offer unparalleled resources to support learning about the history of mental healthcare and treatment. There is no charge for entry.

The Museum cares for the archives of Bethlem Royal Hospital, the Maudsley Hospital and Warlingham Park Hospital, and a collection of historic objects and art, including works by former Bethlem patients such as Jonathan Martin, Richard Dadd and Louis Wain.

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Contact Details

Address: Monks Orchard Road BR3 3BX

Phone: 020 3228 4227

Website: http://museumofthemind.org.uk

Email: info@theabbeville.co.uk

Get there by bus: 356, 119, 198

Get there by tube/train: Southeastern

Wheelchair Access: Yes

Additional Information: Disabled access and parking space. There is a lift for public use. There is a ramp or slope to access this service. There are steps but it accesible via ramp front entrace. There is level access throughout the building. From the main entrance, the foyer ahead leads to the lift, stairs and toilets. The touch screens are located at a height suitable for wheelchair users. The displays include a variety of formats including video, audio, visual and written information. The video exhibits have subtitles. Travel Information Eden Park (30 mins from London Bridge), followed by a 15 min walk or 356 bus (towards Shirley). East Croydon (15 mins from London Victoria), followed by 119 bus (towards Bromley) or 198 (towards Shrublands). Lighting levels are varied. There are accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use. The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people. There are drop down rails to both sides. Staff do not receive disability awareness / equality training.

Additional Information:

Disabled access and parking space.
There is a lift for public use.
There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
There are steps but it accesible via ramp front entrace.
There is level access throughout the building.
From the main entrance, the foyer ahead leads to the lift, stairs and toilets.
The touch screens are located at a height suitable for wheelchair users.
The displays include a variety of formats including video, audio, visual and written information.
The video exhibits have subtitles.

Travel Information
Eden Park (30 mins from London Bridge), followed by a 15 min walk or 356 bus (towards Shirley).

East Croydon (15 mins from London Victoria), followed by 119 bus (towards Bromley) or 198 (towards Shrublands).
Lighting levels are varied.
There are accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people.
There are drop down rails to both sides.
Staff do not receive disability awareness / equality training.

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