Get the Most from your Visit to the Chapel
Opening Times
We are open most Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 11am and 4pm and one Sunday a month (12 noon to 5pm). Please check our What’s On page for specific dates if you are planning your visit. It is an opportunity to look around the chapel and see for yourself the breathtaking interior of this hidden treasure in the heart of central London. You can also sit and reflect. We have regular free mini guided tours and Quiet Days.
Please check the events page for other occasions (such as the chapel’s own exhibitions) when you can visit. We take part in Open House London during September and the Fitzrovia-based cultural festival FitzFest.
Chapel’s Cultural Programme
The chapel has its own cultural programme. The first exhibition was called The Ward and followed the lives of patients on the Broderip and Charles Bell wards of the former Middlesex Hospital using poignant black and white photographs by renowned photographer Gideon Mendel. The second year we asked Fitzrovia residents to tell us about a piece of art that really mattered to them, regardless of material value. The results were displayed in our Dwelling exhibition. In 2019, we explored the life of artist and former Fitzrovia resident Nina Hamnett through little-known drawings loaned from Tenby Museum and Art Gallery. We presented Leigh Bowery: Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea in January 2022. Our next show was Caroline Walker: Birth Reflections in February followed by Lee Miller: Nurses in May.
Last year, we presented a video installation: The Ward Revisited, followed by paintings by Ukrainian artist Daria Hlazatowa and a breakdance show with performance artist Izaak Brandt.
Our cultural programme for 2024 includes Lawrence: Unveiling of the Marble Head and Bowie: A London Day.
Leigh Bowery: Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea
Community
As a charity, we value being part of our local and wider community. If you would like to visit the chapel as a group, class or organised trip, please let us know. We are happy to provide guided tours and can tweak these according to your particular interests. Monday is our special community day. Is there an activity your group would like to take place in the chapel? Whether your group has a special area of interest, wants to explore a particular aspect of the chapel’s history or architecture or simply wishes to enjoy the ambience of this special building, we can help. The chapel is a place for the whole community and we want to ensure as many people as possible are able to visit it. Please email madeleine@fitzroviachapel.org if you have a request or would like to visit on a Monday.
LOCATION
How to Find Us
The chapel is situated in the heart of Fitzrovia, central London. We are in Pearson Square, which is a pedestrianised area not accessible to vehicles. You can enter it on foot from the north side on Riding House Street, the east side on Cleveland Street and the south side on Mortimer Street.
ADDRESS
The Fitzrovia Chapel is located in the heart of Fitzrovia, central London, and is close to several underground stations.
| By tube | By bus |
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| Tottenham Court Road Goodge Street Warren Street Great Portland Street Oxford Circus | Goodge Street Tottenham Court Road/New Oxford Street Regent Street/Oxford Circus |
Accessibility
The chapel is fully accessible to people who use a wheelchair. We are on one floor. There is a step outside the chapel but we have a ramp. Please contact us before your visit if you would like to tell us about your needs. We want to make sure that everyone who visits the chapel enjoys the experience and receives the help they need during their stay.
Admission
All of the Fitzrovia Chapel’s own events are free. These include our weekly open days and our exhibitions. There may be other events run at the chapel which will charge an entrance fee. Take a look at our events page for more details.
How to Get in Touch
PHONE
ADDRESS
For weddings and civil partnerships, contact Freya in our Weddings Team using the contact form, email or phone. The best email is weddings@fitzroviachapel.org.
To book the chapel for a community event, launch, exhibition, film shoot or other event, contact our team: hires@fitzroviachapel.org.
Email proposals@fitzroviachapel.org if you’d like to pop the question in the chapel.
To visit the chapel during our open days, you don’t need to book. We are open most Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 11am and 4pm. We’re also open one Sunday a month and for exhibitions. Take a look at our What’s On page to check a date before your visit.
You may like to message us on WhatsApp: 07342 888155 if you have a query about the chapel.