Visit
The Special Collections and Researcher’s Area will be closed in December for our annual stocktake. We will be closing at 5pm on Friday 29 November 2024 and will reopen at 10am on Thursday 2 January 2025. For any urgent enquiries during this period, please email: library@bishopsgate.org.uk , and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Bishopsgate Institute is open to everyone. We welcome you to discover our beautiful Grade II* listed building.
Our address
Bishopsgate Institute
230 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4QH
Contact us
020 7392 9200
enquiries@bishopsgate.org.uk
Opening hours
Bishopsgate Institute is open for specific events on weekends. On those weekends, the Box Office team will be available to assist with in-person and telephone enquiries.
Our Researchers’ Area is open 10:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday, with late opening on Wednesdays.
We reserve the right to close at short notice. Please check this page before travelling.
| Box office | Main Library | Researchers' Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 – 18:00 | CLOSED | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 9:00 – 18:00 | CLOSED | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 18:00 | CLOSED | 10:00 – 20:00 |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 18:00 | CLOSED | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 9:00 – 18:00 | CLOSED | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Getting here
Bishopsgate Institute is located two minutes' walk from Liverpool Street Station. The area is served by major bus routes.
There is public bike parking directly opposite our main entrance. There are Santander cycle hire docking stations on the corner of Brushfield Street.
Parking in the area is restricted. Taxis may drop off passengers on Brushfield Street immediately outside the side entrance (with step-free access). This is a no-through road. The nearest City of London taxi rank is in Liverpool Street station by platform 10.
Accessibility
Please visit out Access Information page for more information.
