Museums & Attractions · Hoxton, Hackney

Museum of the Home

A free museum of home life with a sensory den, borrowable child ear defenders and sensory bags, and quieter areas — strong sensory facilities, but no dedicated SEND sessions.

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What is this place?

Museum of the Home explores how we live — home life across the past 400 years — through period ‘Rooms Through Time’, gardens and changing displays, in Grade I-listed former almshouses in Hoxton. Admission to the main galleries and gardens is free. For families it has a sensory den, a play room and family trails, and it lends child-sized ear defenders and sensory bags from reception. Its SEND provision is facilities-based: there are no dedicated relaxed or SEND-specific public sessions currently listed.

SEND & access at a glance

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Quiet space
SEND & access options
Ear defenders
Step-free
Accessible toilet
Changing Places
Accessible parking
Sensory-adapted sessions

SEND & access options

Dedicated sessions, accessible performances and access support — relaxed, sensory-adapted, quiet, autism-friendly, signed/audio-described, or an access service. Not every session at a venue is one of these.

Session dates, times and prices change — always check current times with the venue before travelling.

No dedicated SEND or relaxed sessions are currently listed for this venue.

Sensory environment

SEND provision

  • SEND & access options

    No dedicated relaxed or SEND-specific public sessions are currently listed (What's On checked 2026-08-14). SEND provision is facilities-based — a sensory den, borrowable ear defenders and sensory bags, and quieter areas. SEND workshops are offered to school groups only.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Autism-friendly / sensory-adapted sessions

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Reduced-capacity sessions

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • SEND-trained staff

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Visual story / social story

    No dedicated social/visual story, but an official Family Map is published marking the sensory den, quieter areas, rest points, toilets and lifts — usable to prepare for a visit.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Visual timetable

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Communication aids

    Films have subtitles or captions and some have BSL interpretation; large-print guides are at reception and each gallery. No symbol communication boards found.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14

Physical accessibility

  • Step-free access

    Step-free access to all galleries; small passenger lifts between floors and a platform lift to the gardens. The main entrance has steps but a long ramp alternative; the Kingsland Road entrance is step-free via ramps to an automatic door.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Wheelchair accessible

    Step-free to all galleries; manual wheelchairs are available to borrow. As a Grade I-listed building, some adaptations aren't possible.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Accessible toilet

    An accessible toilet in the reception area, plus two further accessible toilets across the museum.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Changing Places toilet

    No Changing Places toilet on site — the museum states the nearest is off-site at Haggerston Park.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Accessible parking

    An accessible parking bay is marked on the museum's Family Map at the Kingsland Road frontage; number of bays and eligibility aren't detailed.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14
  • Hearing loop

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-14

Visit planning

Address
136 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, London E2 8EA
Borough
Hackney
Age range
Not confirmed
Indoor / outdoor
Indoor museum with gardens
Opening
Tuesday–Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am–5pm (closed Mondays) · checked 2026-08-14 · recurring
Booking
Free entry to the main galleries — no booking needed. Some exhibitions, events and Almshouse tours are ticketed. · checked 2026-08-14
Typical visit length
Not confirmed
Price
Free admission to the main galleries and gardens; some exhibitions, events and tours are charged. · checked 2026-08-14
Getting there
Nearest station Hoxton (London Overground); step-free access from the station isn't confirmed — check your route. Bus stop KN is on Kingsland Road.
Phone
020 7739 9893
Website
museumofthehome.org.uk

Opening times, prices and booking can change — please check before you travel.

Sources & provenance

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Contact the venue to confirm a specific requirement: museumofthehome.org.uk · 020 7739 9893

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