The museum is set in beautiful 18th-century Grade I-listed almshouses of the Ironmongers' Company, built in 1714 thanks to a bequest by Sir Robert Geffrye. Surrounding the museum is a walled herb garden, and a series of period gardens which show how domestic gardens have changed over time. The herb and period gardens are open from 1 April to 31 October.Inside the museum, evocative displays of Lond
The museum is set in beautiful 18th-century Grade I-listed almshouses of the Ironmongers' Company, built in 1714 thanks to a bequest by Sir Robert Geffrye. Surrounding the museum is a walled herb garden, and a series of period gardens which show how domestic gardens have changed over time. The herb and period gardens are open from 1 April to 31 October.Inside the museum, evocative displays of Lond
