Visitor Information
Paul Mellon Centre
16 Bedford Square
London, WC1B 3JA
United Kingdom
T: 020 7580 0311
F: 020 7636 6730
The Paul Mellon Centre will re-open to the public on a limited basis from 21 April 2021
Opening Hours
Day |
Building & Public Study Room |
From 21 April 2021 |
By appointment only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 10:30-12:45 and 13:15-15:30 |
UK Bank Holidays |
Closed. |
Transport
Nearest tube |
Tottenham Court Road on the Central line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line. |
Nearby buses |
14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390 |
By Car |
There is no parking at the Paul Mellon Centre, however there are three Blue Badge parking spaces on Store Street, which runs parallel directly behind Bedford Square. There are also pay & display parking bays on Bedford Square, subject to local parking restrictions.
Additionally, the following car parks are nearby: Adeline Place, WC1B 3AJ (0.2 miles/0.32 km) – 140 spaces, 2 of which are disabled bays Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RJ (0.4 miles/0.64 km) – 300 spaces, 2 of which are disabled bays |
Cycling |
There are railings outside Pret, Tottenham Court Road, near Bayley Street, that can be used to lock up a standard push bike. |
More information on transport can be found in the Building Access Guide document below.
Public Study Room
All readers will need to book their visits in advance. Bookings will commence from 12 April.
Building Access
We warmly welcome all visitors to the Paul Mellon Centre. For information on accessibility at the Centre, please refer to our Accessibility Film below, as well as our Accessibility Guide and diagrams showing public areas of the building, in the downloads section beneath it.
We are happy to offer assistance to visitors wherever possible and if you have any further queries please contact us.

Figure 1.
Jonathan Law, Building Accessibility, a video introduction to the facilities at 16 and 15 Bedford Square.