A small museum with two buildings and a total of three viewing rooms in both buildings. In the museum, by and large, there is not much to see. Since this Order is a functioning organization they provide for public viewing at additional charge under the pretext of two excursions at £ 12 each: in one building - a meeting room; and one room in the chapel, - it is in any circumstances would be difficult to call it a good value for money or reasonable to have it as two separate tours.The community was organized in the 10xx and positioned itself as a community for the provision of medical services, but as is often the case with similar orders such as the Jesuit and the like, a banal way of enriching themselves on medical services inaccessible at that time, kind of soft power, which is confirmed by their exhibition, mentioned the wealth of the order and the use of jewellery in decorating buildings, cant imagine that jewellery is critical for medical treatment; the military orientation of the order declared in the exposition, most likely, implies the looting inherent in such institutions at that time. It was a great discovery for me that the hospital museum that I saw in Valletta, Malta was their property, sounds like they are everywhere.

Small but quaint - great kids pack to explore and find clues etc so much history about the medieval origins of the St Johns organisation - very very informative with lots of original exhibits.

Excellent presentation of the history of St John. Ensure you attend on days the Church, Crypt and apstairs areas are available to view and take some time to sit in the church garden for peaceful reflection.

The museum tells the story of the Order of St John. A history that goes back almost a thousand years. This order spend their lives caring for and protecting sick people, starting from the first hospital in Jerusalem in 1080, then a network of hospitals and in modern times through the St. Johns Ambulance.There are guided tours available on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 11am and 2.30pm and Id highly recommended it. The guide went through the aforementioned history including the now defunct military arm and a lot more. The guide has access to parts of the museum not normally open to the public such as the grand hall which is fantastic. Well worth a visit for those interested in history

The museum is tucked away at St Johns Gate and is easy to miss - but dont let an opportunity to pop in pass you by!Combining medieval history with the modern day, the museum tracks the long and turbulent history that defines the Order of St John.

This is a hidden gem in this part of London. I went on the guided tour and learnt a lot about the rise and fall of the order both in this country and abroad especially Malta.The order dates back to the First Crusade. It was re-established in England by Queen Victoria and it is now more famous for the St Johns Ambulance which is a volunteer first aid organisation.The museum and rooms themselves are very interesting and then it is a short walk to the Italian Gardens and the Priory Church and Crypt.This is definitely worth visiting and going on a guided tour around

Free admission. Highly recommend the guided tour as it covers a great part of the Orders history over the various areas. The tour also takes you across the street to the Priory Church of St. John. My visit was 3 hours. Gift shop present.

I popped in here this afternoon having some time to kill. This is a nice, compact and very informative free museum about the St Johns movement.I had a fascinating visit which was very illuminating and covers everything from the foundation of the order as a mediaeval military organisation through to the modern day medical experts.

The Museum at St John’s Gate has some fantastic exhibits such as armour, and a bronze cannon given by Henry VIII, furniture, ceramics, silverware & textiles.In 2009, the Museum had a £4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment. The redesign also renovated more of the lost historicalTudor building.This is like taking time travel backwards and seeing things from a bygone age and what came out of it is a wonderful service the St. Johns Ambulance service doing a great job.Well worth a visit and one of those attractions in London so easy to miss, and a real treasure to see.

Amazing to see the history of the order of st john.It os great to go through all the areas, learn about how they gained and lost the land and then regained it again, just sad to see they had to rebuy it back.

St. John gate in Clerkenwell, London is a small museum cover the history of the Order of the Knights of St. John. From the beginning during the holy crusades up to today.Including the foundation of the St. John Ambulance association (First Aid Training) and the St. John Ambulance Bridge (Event First Aid.The tour of the Museum is worth taking to see areas of the gate which are not open other then on the tour, which includes Priory Church.Its a fascinating history of a well know organisation, whos member provide first aid cover at various event across the UK voluntary.

Home of one of the worlds oldest organizations, still active today. Small museum but well worth the trip. Especially if youre a conspiracy theorist,👁👁👁👁

Really enjoyable museum with a nice history line on St Johns ambulance.

Little gem in the city! Interesting and enlightening.

I liked this lovely façade nr Farringdon LU stn. Its easy to get there by tube and bus etc.

I was given the honor of becoming a member of the order of st john , lovely day, really proud to go to this investiture.

I love this place. Everyone you visit theres something new you didnt see before.

Thank you for the special tour of the church. Nice team, great people

Amazing great day out and I highly encourage others to do this with the free tour. Very educational and just nice to get to know local London.

Excellent, but do the guided tour in order to access the really interesting rooms. Contact them, but they usually run three times a week.

Great place for history of the Order of St John

Great museum for adults.

Absolutely brilliant building and museum dedicated to the people behind St Johns Ambulance. Historical nurses uniforms and tales really let you feel you are walking where they trod, great facts and artifacts on display. Highly recommend taking in the building to as like stepping back into time of knights. Love the tranquil herb garden across Clerkenwell Road too. Well worth lots of visits!

Wow!! I didnt know about this place.

As one of Englands most notable knights of St John reenactors this place is a must for learning about the history of the order. Steeped in history and like a tardis if you want to step away from the hustle and bustle of London step inside the tranquility of the orders sanctuary. Lots of displays and regular events for children.

Crusader history : fascinating (and what a superb wedding venue!)

Outstanding place, history and visit.

Learn about Sir John and the history of the Templar Nights in this small but very interesting museum. Child friendly and very welcoming staff. Puzzles and costumes for children to try on. A must see if in this part of London.

Had a marvelous time

Very nice historic picturs,furniture and information of the order of at John to share.

A little hidden gem in the heart of the city. Amazing items, knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great place to spend your time if you interested in the history of crusaders.

We visited to donate some of my late Aunts memorabilia to the museum. Abigail looked after us well and we were able to tour the wonderful building and view the museum collection. A precious jewel hidden in central London

Such an interesting place covering the history of the order of St John Inc the ambulance service. Amazing how influential it was/is. Currently they have some extra exhibits by art students that were great. Free, small museum in a charming building. Probably with going on days they have tours (see info). We didnt, but still enjoyed our visit.

The museum of St Johns, its worth a visit. It gives very interesting information on the history of the St Johns ambulance service. There is lots to see, and free to get in to.Its has information going back to when the order started up to nowThere is a small shop. And helpful staff. Worth a quick visit if in the area.

Amazing items, knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great place to spend your time if you interested in the history of crusaders.

Passed through this gate many times on our way to the Dovetail and this time we went in. Glad we did as its a great display of the history of the order of St John.

Lovely, friendly museum. Very small and slightly confusing curation - theyve tried to cram in a lot of stuff, appealing to adults and children alike! Follows the progress of the St Johns Ambulance from its formation in 1099 to (almost) the present day - theres a lot to cover in just three rooms. That said, its free and has a small shop - well worth a look if youre in the area.

Well laid out and informative museum. We were lucky enough to join the free tour of the other rooms within the gate house which was very interesting. Highly recommended

Here for the splendid Mixed Borders poetry residency. In view of Maltese family history, the Museum is interesting. The walled gardens are a pleasure. Its a small museum with some fascinating archives. For anyone interested in the history of the Crusades, its an intriguing visit.

Amazing museum with the history of the order of St John. With a vast collection of items from the different eras and location that they were and also explains the role in the present. Better to go to the tours.in the museum as they have access to other rooms usually closed to the public. Free but some donations are asked ( which I gave with pleasure) A hidden gem bear Farringdon and barbican

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff. This is a small and interesting museum.

It is an interesting place to visit, hidden in the central London street phylum but very small. If you expect to see large galeries this isnt the place. Friendly staff will greet you at yhe entrance and you can buy books or other souvenirs.

Amazing staff know what they are doing, great extra info for my sons school projects. Really was a great day out.For almost nothing.

We got married here a couple of weeks ago. The venue is amazing and absolutely beautiful - our guests couldnt believe this place was our ceremony venue!! The event staff were really helpful beforehand and on the day

Very nice place ! I recommend you all to go there to find peace and charge yourself with positive energy!

Very interesting hour or so. Story told through slightly rose tinted spectacles but informative and enjoyable.

I was with a group privileged to have an out of hours tour and reception. Excellent knowledge and welcoming atmosphere. One of Londonds hidden treaties

Short and sweet. My 8 year old found it fun. A very small collection of antiquities.

Lots of history and such to see. Didnt get to the café but hope to next time. Chivalry is not dead. Chevalier is but not Chivalry. (Monsieur Chivalry was our tour guide ☺)

Out of the way museum you need to see. Very interesting

Amazing collection of St John Ambulance memorabilia. Staff knowledgeable and approachable. Priory over the road is a REAL must see for all SJA Members

Fantastic museum, lots to see and plenty of history you never knew about.

Lovely staff-! Small,but more than enough to see. Interesting

Lovely little museum with some great relics. A hidden gem, really glad it exists!

An engaging archive of facts and artefacts

Interesting exhibits, cool to see so much history continuing into the modern day. Avoid the tour, deeply boring.

Love it ! The charity hospital exhibition was my favourite ! Worth seeing ! Nice area near Farrington !

Really fun way to learn about the history. Tour guides were great!

Good place to visit if you happen to be nearby

I spend an enormous amount of time in this area. The internet is great, theres a sweet little black cat running around.

Nice to visit if you have the time. Take the museum tour. Its a wonderful little slice of history.

Very interesting, historical place. Now - St. Johns Ambulance Head Quarter.

Make sure you go on the tour to make the best of this worthwhile experience.

Very enjoyable, interesting place. If possible, visit the lecture room upstairs. Amazing!

Fantastic little museum showing the history if the order of St. John. From its beginning during the crusades through to the modern St. Johns ambulance.

Lovely museum full of interesting artefacts.

Much restored inner-gatehouse of original Priory precinct and Orders headquarters houses a superbly curated museum, tracing the troublesome times, trials and tribulations of the Knights Hospitallers.Engaging, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides here. Admission/free and well recommended, especially for history buffs.

A fascinating history within the organization. The Order of St. John and its Foundation, St. John Ambulance, stand for the good people can do for others.

Beautiful buildings. Very helpful staff and a good range of historical displays. Would recommend visiting.

This is one of the little hidden gems of London. A place soaked in rich, fun, quirky history. Youll get to see some of the underbelly of how society in the UK was organised, and how a rich guild re-invented itself as a major charity. Absolutely fantastic. Superb guides. Very much worth it.

Awesome museum with fascinating collection. The crypt is one of the few remaining Norman structures from the 12th century. We had a great time.

Great little museum- we took our Badgers on a trip to visit as part of their St John Family badge, and they really enjoyed it!

Excellent. Laid out well, informative, family friendly. Lady at reception was very pleasant welcoming and a mine if information.

Guide was very knowledgeable and was genuinely pleased to have members of Staff John Ambulance withinbherbtiur group. The staff in the shop were also most helpful and knowledgeable when members of the group had questions both pre and post tour.

Historic site hidden within clerkenwell. Sometimes there is access to their herb garden.

Best museum ever! There is so much to see. Go on a tour to get the best out of it. I will definitely go back.

Small hidden museum. Very interesting and fairly well layed out

Its free and educational. A great way to spend a few hours in london learning a bit of history.

A fascinating record of history and health from the time of the Cruscades, disollution of the monasteries , Florence Nightingalein the Crimem war up to present a.bulance service

Interesting museum. Might be worth going on a tour day.

Great descriptions of the history of the crusades.

Lovely little museum which runs an incredibly entertaining medieval quiz as part of museums at night. Great fun

Very good had a fantastic guide who gave us a very very informative tour

Got married here. Charity run. Awesome, beautiful building. Great central location.

The museum is very nice, but unfortunately there is not much to see. Great history vibe.

Too much to see in one visit. The Order was once the biggest private landowner in Britain. Dont miss the Caravaggio (he was a knight before expulsion)

Fascinating organisation in a historic building with a great museum.

An excellent museum of the Order of St John, which continues to this day. A must see for students of The Crusades. A real gem in the heart of London.

Went to a wedding what a dayThe Building and Museum are really interesting lived it

This is a real hidden gem, its a very well laid out museum, which offers a fascinating insight into the history of the Order of St John....highly recommended.

The building is great, the museum is well laid out and informative. Nice gift store.

Very nice frontdesk, kinda small，but worth spend 3hrs to know more about crusaders

Great place to visit. Very interesting.

Fantastic and wonderful museum full of brilliant knowledge about history from all around the world even though small and quaint its a wonderful little museum to go to visit to

If you want to see the documented history of an organisation that dates back to the crusades from around the 11th Century – The Knights Hospitaller. This is the place. This is one of the largest charity organisations in the UK and the St Johns Ambulance.

Very nice place to visit speialy if you are a volunteer with st john lots of history

Its okay, a bit dry and not all that well explained. The halls are nice and the guides good - but again, its small and there isnt a great deal of excitement in the history

Interesting history, artifacts, buildings, gardens of the Knights Templar and the Crusades to retake the Holy City of Jerusalem How this eventually devolved over changing times to the The Order of St Johns and the continuing protection, safety and care of the citizens

Stunning building full of fascinating history. Great museum exhibits.

Amazing medieval building and presentation of this historic order of knights.