Garden Details
Stationers' Company
The Garden
The Stationers' Hall Garden is a fine paved and landscaped courtyard garden dominated by a London plane tree planted in 1837, for Queen Victoria's accession. The tree is said to have gained nourishment from the ashes of illegal books burnt here in the 17th Century. The Stationers’ Company, which received its charter from Mary Tudor in 1557, started as a group of printers and booksellers, ‘stationed’ in and around St Paul’s Churchyard in 1403. The Hall and a warehouse were rebuilt after the Great Fire of London in 1666, forming three sides of the courtyard along with the Wren church of St Martin within Ludgate. The buildings celebrated their 350th anniversary in 2023, marked with a modern development adding in a new garden entrance.In 2025 the garden was awarded the Livery Hall Trophy Award for Best Large Display. Presented by the Lady Mayoress and the Master Gardener, Alderman Robert Howard, the Stationers’ gardener Howard Sanderson received the award on behalf of the Company. It now has pride of place in Stationers’ Hall in the entrance to the garden.
Head Gardener: Howard Sanderson
Further information on London Parks & Gardens Inventory
Visitor Information
- Open
- Sunday 10:30–16:00
- Entrance
- Our Garden Entrance is located on the left hand side of the courtyard (to the left of our blue doors).
Nearest postcode: EC4M 7DD - Buses
- Map of nearby bus stops
- Station
- St Paul's
- Cycle hire station
- Newgate Street (Map)
- Toilets
- Accessible toilet on site
- Access
- Garden fully accessible
Access via ramps throughout garden - Dogs
- Dogs on leads welcome
