King John's House & Museum

About King John's House & Museum

A small heritage site opposite Romsey Abbey made up of a medieval house, a Tudor cottage and a Victorian shop, with a tea room and garden. Romsey Chamber of Commerce has used it for an early-morning Brew & Business networking breakfast. The museum is closed for restoration after a 2025 fire, but the café and garden are open.

• Paid parking
• Accessible loos

Finding the door

The café now runs from 13 Church Street (The Cafe at King John's House), opposite the Abbey; the café space is sometimes closed for private hire.

• Old buildings: low beams and uneven floors, take care

Parking

No on-site parking. The venue names Lortemore Place as the nearest public car park (Abbey Walk side max 2 hours, Latimer Street side max 4 hours). Church Road short-stay is closer still. Romsey council car parks are free before 8.30am, after 4pm and all day Sunday.

• Church Road car park (short stay)

  Nearby · 1 min walk

  Time limit: Short stay — council describes short stay as up to 2 hours

  £1.00 up to 2h, £2.00 up to 3h, £3.00 up to 4h, £4.00 up to 5h, £5.90 all day (8.30am–4pm; free after 4pm, overnight and all day Sunday and public holidays)

• Lortemore Place car park (Car Park 7)

  Nearby · 3 min walk

  Time limit: Abbey Walk side max 2 hours; Latimer Street side max 4 hours

  £1.00 up to 2h, £2.00 up to 3h, £3.00 up to 4h, £4.00 up to 5h, £5.90 all day (8.30am–4pm; free after 4pm, overnight and all day Sunday and public holidays)

• Newton Lane car park (medium stay)

  Nearby · 5 min walk

  Time limit: Max 4 hours

  £1.00 up to 2h, £2.00 up to 3h, £3.00 up to 4h, £4.00 up to 5h, £5.90 all day (8.30am–4pm; free after 4pm, overnight and all day Sunday and public holidays)

• Princes Road car park (long stay)

  Nearby · 4 min walk

  Time limit: All day

  £1.00 up to 2h, £2.00 up to 3h, £3.00 up to 4h, £4.00 up to 5h, £4.40 all day (8.30am–4pm; free after 4pm and Sundays)

Getting here

Town-centre site opposite Romsey Abbey; Romsey station and bus station are about a 5–10 minute walk.

• Council Offices (Church Street) · 1 min walk

  Bluestar 634 (school service only)

• Romsey Bus Station (Stop C, Station Forecourt) · 4 min walk

  Stagecoach 66 (Winchester – Romsey); Bluestar TVR (Romsey – Stockbridge – Andover); Broughton & Mottisfont Community Bus RMS

  Other stands: A (Bluestar 4 to Southampton), B (Bluestar 5 to Eastleigh), D (Salisbury Reds X7R Salisbury – Romsey – Southampton; Bluestar 35)

• Romsey · 9 min walk

  South Western Railway, Great Western Railway

Inside

Access: Ground floors and tea room are wheelchair and pushchair accessible; the Moody museum has a platform lift; handrails on the stairs to the medieval hall. Garden paths are a mix of gravel and paving.

Toilets

Accessible toilet in the Moody museum building

Food and drink

Café / tea room with homemade cakes, scones, loose-leaf tea and coffee (Tuesday–Saturday daytime).