Before visiting I was aware of William Morris’ designs but not his backstory. I was moved and inspired by his commitment to bringing good design and craftsmanship to the masses. The contemporary exhibition upstairs was great too.

We really enjoyed our visit to this well organized, small museum. I would recommend to families as well, there are well thought hands-on activities that children would enjoy. The coffee shop was also nice but we didn’t sit.

Amazing free museum with a cafe and temporary exhibits. Great visit over the weekend

Love this place... Such a beautiful location surrounded by gorgeous well maintained parkland. The Gallery is a museum, shop and a cafe so you can spend all day there discovering fascinating things about William Morris and the way he designed and hand made his wall coverings. The museum takes you seamlessly through his home, starting downstairs and working your way upstairs on a journey through time. There are temporary exhibitions as well we went to see Ashish... Fall in love and be more tender... It showcases over 60 designs by the designer Ashish Gupta.... It's on till 10th Sept 2023 The cafe at the back overlooking the park is run by Deeneys famous for its toasties... Great coffee and fab food

Lovely staff were very welcome to entry free. It was my birthday was on Saturday 27th November 2021. I was pleased that there is still accessible subtitles on video. A great place to visit I really enjoyed it, looking at all the exhibits and learning more about the traditional history. The gallery is interesting too, and history video, a lovely park, a nice cafe.

It was interesting experience. Temporary exhibition was Young Poland - artists from between Great and Second World War. Main exhibition is mixed different things and kind of memorial of socialism. You can find unique pictures and you can feel unique atmosphere. Maybe not perfect for everyone, but worth trying.

Decent collection, quite poor exhibition environment. It was very tiring on the eyes to look at some displays, as the rooms were dark. I understand that the fabrics don’t like harsh light, but this was way too dark for standard conservational procedures. The worst offender was the room dedicated to socialism, which combined darkness with harsh red under-lighting. The light bugged my eyes whenever I tried to read the panels placed on the walls above the lamps. A stupid idea for a display, considering that the room was darkened to facilitate film screening. The other issue was the flickering light in Brangwyn’s gallery, also quite irritating. The entire museum was awfully hot, though it is summer I guess. Still, I have not seen any dehumidifiers which would be helpful in preserving the art objects in these severe conditions. Another weird thing is the vague distinction between the temporary and permanent exhibitions. The modern synthetic cequin pieces were scattered across several rooms, clashing pretty hard with the nature-inspired aesthetics of Morrison. Although I liked Ashish Gupta’s designs, conceptually and visually this was a horrible match. Wouldn’t hurt as much if the pieces were not consistently juxtaposed. It was not all bad. There are quite a lot of attractions for kids, I also liked the interactive screens. There is some educational insight into the Morris & Co. production and materiality of his products, which was fundamental for his artistic ethos. As such, I think this museum makes a good job of representing William Morris and his contribution to interior design.

I took a friend to lunch at Cafe Van Gogh, The Oval, then we hopped on the Northern then Victoria Line to Walthamstow to enjoy the William Morris Museum exhibition and the "Ashish - Fall in Love and Be More Tender" exhibit. I adore the Morris Gallery all year round and this, being a gloriously hot sunny day was no exception. Set in Lloyds Park which is gloriously manicured but also has tennis courts and woodland areas, it's a gem. The gallery is well organised and curated over several floors, the exhibits are innovative and imaginative, there is a shop in the main entrance and a cafe with the most bijoux yet perfectly designed and self contained toilets I've ever seen, on the ground floor. I highly recommend the gallery and will always keep an eye out for the special events or exhibits they have. Although free to enter it's possible and appreciated to give a donation and there was a discrete donation facility on the ground floor, to keep it as wonderful as it is. Its a simple bus ride from Walthamstow Central (Victoria & Overground lines) taking a walk or bus ride to Bell Corner (cross junction and take the left, it's less than a 2 minute walk to the Gallery & Lloyds Park) or you could get off at Blackhorse Road Station (Victoria Line) taking the 123 bus on the opposite side of the road, which is a 10 minute ride to Bell Corner

A very nice underrated gallery with friendly staff in a large house surrounded by much greenery. Not many people and very fascinating in learning about local artists. Very much recommend going

Small but lovely gallery and museum includes works by Morris & his contemporaries. Free entry. Lovely cafe opposite park. 15 minutes walk from Walthamstow tube.

A wonderful place to browse and learn all about the "wallpaper man" William Morris and his contemporaries and lots if things to do, hands on. Great for adults and children, and it's free! There's a cafe selling great fresh food and a small shop. Definitely worth a visit.

A gem of a museum, with Deeneys cafe. You can take a lovely walk in the park. It has more than enough spaces for kids to play or just walk around. Very well kept.

There is an exhibition actually in it, titled: Young An Arts And Crafts Movement 1890-1918 Poland.

Went to see the Althea McNish exhibition which was wonderful...and free! Lovely staff. The Morris gallery is really interesting too. Lunch in the pleasant cafe, walk around the park, great day!

First time going to this museum. I went to see the Althea McNish exhibition which was very good. The main museum is worth the trip also learnt alot about William Morris, his family and friends. Behind the house is Lloyd Park. So make it a day out & bring a picnic. The museum may not be suitable for all children however they can have fun in the park. If I remember correctly I did see a lift inside the main house.

Great

10/10. It's compact and well arranged, so you can view, listen and read everything in one visit.

It is a museum devoted to the life and works of William Morris, an English Arts and Crafts designer and early socialist. It is located in Walthamstow at Water House, a substantial Grade II* listed Georgian home. The extensive grounds of the building are a public park, known as Lloyd Park.

This was quite a nice gallery dedicated to the life and times of William Morris. A lot of his stories appear superficial but his life work was captured beautifully in pictures and songs. The house containing the gallery is big with a nice courtyard and well mowed lawns. It gives that retrospective feeling and sense of nostalgia that a martyr once walked those grounds.

This gallery/museum located in Walthamstow London is dedicated to the life of William Morris and his influence on textiles, furniture and homes in general. On occasion is also hosts other influencers of textiles such as Althea McNish. You can get to the museum by public transport. Buses run along Forest Road. The nearest tube stations are about 15 minutes walk away. The museum is located at the entrance to Lloyd Park, so can be a good day out during the summer months. There is a small souvenir shop, but it is a bit pricey. Entry is free. On some weekends there is a food pop up market on the museum grounds, with international street food. Very small museum and can be seen in under an hour.

Really well put together gallery taking you on a journey through the life of William Morris. So much to look at and learn. Set in a gorgeous house and beautiful gardens. An oasis of beauty.

Wonderful visit with lots of information about William Morris, his life, his work and his legacy. The museum exhibits are beautifully done and the cafe is excellent with a lovely garden view.

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Such a comprehensive and creative exhibition of William Morris' life, work and influences with some absorbing interactive activities for both children and adults. Fabulous cafe, terrace and gardens too.

The William Morris gallery had some interesting exhibits but overall I was unimpressed. The location seemed a bit bland even if the information given was quite specific and presumably accurate. In good weather the premises are well lit. The atmosphere is tolerable. The fairly extensive Lloyd Garden had an annular pond and there's a small restaurant and a play area for the kids. In the garden was a much smaller, Bauhaus exhibit. The cafeteria in the main building is expensive; toilets are available nearby. Ample parking.

My latest visit was to see"Radical Landscapes", a small but excellent exhibition interrogating the relationships between land use, public space, green space and the people who occupy the spaces... or are excluded from them. It chimes so well with the permanent collection and William Morris's own interests and activities. A really thought provoking exhibition plus decent coffee in the café, and a stroll around autumnal Lloyd's Park!

Amazing to see the life, work and values of this unique person. Not only did I establish a beautiful interior design company but he became very concerned with social inequality in later life. The museum is his former childhood home and a gorgeous place to see William Morris brought to life!

Amazing curation, I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the amount of information, wanted to read everything! Amazing free exhibition. Very inspiring! Nice garden outside to walk around

I'm so glad I'm studying Morris at the moment! This was great fun for the family, not too crowded inside and lots to interest the littlest of kids and arty experts alike. My favourite room was the dying, block printing and weaving room. It was that room where I learnt how stained glass is made! The gardens/park is also very lovely, I'll come back in early summer to see the gardens in bloom and the strawberry plants fruiting. The moat is home to moorhen, ducks, parakeets, and some quite friendly squirrels. There's a great playground for kids if all ages to burn off some steam.

The gallery is in a beautiful building and grounds. The cafe is fab (haggis and bacon toasties are amazing). Kids will love clambering around the rock garden and running around the grounds. There are a couple of kid-based things in the gallery too, the stained glass light box and the drawing and brass rubbing areas are favourites. Wonderful for adults too, with loads of interesting details about Morris and his coterie. Oh and the shop is well stocked and full of lovely items.

It was great experience going to see the gallery. I love the cafe omg i just love it. You gotta try the coffee and cakes. Everything tastes heaven. Quality is at top. Please visit. You will thanks me later

Very interesting place to visit and amazing that it was free to enter. I've deducted a star because our food from the Larder was not very good. My hummus and seed sandwich was ok, but my friend's mushroom and cheese toastie was not nice.

Great refurbishment since I last came. Young Poland exhibition was very interesting and was spread across the museum. Cafe was clean and the girls serving were polite. My only gripe was there were no cakes or pastries when we got there at 11am.

Small but perfectly formed with toilets & cafe. Seems to also host temporary exhibitions as we went there principally for the Young Poland exhibition. Ample free parking locally. The adjoining park is also worth visiting, especially with young children.

Beautiful garden. Great place to visit

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An excellent gallery about William Morris. Beautiful place to enjoy the design and background.

Interesting to find out more about William Morris and see in person the building where the Arts and Cratfs meetings had taken place.

A great way to learn about the man, his work and the work of his apprentices, friends and Morris & Co. company. Samples, illustrations, artwork, wall hangings, printed books and more. He was a very creative man. Several gallery rooms, on two floors, and currently a special exhibition on the King Arthur theme. There’s a cafe - it was full and loud at midday. (There is also an eatery in Lloyd Park just behind the gallery.)

Great place to visit to begin to appreciate the creativity of William Morris. Staff at the Gallery are very welcoming and informative. And a lovely cafe too. All within a small but perfectly formed park.

Free to enter William Morris exhibition...Very interesting with lots to learn about the man and all his activities. Plus a Pre-Raphaelite exhibition on King Arthur. Coffee shop nice, but gift shop prices are extraordinary!

Lovely museum in Loyds Park in walthamstow. It's a bit small so it's good that it's free to enter since not much rooms. But the rooms are well done and tell a good story about William Morris. The Cafe is a highlight as it has wonderful views of the garden and tasty smoothies and food there.

Excellent small museum, especially meaningful for being a former residence of Morris as a young man. Lots to read and listen to. For people with keen interest in wallpaper and textile design and some interactive elements fir children.

Great place for all things William Morris - lots of things for families and the younger generations including free classes. Situated in the lovely Lloyd Park - and has cafe overlooking the gardens. My degree covered lots of WM so it was great to see so much of his creativity in one place

We went to a storytelling. Women around the tale of Arthur. It was engaging, enjoyable, and funny. We also took a look through the Arthur exhibition. It was well laid out, well lit, and well informed. Very enjoyable.

Beautiful galley in the heart of the wonderful Walthamstow. Really well set out, engaging and informative displays. Well worth the visit and open to all on a donation basis

This beautifully restored gallery is set on the lush and well manicured grounds of Lloyd Park and houses some of the creations of William Morris. The gallery is arranged on the ground and first floors and there is a trendy cafe located inside the gallery that overlooks the park and garden at the rear of the building.

A fascinating insight into the life of a hugely interesting figure and his circle

Beautiful gallery and park in the heart of Walthamstow.

WMG is such a lovely place. Interesting things to see and a great cafe set in a park. What more could anyone want

Very nice place and we'll presented

Really enjoyed my visit. Friendly staff. Interesting, well displayed exhibits. Very interesting .

Love it

Beautiful park , enjoyed by all ages.

A worthy past winner of the Museum of the Year award. The permanent exhibition follows the life and works of William Morris with a stunning collection of his sketches, designs, prints and writings all brilliantly linked to the social context in which they were produced. The temporary exhibitions are always thoughtfully curated - the current one looks at the process of design with works by Burne Jones, Rosetti and others as well as Morris. The room dedicated to Frank Brangwyn, which I had never spent much time in before, was also a treat. The museum was well laid out to comply with covid restrictions, coffee out on the balcony in the winter sunshine hit the spot and the park in which the museum is set added to the experience, as did the food market stalls surrounding, which are now - I believe - a regular weekend feature. Highly recommended.

The gallery is closed as I visited on 25th of December and I guess it'll remain close unless Waltham forest changes the Tier.

a brilliant place for the William Morris fans, with a covid safe environment and plenty to explore and learn

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Nice little gem. The William Morris museum is a nice little mission that gives you the opportunity to know and understand his works and studies. The museum is at the north east of London walking distance tho the tube (15 minutes). Free entrance and accessible for all people. At the entrance you'll find the shop full of options to spend you money from cards, mugs, bags tio some pictures. Affordable and with a friendly staff. Credit cards are accepted. In the basement there are for rooms showing from his biography to his works with some audiovisual and screens to help you to understand the society of that time to the principles of his movement. In the upper floor there are four rooms too with the history of the museum and some pierces from his family and other artist that got inspiration on him. Coming back tho the basement, a nice cafeteria offers coffee, pastries, sandwiches and beverages. It ihas a nice terrace over the amazing garden. The garden is a must in a sunny day. Good experience for a weekend morning

What a wonderful place. I'll be honest, I'm not massively into arts and crafts, or I thought I wasn't, but visiting here was a lovely experience that taught me a lot. The fact that it's free was an even greater incentive. It's a thoroughly enjoyable museum giving a great overview of both William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. There is much to see, an informative film, several interactive games, a café, gift shop and temporary galleries. All in all, well worth a visit and not far from Walthamstow Central station.

William Morris has always been one of my favourite British textile maker’s with the amazing fabric designs you see that are still present in Liberty products today. Each room has an interesting collection of artefacts about his life and work. It was great to go through the different stages of Morris career and learn about his life besides being a textile maker, such as his active role in campaigning for the labour movement. There’s also a changing exhibition, which at the time of my visit was about the bauhaus movement, which featured different artists who contributed to that art & design period. There are great interactive displays across the museum to make learning more fun for all ages. Finally, the cafe has a great view of the large garden.

Great presentation in a museum style set-up in Morris' original house with an excellent large park, lake and formal gardens behind it for a picnic or use the cafes

Great place for lovers of William Morris. Lots to see & read over two floors. Friendly helpful staff. Strong Covid prevention measures. Free entry via booked ticket online. Small well stocked shop for all pockets. Small cafe. Public park/garden to rear of building.

Very much enjoyed the museum, it gives a great insight into William Morris and several of his contemporaries and colleagues (e.g. Rossetti) and contains some absolute choice quotes. It's free (but donate!) and you can whip round it in about an hour easily. For COVID reasons, you will need to book a slot advance online. Also liked the selection of WM products in the gift shop too. Also worth going on a Saturday whilst Lloyd Park Market is on too, so you can have a delicious lunch afterwards.

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Amazing park too

Brilliant kids activities.. my toddlers have a great time here.

Beautiful garden

Informative and beautifully presented, it addresses just what Morris was all about. Highly recommended.

Stunning exhibition of brand new paintings by Kehinde Wiley - highly recommend. All of the portraits are of everyday women from Dalston, that the artist met on the street and invited for a photo shoot.

Only got tonsee the outside due to lockdown hope to.see more soon

A great local place to visit with the family. Beautiful Georgian house, right next door to a park. A great way to spend some quality family time

The gift shop is full of lovely unique items

Fascinating museum which showcases the life and works of the British textile designer and early socialist William Morris. The house used to be his family home in mid 1800s. It is located in Lloyd Park which is also lovely.

Very friendly staff

Great exhibition of William Morris's work, and a cosy cafe to boot.

Small museum but one of the best in London we'll worth a visit. Coffee area looks over the park

Great to see the life of William Morris and his connections with walthamstow. Well worth a visit

Wife is a fan, so had to go, so this may colour my review, but even she was left wondering was it worth it? The park, within which this is situated, was far nicer than the museum is the best I can say.

Excellent!!!

Beautiful objects, educational, showing all stages of process. Mentioned other influences. Needed more critism of some aspects and more contextualisation. Very inspiring museum.

Love going to this park, the saturday's street food market is amazing.

Having worked in a major museum for years I was looking forward to having a look around the gallery...as I had seen a few exhibitions elsewhere on WM... unfortunately it was a really sunny day, the gallery was hot and the mandatory mask was suffocating so I lasted all of 5 minutes and left...I'll have to try again when its cooler... On the upside, the lady on the door was very welcoming and informative..

It was alright very hot

You need to book a slot (free) to visit the William Morris Gallery but you receive a warm welcome. The museum is quite dimly lit (I guess to preserve the delicate fabrics etc) but once you get used to it, the museum has plenty of wonderful artefacts to admire. They have had to take away all the interactive parts - due to Covid - but you still get a feel of Morris and his work. I have not given 5 stars since the wonderful tea shop is now just serving drinks in take away cups and cakes in plastic wrappers ...