Contact and visit us

Now open on Wednesdays and Thursdays

We are delighted that the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is now able to reopen.

From mid-April, we have been open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11am to 4pm.

To ensure that we follow social distancing guidelines, the number of concurrent readers needs to be limited. We are operating a booking system: if you wish to visit, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can book a place for a whole day, or a half day, either 11am–1.15pm or 1.45pm–4pm. Please book no later than 5pm on the day before your visit.

If you wish to visit briefly to pick up or drop off a book, you do not need to book a time slot, but please let us know when you intend to do this so it can be arranged.

Cecil Sharp House is a Covid-secure venue: read more

If you would like more information on the precautions the Library is taking to keep you safe, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Our online archives continue to be accessible and free to all.

Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions, or for further information.

Get in touch!

Got some news you want to share, or questions about our work (or folk in general) that need answering? Whatever it is you want to say, we’d love to hear from you. There are lots of ways to reach us.

By phone: Switchboard: telephone +44 (0)20 7485 2206. The library is extension 233.

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am–5.30pm

By email: Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

By post:
English Folk Dance and Song Society
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent’s Park Road
London
NW1 7AY

To get in touch with one of our teams directly, visit our staff page to find the right department. We’ll try to get back to you within 10 working days.

Further information

How to find us