Welcome to St Margaret’s House

An Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, creating healthier and happier communities

Our mission is to promote positive social change by providing opportunities for people to come together and take part in their community. Our arts and wellbeing projects provide spaces to meet, learn, create, eat, shop, and enjoy a diverse cultural programme.

Our Creative Health Tree Model is at the core of everything we do, championing an ever-growing relationship between cultural organisations and the health and wellbeing sector.

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Discover

What’s on at St Margaret’s House

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There’s so much to Discover at St Margaret's House! Our programme will give you the chance to enjoy the arts and support your wellbeing. You can start something new or continue with something you have always enjoyed. Take your pick from arts workshops, wellbeing sessions, live events, opportunities to be outdoors and more!

Arts & Creativity

A diverse group of people are modelling their artistic creations.

We believe that everybody should have the opportunity to take part in creative wellbeing activities. The Create Place is our flexible community arts space. It is a launch pad for starting a creative project that benefits your community, and a space for people to be together, to share skills, to create, and to have fun.

Wellbeing

A small group yoga session at the bandstand in Victoria Park, London.

We offer a range of affordable wellbeing activities and clinics to support fitness, self-expression and relaxation for everyone. Try out our sessions and find something that works for you, with support from our fantastic practitioners!

Our charity boutique

A woman confidently stands inside the AYOKA Charity Boutique. She has found a bright yellow coat and trendy silk scarf.

Ayoka is the St Margaret’s House charity boutique — a treasure trove, full to the brim with secondhand delights. It's a great place to get your hands on affordable designer and vintage clothes, homewares, antiques, DVDs, CDs, and books. You will find us next door at 23 Old Ford Road. See you there!

The Gallery Cafe

Open daily: 8.30am - 6pm

Since first opening its doors in 2006, The Gallery Cafe is our largest in-house community project. As well as offering affordable vegan dishes, locally-ground coffees, vegan sweet treats, and healthy juices, we also host an exciting programme of live events and monthly art exhibitions from up-and-coming artists.

A table of freshly prepared vegan dishes from The Gallery Café. Salads, desserts, and fresh juices - all looking tasty!

Hire a Space

  • An informal seating area available for hire.

    Office Space

    We offer affordable office space for community, charity and grassroots organisations in our superb Grade II listed Georgian premises in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets.

  • The Anson Room featues a large boardroom table, and is filled with natural sunlight.

    Event Spaces & Meeting Rooms

    From our Edwardian board room and converted chapel to our large hall and small cabin, we have a diverse selection of meeting rooms and event spaces available to hire on an ad-hoc basis.

  • A calm and flexible event space with clean white walls.

    Hire The Canvas

    The Canvas is the perfect small space to hire at an affordable rate to run your activity or event when a large venue is just not necessary but you need a professional space.