At The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, inside the National Gallery. The nearest station is Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern), two minutes on foot.

Which museums and sights are near Ochre?

The National Gallery is 50 m away, London Eye is 850 m away, Westminster Abbey is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is Ochre known for?

The rooms, Through the day, In the gallery. The restaurant and bar inside the National Gallery, in high rooms of the old building just off Trafalgar Square. The pictures are on the floor above.

In 2021. Inside the National Gallery, with its own entrance.

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Ochre

Ochre takes its name from the earth pigment that painters have used since the caves. It opened in 2021 in a set of tall rooms on the ground floor of the gallery, with a door of its own on the street.

What it is: Museum restaurant
Opened: 2021
Area: Trafalgar Square
Nearest museum: The National Gallery, 50 m

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What Ochre is known for

The rooms
Arched windows, pale walls and long curved sofas in the colours of the pigment.
Through the day
It serves lunch, afternoon tea and, on the evenings the gallery stays open, dinner. The bar is open to people who are not visiting the gallery.
In the gallery
It is beside the entrance on the east side of the building. The rooms of Turner, Constable and the Impressionists are up one flight of stairs.

What to know

Inside the National Gallery, with its own entrance
Opened in 2021
Open later on Fridays, when the gallery is

Where Ochre is

Address

The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom

Nearest station

Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern), two minutes on foot

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

A restaurant among the pictures

The gallery has had refreshment rooms since the nineteenth century. This one replaced an earlier restaurant when the east wing was rearranged.

Entry to the gallery is free, and the restaurant can be visited without seeing the collection, though few do.

Ochre: common questions

Where is Ochre?: At The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, inside the National Gallery. The nearest station is Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern), two minutes on foot.
Which museums and sights are near Ochre?: The National Gallery is 50 m away, London Eye is 850 m away, Westminster Abbey is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is Ochre known for?: The rooms, Through the day, In the gallery. The restaurant and bar inside the National Gallery, in high rooms of the old building just off Trafalgar Square. The pictures are on the floor above.
When did Ochre open?: In 2021. Inside the National Gallery, with its own entrance.

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4.4

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