Welcome to Maggie's London

The first purpose-built Maggie’s Centre in England was opened by Nigella Lawson and Sarah Brown on 29 April 2008. The new Centre at Charing Cross Hospital in London is open to anyone affected by cancer in the capital. It is an uplifting, non-institutional space where people with cancer, their family and friends can access the support they need.  The centre is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Building on the passion for landscape architecture of Maggie’s founder, Maggie Keswick Jencks, Maggie’s London is surrounded by a specially designed garden and series of intimate internal courtyards by leading landscape designer Dan Pearson.

Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Maggie’s London is the first of a network of Centres for England and Wales. The Joy of Living campaign aims to raise £15 million to build new Maggie’s Centres in the North East, South West Wales, Nottingham, Oxford and the Cotswolds by 2012.

 “I am delighted to open the first Maggie's Centre in London. Richard Rogers and his team have created both a stunning piece of architecture and, crucially, an intimate and supportive domestic centre which will have a positively helpful impact on people living with cancer”
Nigella Lawson

“The opening of Maggie’s in London will provide a fantastic service for anyone diagnosed with cancer in the capital. These world-class designed Centres have offered professional support and information for people in Scotland and it is a tribute to this success that they have been invited to London and other locations in England and Wales”
Sarah Brown

Angie MacDonald is working in collaboration with Maggie's on a research project looking at the role of the gardens at Maggie's. The project forms a part of Angie's PhD at University College Falmouth.

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FX International Interior Design Awards 2008

Maggie’s London won first prize in the Public Space category for the FX International Interior Design Awards 2008.  Find out more.

The Big Lottery Fund is supporting Maggie's London.