Handel Hendrix House

Explore the restored homes of George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix, showcasing their lives and music in Mayfair, London.

Planning your visit

Two musicians lived next door to each other in Mayfair, separated by 200 years. George Frideric Handel moved into 25 Brook Street in 1723 and stayed until his death in 1759, composing Messiah, Zadok the Priest and much of his operatic output in the house. In 1968 Jimi Hendrix moved into the upper floor of number 23 with Kathy Etchingham, and lived there during the period of Electric Ladyland — apparently delighted when he learned who his predecessor had been, and buying Handel recordings as a result.

Both interiors have been restored: Handel's rooms furnished to the Georgian period, with harpsichords and performances staged in the composition room, and Hendrix's flat recreated from photographs and Etchingham's recollection, down to the shawls over the lamps and the record collection.

Visiting both in one go is the point, and the juxtaposition does something neither house would achieve alone — two very different kinds of musical genius, in the same terrace, working in rooms of almost identical proportions.

It is a short walk from Bond Street station. Allow ninety minutes. Bookable options include skip-the-line tickets. Current availability is shown below.