We have two venues in South West London:
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens houses our concerts (unless otherwise stated), recording studio and café. Some lessons also take place here.
Kimber Road Academy is our main teaching space.
Tel: 020 4547 1075
We are just a couple of minutes’ walk from the new Nine Elms Northern Line station. Located at the heart of Nine Elms, London’s largest and most exciting development area, World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens offers a beautiful new boutique concert hall with 120 luxury handmade seats, state-of-the-art acoustics and world-leading digital facilities.
The venue is fully accessible, with ramp / level access, wide thresholds, a lift and accessible toilet.
A lively, modern community café serves delicious coffee, other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and light bites.
Tues / Weds / Thurs 7.30am – 5.30pm
The cafe is open till 2pm daily, and Mon & Fri -7.30am- 2.30pm
Open 6.30pm for pre-show drinks
The venue is fully accessible with ramped-level access, wide thresholds, a lift, an accessible toilet and a hearing loop system.
Tel: 020 8870 3042
This has been our original home since 2012 and remains our main music education teaching space, serving Southfields, Putney, Wimbledon, Wandsworth and surrounding areas. The 51st State Band rehearse at this address.
Located at the Merton Road end of Kimber Road, close to the Joe Macari Performance Cars showroom, above Charles Wilson Engineering, and next to Mander & Germain marble and the German Motor Company.
There are several bus routes that stop nearby. The closest bus stops are The Park Tavern (Stop M), Standen Road (Stop K & N) and Swaffield Street (Stop N & S):
From Wimbledon From Putney From Wandsworth
Route 156 Route 39 Route 44
OVERGROUND: The nearest stations are Earlsfield (0.9 miles) and Wandsworth Town (1.2 miles).
Both these services commence at Waterloo and pass through Vauxhall (which is local to World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens) and Clapham Junction. They also serve outer south-west London and Surrey locations
UNDERGROUND: The nearest stations are Southfields (0.5 miles) and Wimbledon Park (1.1 miles) on the District Line, passing through Earls Court.
There are cycle racks in front of the German Motor Company, our immediate neighbours.
There is paid parking in neighbouring streets – the nearest being Longfield Road, Smeaton Road and Burr Road.