Company Information

Kensington Chimes Limited (Head Office)
9 Harrington Road
London
SW7 3ES

Company Number: 01351786
Vat Number: 242 877 931

Chimes Music, based in central London, has been running for over 60 years. We're proud to be keeping up the tradition of supplying music and all things musical to musicians from London and around the world. We pride ourselves on being By Musicians, For Musicians. Our shops have one of the largest selections of printed music in the country, as well as books on music, instruments and accessories for all musicians from the absolute beginner to the concert professional. Our established mail order service can get your music to you whether you're in Aberdeen or Azerbaijan.

As one of the few remaining independent music retailers, we pride ourselves in being able to offer a personal, efficient and knowledgeable service to our customers. The key to our specialist music service is our staff, who are all qualified musicians and have years of experience and knowledge. If you need an item urgently, or if you wish to collect your order, please call either Barbican or Kensington or come and see us to browse.  Staff will be happy to meet you and assist in one of our shops or reserve any item for you.

Find us

Whether you are a Londoner or just visiting our city, we hope that the following links will be useful to you if you wish to come and visit one of our shops:

City Mapper, Transport for London,  Google Maps or What3Words Barbican or What3Words Kensington.

About Chimes Music: A History

Alternatively, if you've ever wondered about the history of Chimes, please scroll down to see our timeline. From the first Chimes, opened in 1951, to our first shop in Kensington in 1973, the years at the Royal Festival Hall, through to the opening of our Barbican shop in 1985 we are proud to still be going strong serving musicians from London and beyond.