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The booking, website and ticketing platform built for community venues.

Take bookings, run your website, and sell tickets for your events — without juggling three different logins or a spreadsheet for the diary.

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Community venues

LemonBooking takes online bookings for the places where people come together: community centres, village halls, sports facilities, parks and meeting rooms. Yoga classes, tennis courts, community meetings, kids' parties — all managed from one system.

Village halls
Do you have a main hall, meeting room and kitchen people can hire? Let hirers see what's free and book online.
Village hall booking system
Community centres
Sports hall for hire? Dance studio, lounge, bar service or meeting rooms? Manage everything from one system.
Community centre booking system
Sports facilities
Tennis courts, all-weather pitches, cricket clubs and bowling greens. Start taking pay & play bookings today.
Sports facility booking system
Sports club booking system
Councils
Council-owned halls, pitches and outdoor spaces — take bookings and payments, with bulk invoicing and a full audit trail.
Council booking system
Parks & open spaces
Parks, allotments, band stands and outdoor performance spaces — residents can book & pay online.
Park booking system
Meeting rooms
Pay-as-you-go meeting rooms for businesses, freelancers and consultants — with catering, refreshments & equipment.
Meeting room booking software
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More than just software

Special deals for community venues. We negotiate on your behalf — LemonBooking customers get Xero for less, pay lower transaction fees, and save on utility bills with our UtilityAid partnership.

Discounts on Xero Lower transaction fees Save on utility bills

Three things you need. One place to do them.

A booking system, a website for your venue and event ticketing, all from one login. Over 600 community centres, village halls and sports facilities across the UK and Ireland manage their bookings, websites and events with LemonBooking.

Booking system

Calendars and booking forms for all your bookable spaces — both indoors and out. Self-service for customers, no double bookings and no missed payments.

  • Multiple calendars & forms
  • Unlimited bookings
  • Unlimited customers

Venue booking system

Website

A proper website for your venue that you can edit yourself. Add pages, activities, photos and news. With bookings built in — not bolted on.

  • Website editor included with all plans
  • Free hosting on every plan
  • Domain names & email accounts

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Ticketing

Promote events and sell tickets — quiz nights, concerts, panto, you name it. Multiple ticket types, capacity caps, guest lists and tickets with QR codes.

  • Low transaction fees
  • QR codes & handheld scanners
  • Waiting lists for popular events

Event ticketing system

Real-time calendar updates. No double bookings.

Every booking appears on one shared calendar the moment it's made, and two groups can't book the same space at the same time. Customers, volunteers and staff all see the same information, with print options for caretakers/cleaners.

Booking clashes caught.
Two groups can't book the same hall, kitchen or car park at once — and the system will suggest alternatives for them instead.
Self-service for customers.
Customers check availability and request a slot online, any time of day — you approve in a click, or have the system do it automatically.
Recurring bookings, handled.
Set up a weekly class or a monthly meet-up, and your regulars keep their slot — without the hassle of re-booking each time.

Trusted by customers big and small

Northumberland County Council
Orbit
Buckinghamshire Council
YMCA
Leitrim County Council

Customer reviews from Trustpilot

5 out of 5 stars · customer review on Trustpilot

“The team at LemonBooking have been really attentive as we made the transition to this new system. Previously we ran Hallmaster for bookings, Wix for the website, Trybooking for events and standalone Xero for accounts. The LemonBooking system has allowed us to automate so much through its integrations and the user experience for both hirers and staff is so much better.”

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Nick (Community venue manager)
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  • “The Lemon Booking system has been like a breath of fresh air to our Village Hall.”
    Fiona (Village hall trustee)
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  • “We've used LemonBooking since opening our community centre and it has been fantastic from day one.”
    Ben (Community centre manager)
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  • “Our website, bookings and raising invoices are now all done through LemonBooking.”
    Sue (Village hall volunteer)
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  • “LemonBooking is by far the best venue booking software out there and integration with Xero works fantastically.”
    Chris (Venue manager)
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  • “We would not be without Lemon Booking now - it makes the world of difference when managing bookings.”
    Anna (Community centre manager)
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  • “We use LemonBooking across four organisations: a community centre in South East London, a community centre and library in Kent, a village hall in Lincolnshire, and a dog paddock, and it handles them all brilliantly.”
    Darren (Multi-venue operator)
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  • “The system is constantly being improved and we've received excellent support throughout setup and post-setup from the Lemonbooking Team.”
    Mark (Community centre manager)
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Frequently asked questions

Anything we haven't covered, drop us a line.

Who is LemonBooking for?

Venues that hire out space: community centres and village halls, sports facilities, church halls, meeting and conference rooms, libraries, dance studios, parks and council-run buildings. All solutions

Can we try it before we commit?

Yes. There is a 30-day free trial of the whole system, with no card required and no set-up fees. We set the system up with you first, so nobody starts at a blank screen. At the end of the trial you choose a plan or walk away.

Do we need someone technical to run it?

No. LemonBooking is built for committees, trustees and small teams rather than for technicians. Separate roles let two or three people share the bookings without anyone needing technical knowledge, and support is included in every plan.

Can we import our existing data?

Yes, and we do it for you as part of setting the system up. Customer records and forward bookings come across from wherever you keep them now: another booking system, a spreadsheet, or a shared calendar.

How much does it cost?

There are three plans, billed annually, and every one of them includes a website, booking calendar, online payments and your first eight facilities. There are no set-up fees. The pricing page has the current figures for your region and a calculator that works out an exact price.

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Sign up for a 30-day free trial, tell us about your venue, and we'll set everything up for you — ready for your first booking.

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