Venue booking software with invoicing built in.
One piece of software for the whole job: a live calendar, online booking forms, deposits, invoicing and payments. Customers see what's free and request the slot. You confirm with a click, and the bookkeeping follows on its own.
Facility, date & time
Select the facility you want to book *
- 09:00 - 09:30£8.00
- 09:30 - 10:00£8.00
- 10:00 - 10:30£8.00
- 10:30 - 11:00£8.00
- 11:00 - 11:30BOOK-879
- 11:30 - 12:00BOOK-879
- 12:00 - 12:30£8.00
- 12:30 - 13:00£8.00
- 13:00 - 13:30£8.00
Online calendar & booking form.
Online booking software that's always up to date. Customers see availability at a glance, request the slot they want, and you approve with one click.
Every hall, room, court and pitch is its own bookable space — a facility booking system for all your spaces. Accept bookings for public and private events. Block out dates that aren't available (Christmas, maintenance) and drop in calendar notes for term dates or community events.
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Mon09:00WeeklyToddler GroupMain Hall
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Tue10:00WeeklyU3A CoffeeMeeting Room
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Wed14:00MonthlyWI MeetingHall + Meeting Room
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Thu19:00WeeklyYoga for beginnersMain Hall
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Fri19:30TicketedQuiz Night · sold outMain Hall · ticketed
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SatAll dayPrivateWedding · HowardWhole venue
What's included on every plan
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Customer support
- Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm UK. Plain words. No jargon. The same small team answers every time.
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Multiple staff accounts
- Set up staff accounts with the right roles — admin, editor, view-only. Track actions with the audit log.
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Flexible pricing
- Got a regular hirer on their own rate? Discounted slots for charities? We handle the lot.
| Description | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hall hire · Sat 14 Feb (4 hrs) | 4 | £100.00 |
| Kitchen + crockery | 1 | £25.00 |
| PA system | 1 | £35.00 |
| Refundable deposit | 1 | £25.00 |
| Total due | £185.00 |
Professional invoicing.
You get booking and invoicing software in one, so nothing needs to be typed twice. Pick a booking, choose what to charge for, click send — customer, booking and payment details are filled in automatically.
Different terms for different hirers? Save invoice templates so regular customers get the right instructions and payment options every time.
Connect an online provider for card and Direct Debit payments. Set a per-invoice limit to keep transaction fees down on the bigger bookings — those can come in by BACS instead.
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Customer review from Trustpilot
“We recently switched to Lemon Booking, and the impact has been phenomenal. Our footfall and bookings have seen a significant increase, which has greatly boosted our business. The system is incredibly user-friendly, making the transition smooth and hassle-free for us. One of the standout features of Lemon Booking is its simple yet effective interface. Even those in our team who aren't tech-savvy found it easy to navigate and utilise it.”
Get paid without chasing.
Connect SumUp, Stripe, GoCardless or another payment provider so customers can pay for bookings online — safely, securely, and without phoning the booking coordinator.
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A seamless payment flow
Payment links are added to every invoice you send. Customers click and pay — they don't even have to log in.
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Avoid excessive fees
Set a per-invoice cap so the bigger bookings (regular hirers, big weddings) come in by BACS instead of by card. No high fees.
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Automatic refunds
SumUp, Stripe and PayPal can refund a deposit after a booking — you don't need to collect or store customers' bank details.
Secured by 256-bit SSL. We never see card data.
Billing details for this invoice
- Customer name
- Jane Smith
- Status
- Not due
- Issue date
- 15 Sep 2026
- Due date
- 29 Sep 2026
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Bookkeeping that does itself.
LemonBooking is a Xero certified integration. Every confirmed booking, invoice and payment flows straight into your accounts — no double entry, no spreadsheets, no end-of-month catch-up.
We also have similar integrations for FreeAgent, QuickBooks and Sage. No bookkeeping software? You can also link your bank account.
- Invoices & credit notes sync in real-time
- Payments reconciled to invoices automatically
- Tracking categories per facility, event or hirer
- VAT codes per line item, ready for HMRC
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£185.00 XeroInvoice INV-1042John Smith · Main Hall
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£36.00 XeroInvoice INV-1041ABC Yoga · Studio
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−£25.00 XeroCredit note CN-018John Smith · refund
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ReconciledSumUp card paymentCard payment £36.00Matched to INV-1041 · ABC Yoga
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ReconciledSumUp card paymentCard payment £185.00Matched to INV-1042 · John Smith
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ReconciledBACS bank transfer £60.00Matched to INV-1039 · U3A Coffee
Accounting integrations in detail →
Read the announcement: LemonBooking is now a certified Xero integration →
Works with your bookkeeping software Works with the bookkeeping software you already use
And a few more things.
The small stuff that turns booking software into something the whole committee can run.
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Staff roles
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Admin, manager, editor, view-only. Set who can confirm bookings, send invoices, run the reports. All actions are tracked in the audit log.
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Work schedules
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Plan caretaker rounds, cleaning slots, and lock-up shifts around the bookings calendar — they're already in sync. Great for your caretaker and cleaner.
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Reporting
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Live usage and income reports across every facility, hire type and customer. Export the lot to Excel for trustees or your annual report.
Smart locks & thermostats
Drive Nuki smart locks for keyless entry and Google Nest thermostats for energy-efficient heating — all triggered automatically from your booking calendar. Alternatively you can sync your LemonBooking data to Google Calendar or pull it directly from our API if you are building your own smart device solution.
Customer review from the Xero App Store
“We have been using Lemon Booking system for a couple of years now and find it really flexible and easy to use. With 7 hireable spaces at any one time it has been a great asset for us. The fact that we can synch the invoices to Xero has been a huge bonus. Thoroughly recommended.”
Frequently asked questions
Anything we haven't covered, drop us a line.
What kind of bookings can we take?
Anything you charge for time in: a main hall, a meeting room, a court, a studio. Each facility carries its own rates, availability rules and booking form, and a booking can be a single slot, a run of weekly sessions or a whole day.
Can we stop people double-booking a room?
That is the point of the live calendar. A slot that is taken stops being offered the moment it is taken, on the public form and to staff, so two people cannot hold the same room. Facilities that overlap — a hall that splits in two, or a hall plus its kitchen — block each other as well.
Can regular hirers hold the same slot every week?
Yes. Set the pattern once and the hirer keeps the slot weekly, fortnightly, monthly or for a whole season. Skip a date without unpicking the rest, and bill the run on a recurring cycle rather than as one invoice for the lot.
Do our customers need an account?
No. Anyone can request a booking from the public form without signing up, and pay from the link on their invoice afterwards. Regulars can have an account if they want one — it lets them see their history and rebook faster — but nothing requires it.
Can we take a deposit and the balance separately?
Yes. Charge a deposit at the point of booking and invoice the balance later, on whatever schedule you choose. Refundable damage deposits are held and released separately from the hire fee, so a returned deposit does not disturb the income figures.
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