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Venue booking system built for community venues.

No more phone tag. No more emails back and forth chasing dates. Customers see what's free, request the slot, and you confirm with a click. Invoice straight from the booking.

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Online calendar & booking form.

An online venue booking system 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.

Available on

Bronze Silver Gold

What's included on every plan

Customer support

Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm UK. Plain words. No jargon. The same small team answers every time.

Multiple staff accounts

Set up staff accounts with the right roles — admin, editor, view-only. Track actions with the audit log.

Flexible pricing

Got a regular hirer on their own rate? Discounted slots for charities? We handle the lot.

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.

Available on

Silver Gold

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.”

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Brian (Venue manager)
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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Automatic refunds

    SumUp, Stripe and PayPal can refund a deposit after a booking — you don't need to collect or store customers' bank details.

Available on

Bronze Silver Gold

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

Available on

Silver Gold

Read the announcement: LemonBooking is now a certified Xero integration →

Works with the bookkeeping software you already use

Xero
FreeAgent
QuickBooks
Sage

And a few more things.

The small stuff that turns a booking system into a venue management platform.

Staff roles

Admin, manager, editor, view-only. Set who can confirm bookings, send invoices, run the reports. All actions are tracked in the audit log.

Work schedules

Plan caretaker rounds, cleaning slots, and lock-up shifts around the bookings calendar — they're already in sync. Great for your caretaker and cleaner.

Reporting

Live usage and income reports across every facility, hire type and customer. Export the lot to Excel for trustees or your annual report.

Also available

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.

Nuki smart locks Google Nest thermostats Google Calendar sync API access

Customer review from Trustpilot

“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.”

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Shelley (Venue manager)
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