Legendary singer and actress Judy Garland spent a lot of time in London from the early 1950s onwards. By Fran Winston, Showbiz Reporter PUBLISHED: 06:18, Wed, Jun 10, 2026. Judy Garland spent a lot of time in London. Legendary singer and actress Judy Garland had a love affair with London throughout her life. Legendary Hollywood star Judy Garland, who would have turned 104 on June 10, had a love affair with the UK and London since the 1950s. She first visited the city in 1951 following the end of her movie contract with MGM Studios. Her fear of flying saw her arrive via the luxury ship Ile De France, before arriving at her sold-out concert held at the legendary London Palladium on April 9, 1951. She would visit several times over the next 18 years before she died in the city aged 47 on June 22, 1969. Her final film, I Could Go On Singing, released in 1963, was largely shot there and she enjoyed an historic, five-week concert residency at London’s Talk of the Town nightclub in late 1968. It is safe to say the city had a special place in her heart. Her fifth and final marriage even took place in the city. Here are just a few of the spots associated with the star which you can visit.
The London Palladium
The iconic London Palladium is so proud of its association with Judy Garland it has a picture of the performer in the bar area. Judy kickstarted her concert career here in 1951 and returned numerous times throughout the years to perform including the 1957 Royal Variety Show, a legendary series of shows with her daughter, Liza Minnelli in 1964 and a memorable 1969 performance for Sunday Night at the Palladium.
4 Cadogan Lane
Judy Garland's final address is also the place where she died on June 22, 1969 at the age of 47. Her husband of just three months Mickey Deans found her dead in the bathroom of the rented house at 4, Cadogan Lane, Belgravia, London. The original property was demolished in August 2019 despite decades of campaigning by English Heritage for a commemorative blue plaque. The owners continuously denied permission, largely because they did not wish the property to be associated with the tragedy of her death. It was redeveloped and a new mews property - also number 4 - built on the site which is still regularly visited by her fans.
Hippodrome Casino
The Hippodrome Casino stands on the site of what was once the Talk of the Town nightclub. The venue was the scene of her final ever run of concerts. She began a residency on December 30, 1968 and concluded it on February 1, 1969. She was the headline act concluding the venue's Fine Feathers Revue. In 2013, her daughter Lorna Luft unveiled a plaque in the casino in memory of her mother's work in Talk of the Town.
The Gore Hotel
Judy regarded The Gore Hotel London in Kensington her "home away from home". She stayed there during her extended run of performances in the city in the 1960s and even gifted her personal, custom-made gilded bed to the property. They honour her legacy to this day with a Judy Garland Suite, where she once stayed and which now features the bed meaning fans can sleep in it. In keeping with her larger than life persona the room offers a theatrical experience with silk wallpaper, stained-glass windows, and replica ruby slippers.
