Display # The Cabinet Table Date : All-year round Price : Free ![A visitor sits at a replica of the Cabinet Table.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/The_cabinet.ce7d037c.fill-1800x720.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) ## About The Cabinet Table Pull up a chair and feel what it is like to sit around the most important table in the country. Explore leaders from the past through their documents. Records on display show the relationships between 12 UK prime ministers and US presidents across the 20th century. Records of meetings and telephone conversations, as well as photographs and personal letters, provide fascinating insights into the interactions between these national leaders. Opening times : Tuesday to Sunday : See our [opening times](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/opening-times/) Price : Free : No booking needed Location : First floor : The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU Accessibility : See our [accessibility guide](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/information-for-disabled-visitors/) ## Display highlights Image 1 of 4 ![The Cabinet Table display, a replica of the actual table the British Cabinet sit at.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_ZAtgRfx.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 2 of 4 ![On the replica Cabinet Table at The National Archives sits a file and a photograph of Harold Wilson and Lyndon B. Johnson.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_RnZ2rLQ.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 3 of 4 ![Two chairs. One says "Take a seat at the Cabinet Table" on the back.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/Cha_5Od8ylD.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 4 of 4 ![On the replica Cabinet Table at The National Archives sits a file and a photograph of Edward Heath and Richard Nixon meeting Queen Elizabeth II.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_Zs8Fwx0.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Previous Next ![](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_ZAtgRfx.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 1 of 4 ![](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_RnZ2rLQ.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 2 of 4 ![](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/Cha_5Od8ylD.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 3 of 4 ![](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/cab_Zs8Fwx0.max-1200x1200.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) Image 4 of 4 ## Plan your visit ### What is The National Archives? The National Archives is the official archive of the UK government, and England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents. Everyone is welcome to visit our headquarters in Kew. We put on exhibitions, events and displays and offer reading rooms giving access to our collections there. [Find out more about who we are](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-role/) ### Getting here The National Archives is located by the River Thames in Kew, 30 minutes from Central London. We offer advice on travelling to us by car, bike, train or bus. [Read our advice on getting here](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/how-to-find-us/) ### Children and families We provide a warm welcome to visitors of all ages, including children and family groups. * Free activity sheets (for ages 1+) are available from the Time Travel Club trolley in our entrance hall * Our café is child-friendly and there are picnic benches outside * Prams and buggies are welcome, and we have a buggy park * Baby changing facilities are located by our entrance hall, at the top of the main stairs, and in the library * Emergency supplies of nappies and wipes are available [Find out more about visiting with children](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/information-for-family-visitors/) ### Eat and drink We have a café and coffee bar provided by Maids of Honour, a historic local tea room and bakery. It has spacious indoor and outside seating and a soft play area. On the menu is a variety of high-quality lunchtime meals, sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements are all catered to. [Find out more about our café](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/our-cafe-and-coffee-bar/) [Visit us](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/visit-us/) ![A woman sits at the replica Cabinet table, with a bookcase and a document in a display case behind her.](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/media/images/first-floor.2e16d0ba.fill-600x400.format-jpeg.jpegquality-60.bgcolor-fff.jpg) ## Help us improve this website [Complete our short survey (opens in new tab)](https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/DN07V0/?area=footer&source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fmd%2Fwhats-on%2Fexhibitions%2Fthe-cabinet-table%2F) --- [Back to top](#top)