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.
Facility, date & time
Select the facility you want to book *
Photo · Main Hall
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Image: Victoria Hall (Harrow)
Online calendar & booking form.
A calendar that's always online and always up to date. Customers see availability at a glance, request the slot they want, and you approve with one click.
Accept bookings for public and private events. Block out dates that aren't available (Christmas, maintenance, lock-down). 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 every time.
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Multiple staff accounts
- Set up staff accounts with the right roles — admin, editor, view-only. As many as your venue needs.
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Flexible pricing
- Got a regular hirer on a different 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.
Click, choose what to charge for, send. LemonBooking fills in the customer, the booking and the payment details for you.
Different terms for different hirers? Save invoice templates so regular customers get the right pricing and payment options every time.
Connect online payment providers for card and Direct Debit. 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, PayPal and a handful of others 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 3% surprise.
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Automatic refunds
SumUp, Stripe and PayPal can refund deposits automatically after the booking — no manual chasing through the dashboard.
Secured by 256-bit SSL. We never see card data.
Billing details for this invoice
- Customer name
- Jane Smith
- Status
- Due now
- Issue date
- 14 Jan 2026
- Due date
- 14 Jan 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.
Works with Xero, FreeAgent, QuickBooks and Sage. Switch providers? We carry on talking to whichever you choose.
- Invoices & credit notes sync nightly
- Payments reconciled to the right invoice 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
Read the announcement: LemonBooking is now a certified Xero integration →
Works with the bookkeeping software you already use
And a few more things.
The small stuff that turns a booking system into a venue management platform.
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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. Volunteer treasurer? They only see the money.
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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 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.”