About Us

Call or email us! Tel: 020 8662 9119 or info@londondrumcompany.com

London Drum Company was set up in 2004 by Simon Jayes.

Having worked for Pearl drums for more than five years and toured extensively as a drum tech with many internationally recognisable bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and REM plus a whole host of UK based bands including Feeder and Keane, LDC is the only supplier of drums and percussion in the UK that can draw on this experience to ensure we give the very best advice and service to our customers, both new and existing.

We are based in Croydon, South London and from one location service both our retail and trade customers.

LDC’s retail store stocks everything from DW, Pearl, Yamaha, Gretsch, Mapex, PDP, Brady and many more, with Sabian and Zildjian cymbals along with more accessories than you can shake a stick at. You can check out our special offers page here for some incredible deals on cool stuff!

Our trade business looks after the needs of many of the UK's highest profile professionals and we're also heavily involved in providing tour support to visiting pros from the US and Europe through our service centre contracts with the likes of Pearl, DW, Sabian, Vic Firth, Remo and many, many more.

Our regular clients include drummers such as Ralph Salmins, Ian Thomas, Geoff Dugmore, Neal Wilkinson, Mark Richardson, Jerry Brown and Pete Lewinson, Bands such as Placebo, Foo Fighters, The Enemy and Kasabian. We also look after the needs of players like Chad Smith, Steve Smith and Taylor Hawkins when they're in the UK.

Because of all of these things we're not overstating things to say that we know more about what makes a drum kit work on stage or in the studio than any other drum retailer in the UK! It's what we do day in, day out, in the most demanding situations. And our knowledge is there for our retail customers to take advantage of, just as it is with our trade clients…

So whether you're an international superstar or a just-starting drummer, we're here to help with free advice, excellent prices and exceptional levels of customer service and support.

So call us on 020 8662 9119 or email info@londondrumcompany.com soon!

Our address:
59, Lower Addiscombe Road,
Croydon,
CR0 6PQ

Opening Times

We are open from Monday to Saturday, 10:00 - 18:00.

How To Find Us

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By car - from M25

• Leave M25 at Junction 7
• Follow M23 till it becomes A23
• Stay on A23
• At Purley (by Tesco superstore) go straight on A235 (Brighton Road)
• Stay on A235 through South Croydon
• Straight through all lights along South End
• Continue onto High Street
• Immediately after passing under the flyover turn right, up Fell Road
• At roundabout go straight over onto Barclay Road (becomes Fairfield Road)
• At 3rd set of lights turn left down Addiscombe Grove
• Straight over roundabout onto Cherry Orchard Road
• At the end of Cherry Orchard Road you'll see LDC
• Turn right, then left (1st exit) at roundabout into Morland Avenue for free parking.

By car - from London

• From Elephant And Castle follow signs for A23 South - Brixton
• Continue on A23 through Brixton until you reach Streatham
• Continue on A23 through Norbury until you see signs for A232 Croydon
• Stay on A232 - you'll see signs for Mayday Hospital, which you'll pass on your left.
• You'll begin to see signs directing you to Addiscombe
• There will be a left turn directed as Addiscombe (amongst other places). Make this turn
• Continue to follow signs for Addiscombe and you will be lead to the start of Lower Addiscombe Road
• Continue through a cross roads with a church on your right and a Kwik Fit garage on your left
• Over the small railway bridge and LDC is just before the mini roundabout on your left hand side

By Rail -

Mainline services from the following stations direct to East Croydon station...

• London Bridge (20 min)
• London Victoria (15 min)
• Clapham Junction (10min)

Turn left out of the station, walk past the taxi rank and post office. Turn left into Cherry Orchard Road. Walk to the end of this road (2-3min) you will see LDC in front of you.

By Tram -

Tramlink services from Beckenham and from Wimbledon will take you to East Croydon Station.

At East Croydon Station walk past the taxi rank and post office (both on your left hand side). Turn left into Cherry Orchard Road. Walk to the end of this road (2-3min) you will see LDC in front of you.