Please come through the reception area into the lobby lounge.

Our house tours begin in the lobby lounge with the history of the World Centre in London. We also teach our guests the Pax Lodge Song. The chair and chaise lounge belonged to the bedroom suite of Lord and Lady Baden Powell. Above the furniture are photos and drawings of Lord and Lady Baden Powell as well as Lord Baden Powell's last message. To the right is a clock that was gift to Pax Lodge from the Somerset Guides.

The paper cut of the Pax Lodge logo was done by a Danish House Assistant for the 10th Anniversary Celebrations. Everyone who attended the celebration dinner signed the paper cut.

This was the logo from Our Ark and Olave House. The logo was chosen because the Ark is a symbol of safety and serenity in the Jewish and Christian faiths.

Through the lobby lounge is the conference room. The conference room is used for evening programmes, ceremonies and sessions. Guiding groups, the World Bureau and other groups also use our conference room for meetings and seminars. The room can be split in two. Canada provided the funding for one half of the room, and the United States provided the funding for the other half.

The pin board has a square for every member country of WAGGGS. We hope on day to have a promise pin for every country.

Our library is divided into a few sections, among them, travel books, Guiding and Scouting resources, and fiction. Some of the gifts we receive are displayed here. This room is also home to our email computer which is available for guest use.

As we head upstairs, we pass a typical British Phone Box, from a London street. The box is so large that it had to be assembled in the stairwell. On the wall going up the stairs are some photos of Lady Baden Powell's life, as well as a birth certificate.

All of the rooms in Pax Lodge are named after the country, region or person who donated money towards the construction of the room. The exception to this is the Rose Room. The funds for the Rose Room were raised through the sale of a special rose, the Guiding Spirit, which was grown to commemorate the 100th birthday of Lady Baden Powell. The Rose Room is a gathering place for guests and staff, with a television and arm chairs.

This dresser was a wedding present to Lord and Lady Baden Powell from her brother, Christopher Soames. The photograph on the dresser is the last official photo of Lady Baden Powell, taken at the 38th birthday party of the World Centre in London.

The guest kitchen is on the first floor and is used by guests and staff to prepare small meals and snacks.

>Pax Lodge is a residential building for guests and staff alike. All staff members have single rooms. Besides dormitory style rooms, there are two bed sits and two small flats for the senior members of staff.

There are four shared rooms for guests. One has three beds and the other three have four beds.

There are eighteen twin rooms for guest on two floors. These rooms can be let as single rooms.

There are four twin bedded rooms with ensuite toilets and showers on the second floor. These rooms can also be let as single rooms.

>There are a limited number of rooms available for young women who are members of WAGGGS and are studying or working in London for the first time.

Back on the ground floor is our mailbox. This is an important piece of furniture for the staff as it brings greetings and news from family and friends. The mailbox was a gift from Australian Girl Guides in the state of Tasmania. It commemorates Tasmanians who were a part of the Guide International Service after World War II.

This Christmas Greeting card is from the Baden Powell family and was drawn by Lord Baden Powell.

Lady Baden Powell played the violin and her violin was called Diana. This watercolour was painted by Henry Ford. Diana was given to the Guiding movement and was lent to musically talented Girl Guides.

The dining room is the centre of Pax Lodge. It is the room where guests are most likely to meet each other.

In the dining room we have remains of the original dishes belonging to Our Ark. The set was hand painted and is irreplaceable.

On one wall we have a map of the world. Each person who visits Pax Lodge has the opportunity to mark their home with a pin. Many people bring badges, patches and pins from their home areas and place them around the map. At the end of the year, the board is cleared and we begin again.

On the wall oppostie the map is a shelf. On this shelf is the world flag and the flags of the countries of the staff and visitors who are currently staying. The flags are changed every day to reflect the nationalities of our guests.