Facilities

There is free parking in our car park behind the museum accessed off Newcastle Street. Please look out for pedestrians! 

You can access the museum via the courtyard off the car park. It can also be accessed via the front door on the main road.

There is a coffee shop in the courtyard serving light lunches, cream teas and drinks. Visit Chilli Petals Coffee Shop, Gift Shop & Florist

There are lavatory facilties in the coffee shop and the gallery.

Disabled Access.

We have disabled access and facilities to the gallery below the museum where you can see the sleigh and the Mail coach but sadly being a grade 11  listed building we are not allowed disabled access to the museum. If you cannot access the museum please contact us beforehand with your particular interests and we will try to show you film and objects downstairs in the gallery.

We hold seminars for other societies. 

We offer meeting room space and gallery hire.