Room Hire & Facilities

Room Hire
The Exhibition Hall, The Costume Gallery and the Education Zone are all available to hire for meetings and conferences. Tea and coffee are available as well as other food options. Whiteboards and flip charts can be provided upon request as well as up to date rates. 

The museum now has in house catering and menus are available on request.

Wedding Ceremonies
We hold a licence for civil wedding ceremonies together with a liquor licence. More information is available on the wedding page.

Funeral Teas
We are able to cater for funeral teas in a lovely peaceful setting.

Talks
We can arrange to give ‘Talks and Guided Tours’ within the museum. See our Talk & Tour page here.

Children’s Activity Days & Films
Throughout the year many children’s events are held particularly in the school holidays. We hold Free Film shows, together with themed parties, for example, Breakfast with Mickey Mouse.

The children’s events are carefully staged to fit in with the seasons and holidays in the year. Please follow our ‘What’s On’ for our timetable of children’s days.

Celebrations
We can cater for birthdays, anniversaries and most other family celebrations.

Exhibition Space  Details available on request. We offer privacy and seclusion for sensitive meetings or gatherings.

Research Facilities
We have an extensive database of historical information which may be able to help in your own project research. Copies of The Times & Star from 1870 are now housed in the museum for storage and for use as research aids.

School Support Items
We hold a number of handling objects which can be used for work within the school curriculum.

On-site car parking with extra free parking over the main road in Horse Close car park.
Free wi-fi throughout the building.