HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2020 – extended opening hours
On Thursdays – Sundays, during the period of Heritage Open Days (10th – 20th September), the Museum is open between 10am and 4pm.
The Museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays 11am – 3pm focussing on the Infant School designed by Samuel Wilderspin – a large indoor space and outside playground , ideal for social distancing!
You’ll need to bring a face covering but to make your visit as relaxed as possible we’ve introduced:
- a one-way system
- touch-free displays
- hand sanitizing points
- disposable FREE visitor guide sheet
- no reception point – but we do have roving stewards supervising things
Our visitor toilets are open – all our visitor spaces are thoroughly cleaned each day.
For now, we are open Saturdays & Sundays, 11am -3pm
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The Old School Canteen coffee shop is open Thursdays – Sundays 10am – 4pm
- outside seating in the Wilderspin Playground
- three spacious rooms in the Museum providing safely distanced tables
- “Covid compliant” cleaning and working spaces
As part of the Track & Trace system which helps health authorities monitor transmission of Covid 19, we are asking visitors and customers to leave their contact details. These will be kept securely and in strict confidence for 21 days when they will then be destroyed. This is a request and is not mandatory. Full details are in section 8 of our Privacy Policy:
The Museum’s Covid 19 Risk Assessments:
QSSPT RISK ASSESSMENT COVID 26 08 20
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Premises Hire including Joseph Wright Hall
Premises Hire (inc Joseph Wright Hall) RISK ASSESSMENT COVID 26 08 20
