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Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Warrington
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ENTRY

Free

SETTING

Indoors

WHERE

Warrington

What it’s like

Free permanent displays and changing exhibitions, plus Saturday craft drop-ins, all with no entry charge.

Wander the permanent displays and whatever exhibition happens to be on, and if you time it right there's a free craft session too. Every Saturday from 1 to 3pm there's a drop-in craft activity for kids, and in the summer holidays that widens out to Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 3pm. None of it costs anything, which makes it an easy one to slot into a rainy afternoon without worrying about ticket prices.

There's no café here, which is the one real gap. You can bring your own food and drink though, and eat it in Creativity Cove, with cold drinks available from the shop if you forget a flask. It's a fair trade off for free entry, but worth knowing before you turn up starving.

The building is accessible via the Library entrance on Museum Street, with accessible parking bays right there too, plus short-stay street parking and pay and display car parks nearby. It's also an easy walk from Warrington Bank Quay Station, about seven minutes, or a bit longer from Central Station.

Mondays and Tuesdays are off limits for general visitors since those days are reserved for booked school visits, so plan around a Wednesday to Sunday trip. Hours shift a bit through the week, running later on weekdays than at weekends, and last admission is always 15 minutes before closing.

What’s on here

Facilities

Gift shop
Parking
Picnics allowed
Wheelchair accessible

Need to know

Last entry
15 minutes before closing
Parking
Short-stay street parking on Museum Street with accessible bays
Food
No café on site. Visitors may bring own food and drink to consume in Creativity Cove
Getting there by bus or train
Warrington Bus Interchange 10 mins walk
  • Closed on Bank Holidays and on Easter Sunday
  • Last admission is 15 minutes before closing, so don't leave it too late
  • No café, but picnics are fine in Creativity Cove
  • Accessible entrance is via the Library on Museum Street

Plan your visit

How much does it cost?

Entry is free, including the exhibitions and the Saturday craft sessions.

Do we need to book?

There's no booking mentioned, so you can just turn up during opening hours.

Is there anywhere to eat?

No café on site, but you can bring your own food and drink to eat in Creativity Cove. Cold drinks are sold in the shop there.

What can kids do there?

There's a free drop-in craft activity every Saturday 1 to 3pm, and in the summer holidays it runs Wednesdays and Fridays too, 10am to 3pm. Beyond that there are the permanent displays and changing exhibitions to explore.

Is it open every day?

It's closed Mondays and Tuesdays, those days are kept for booked school visits. Wednesday to Friday it's open 10am to 4.30pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 11am to 3pm.

Is there parking nearby?

Short-stay street parking on Museum Street with accessible bays, plus several pay and display car parks close by.

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