Opening Times
- Tuesday 10am-4pm
- Wednesday 10am-4pm
- Thursday 10am-4pm
- Friday 10am-4pm
- Saturday 10am-4pm
The Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Bank Holidays.
School Visits
Sometimes school groups visit the Museum. These visits are usually between 10.00am and 2.30pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. At these times the Museum will be louder and busier. Please feel free to contact us ahead of your visit to find out if a school visit is planned for that day.
School visits can be arranged by contacting learning@nantwichmuseum.org.uk.
Admission
Admission to the Museum is free.
Donations are appreciated as they enable us to fund historical research projects, educational workshops, development of new exhibitions, collection care, and community initiatives such as our Dementia Friendship and Shared Reading groups.
Getting Here
Bus
Nantwich bus station is a six minute walk away (0.3 miles). For times and routes please click here.
Car
The nearest long stay car park is on Love Lane (about a minute away). For more parking information please click Car Parks in Nantwich.
Rail
Nantwich Railway station is a four minute walk away (0.2 miles). It’s only one stop to Crewe Station, for fast connections across the country.
Directions
Nantwich Museum, Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5BQ
Access
We aim to make this website and our Museum building as accessible as possible.
The Museum’s main entrance is accessible via a short flight of steps which have a handrail. For step-free access, please use the side entrance to the left of the main door. There is an intercom next to this entrance, please use this to alert staff if you need assistance.
Most of the exhibits are on the ground floor, with only the staff office and kitchen located on the first floor.
There are two toilets situated on the ground floor, including an accessible toilet, which also has baby-change facilities.
The information desk at the front of the Museum has a Hearing Aid induction loop system installed. To make use of the facility, your hearing aid should be set to the T position.
We try to accommodate all visitors. If you have any comments, or special requirements, please contact us on enquiries@nantwichmuseum.org.uk or 01270 627104.
View a plan of the Museum here.
Facilities
Food and Drink
Food and drink is not available at the Museum itself but there are numerous places to get refreshments just a few seconds away in Nantwich.
Toilets and Baby Changing
We have two toilets, including an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities.
Accreditation
Nantwich Museum has achieved full accreditation under the Arts Council England scheme.
About Nantwich
Nantwich is a charming market town. Nowhere, apart from Chester, has more historic listed buildings in Cheshire. St Mary’s Church is referred to as “The Cathedral of South Cheshire”. We still have lots of independent traders, offering a very different shopping experience. Where else could you have coffee in an Elizabethan Bookshop, lunch in one of several historic pubs, afternoon tea in a deli that also has a display of bygone items from old shops, and stay in a historic hotel where previous guests include members of the Royal Family, the composer Franz Liszt, and celebrities including three different Formula One Champions, and Jon Pertwee (Dr Who) who brought one of the Daleks!
Alternatively you can go for a walk along the River Weaver and Nantwich lake, and the Shropshire Union Canal.
For more information about Nantwich, click here:
www.nantwichtowncouncil.gov.uk/about-nantwich
Our staff will be happy to suggest different places for you to visit, or why not follow one of our trails?
https://nantwichmuseum.org.uk/learning/things-to-do/
Other Museums to Visit
The Museums of Cheshire are 21 museums and galleries, presenting everything from art and archaeology to chemistry and canals, from schools and salt to mills and mansions.