Visit Pickford’s House
Opening Times
PLEASE NOTE: Pickford's House will be undergoing significant changes in the upcoming months as we work on improvements to displays, therefore there may be disruption during your visit. You may find closed rooms or limited access to certain areas whilst work takes place. We’ll keep you updated with progress on our website and social media. The project, titled ‘The Reimagined Home: Changing Views of Home, Work and Family for an Inclusive, Digital Age’, is generously funded by the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.
Entry to Pickford's House is free.
If you are visiting as a group please contact us in advance to make sure we can accommodate your visit. If you are visiting as a group of adults please email info@derbymuseums.org or call 01332 641901. If you are visiting us as an educational trip, please contact learn@derbymuseums.org or call 01332 641901.
Sunday and Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Saturday - 10am – 5pm
Christmas Opening Times
CLOSED Saturday 21 December (from 5pm), re-opens Thursday 2 January (10am)
At Derby Museums we want everyone to be able to enjoy our exhibitions and events, and we have taken every measure to ensure that we are as open and accessible to as many people as possible.
Read our access statement below.
Address
41 Friar Gate
Derby
DE1 1DA
HOW TO GET HERE
BY CAR
There is free parking at Pickford’s House for visitors. Turn right at the ‘Pickford’s House’ sign off Agard Street. There is also pay and display parking on Friar Gate.
Sat Nav Directions: DE1 1DZ
BY TRAIN
With a direct train from London to Derby, you can be at any of our museums in less than two hours! Derby Station is 1.3 miles from Pickford’s House and about a 30 walk away.
BY BUS
There are frequent and regular bus services into the Derby city centre, operated by Trent Barton and Arriva. Derby bus station is a 15 minute walk away through the city centre.
BY BIKE
Pickford’s House is on cycle routes 54 and 68, part of the Derby City Cycle Map. There are spaces for bicycle parking at Pickford’s House – please ask a member of staff when you arrive.
FIND THE DOOR
Although the front of the house may look like the entrance to our museum, our visitor entrance is to the right of the building up a ramp, so that it is accessible for everyone. We open the front door to our visitors for special events.
NAVIGATION
Sat Nav Directions: DE1 1DA
CALL: 01332 715181
info@derbymuseums.org
ACCESS AND FACILITIES
At Derby Museums we want everyone to be able to enjoy our exhibitions and events, and we have taken every measure to ensure that we are as open and accessible to as many people as possible. Read our access statement here.
SHOP
Our delightful shop is located in the Brewhouse on the lower ground floor of Pickford’s House. This is a wonderful space full of traditional children’s toys, souvenirs and gifts inspired by our beautiful garden and all things crafty. Every gift bought in our shop helps keep Derby Museums fantastic and free for everyone!
