Stocktaking closure: the History Centre will be closed for our annual stocktaking week on 25, 26 and 27 November.
Christmas opening hours: the History Centre will close at 4.30pm on Tuesday 23 December and will reopen at 9.30am on Saturday 3 January 2026.
The History Centre's opening hours are:
Tuesday: 9.30am-4.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am-4.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-4.30pm
First and third Saturday of the month: 9.30am-12.30pm
Our next open Saturdays will be:
- 20 September
- 4 October
- 18 October
- 1 November
- 15 November
We open at 10am on the third Tuesday and the following Thursday of every month for staff training. The next dates are 21 and 23 October and 18 and 20 November.
As spaces are limited in our searchroom we recommend that you book in advance to secure a place and order the items you want to see so that they are available for you on arrival. Please see our Searchroom page for more details.