Please note: the History Centre will be closed for our annual stocktaking week on 26, 27 and 28 November.
Christmas opening hours: the History Centre will close at 12.30pm on Saturday 21 December and will reopen at 9.30am on Thursday 2 January 2025
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:
- 7 December 2024
- 21 December 2024
- 4 January 2025
- 18 January 2025
We open at 10am on the third Tuesday and Thursday of every month for staff training. The next dates are 19 and 21 November and 17 and 19 December.
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.