We open on a selection of weekends between April and November (normally these include Bank Holiday weekends) as shown in the calendar below. Admission for events with a brown background is charged at our Standard rate; ones with a red background are Premium events and charged at higher prices.
Details of our 2024 and 2025 open days are provisional, so although the dates we will be open are unlikely to change, any special themes may be subject to alteration – so please keep checking back!
We can open for private visits on other dates if arranged in advance – there is a minimum charge for this. If you’d like to know more, check this page.
Open days in October 2024
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- Weekend Open Days
Weekend Open Days Weekend Open Days
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5 October 2024Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm.
What's happening: This weekend we'll be running our accessible vehicles, subject to availability. And, we'll have all our usual attractions.
Getting to the Museum: (Saturday only) we are running free buses to and from Thorne to connect with First South Yorkshire service 387; further details can be found here. justgo North Lincs is an on-demand service providing links from Crowle and Scunthorpe. Trips have to be booked in advance; more details here.
Admission prices: Admission on this day is charged at our Standard Rate - for full details see our Admission Prices page.
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- Weekend Open Days
Weekend Open Days Weekend Open Days
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6 October 2024Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm.
What's happening: This weekend we'll be running our accessible vehicles, subject to availability. And, we'll have all our usual attractions.
Getting to the Museum: (Saturday only) we are running free buses to and from Thorne to connect with First South Yorkshire service 387; further details can be found here. justgo North Lincs is an on-demand service providing links from Crowle and Scunthorpe. Trips have to be booked in advance; more details here.
Admission prices: Admission on this day is charged at our Standard Rate - for full details see our Admission Prices page.
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- Open Day
Open Day Open Day
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19 October 2024Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm.
What's happening: Launch of Newcastle trolleybus 501, on loan from the North of England Living Museum at Beamish, by Ray Jackson of chart toppers Lindisfarne at 11.00.
Plus we'll have all our usual attractions.
Getting to the Museum: We run free buses to and from Thorne to connect with First South Yorkshire service 387; further details can be found here. justgo North Lincs is an on-demand service providing links from Crowle and Scunthorpe. Trips have to be booked in advance; more details here.
Admission prices: Admission on this day is charged at our Standard Rate - for full details see our Admission Prices page.
A pdf of 2024 open days can be downloaded here.