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 September 2024
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26 August 2024(1 event) Bank Holiday Weekend Open Days – Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm. What's happening: This weekend we'll feature the vehicles owned by the British Trolleybus Society, one of the pioneering groups in the trolleybus preservation movement in this country. Plus, 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. (Monday only): We're running a free bus from Doncaster Interchange. You can see full details here. Admission prices: Admission on this day is charged at our Standard Rate - for full details see our Admission Prices page. |
27 August 2024(1 event) Weekday Opening – Times: Open 10.30am to 4.30pm What's On: We will provide most of our usual attractions. However:
Admission Charge: There will be no fixed admission charge - we're asking you to pay what you feel or can afford.
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28 August 2024(1 event) Weekday Opening – Times: Open 10.30am to 4.30pm What's On: We will provide most of our usual attractions. However:
Admission Charge: There will be no fixed admission charge - we're asking you to pay what you feel or can afford.
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29 August 2024(1 event) Weekday Opening – Times: Open 10.30am to 4.30pm What's On: We will provide most of our usual attractions. However:
Admission Charge: There will be no fixed admission charge - we're asking you to pay what you feel or can afford.
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30 August 2024(1 event) Weekday Opening – Times: Open 10.30am to 4.30pm What's On: We will provide most of our usual attractions. However:
Admission Charge: There will be no fixed admission charge - we're asking you to pay what you feel or can afford.
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31 August 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
1 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
2 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
3 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
4 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
5 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
6 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
7 September 2024(1 event) Open Days - Blues & Twos – Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm. What's happening: We'll have all our usual attractions plus the Blues & Twos Team will be with us all weekend, displaying their preserved vehicles from the three emergency services and giving demonstrations of fire and rescue procedures. Always a popular event for the whole family! 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. |
8 September 2024(1 event) Open Days - Blues & Twos – Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm. What's happening: We'll have all our usual attractions plus the Blues & Twos Team will be with us all weekend, displaying their preserved vehicles from the three emergency services and giving demonstrations of fire and rescue procedures. Always a popular event for the whole family! 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. |
9 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
10 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
11 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
12 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
13 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
14 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
15 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
16 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
17 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
18 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
19 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
20 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
21 September 2024(1 event) Open Days -The End of CH Roe Ltd – Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm. What's happening: This weekend we mark the end of the Charles H Roe coachbuilding company in 1984. Roe was a long-established firm with an enviable reputation for building quality bodywork for buses, coaches and trolleybuses. It eventually became part of British Leyland which closed its Leeds works in 1983, but it rose again under its management control as Optare, which still trades today. On Saturday there will also be a display of classic cars by the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club. Plus we'll have all our usual attractions as well! 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. |
22 September 2024(1 event) Open Days -The End of CH Roe Ltd – Open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm; last admission 3.30 pm. What's happening: This weekend we mark the end of the Charles H Roe coachbuilding company in 1984. Roe was a long-established firm with an enviable reputation for building quality bodywork for buses, coaches and trolleybuses. It eventually became part of British Leyland which closed its Leeds works in 1983, but it rose again under its management control as Optare, which still trades today. On Saturday there will also be a display of classic cars by the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club. Plus we'll have all our usual attractions as well! 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. |
23 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
24 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
25 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
26 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
27 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
28 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
29 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
30 September 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
1 October 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
2 October 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
3 October 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
4 October 2024(1 event) Museum Closed All Day Sorry, the Museum is closed today |
5 October 2024(1 event) Weekend Open Days – Open 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. |
6 October 2024(1 event) Weekend Open Days – Open 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. |
A pdf of 2024 open days can be downloaded here.