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Visit essentials
Right now
Open
Price
Low
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Half day up to a full day
How we use price bands
These are broad planning guides for a typical visit, not exact prices. Check the venue before travelling.
- Free
- No regular admission fee. Parking, donations, travel or optional activities may still cost extra.
- Low
- Usually a small charge or donation, broadly up to £10 per person.
- Medium
- A typical paid visit, broadly around £10–£25 per person or a moderate family ticket.
- High
- Usually a larger day-out cost, broadly over £25 per person or for a family ticket.
About this activity
A museum and extensive park with interactive galleries, a recreated Victorian Street, gardens, riverside and woodland walks, an adventure play area and cafés. Museum admission is charged, while access to the wider park is free. The museum normally closes on Mondays but opens on bank holidays and during some Stockton school holidays. Separate charges and opening arrangements apply to nearby attractions such as Butterfly World and the railway.
Opening hours
- monday
- Closed
- tuesday
- 10:00–16:00
- wednesday
- 10:00–16:00
- thursday
- 10:00–16:00
- friday
- 10:00–16:00
- saturday
- 10:00–16:00
- sunday
- 10:00–16:00
Opening times can change. Check the venue website before travelling.
Plan your visit
Location
Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3RHKeep exploring
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