210 Main Street, Marrick, in the old post office.

Call 555-0142
The side door on Mill Street: a teal door in the brick wall, reached by a level concrete path from the street, with an accessible sign and a doorbell beside it.

Getting in and getting around.

The front door has six steps. The side door has none. Here is everything else, photographed, so you know before you come.

Plan a step-free visit

The two doors

The front door on Main Street has 6 steps.Stone, with handrails on both sides.

The side door on Mill Street has none.Ring the bell. We answer within a minute while we're open.

Plan a step-free visit

Getting in.

Moving around.

Three galleries are on the main floor and two are upstairs. The lift goes to both.

  • The lift in the counter hall: brushed steel doors set in a grey-green wall, with up and down buttons and braille at the side.

    Lift to the upper floor

    At the back of the counter hall. The door is 900 mm wide and the car is 1,100 by 1,400 mm.

  • The oak staircase to the upper floor, with handrails on both sides and a light strip on the edge of every step.

    Stairs: 18 steps

    Handrails on both sides, a landing halfway and a contrasting strip on every step edge.

  • A wooden bench in the middle of The Landing gallery, between cases of ship models and brass instruments.

    Seats in every gallery

    A bench in every room, and folding stools to borrow at the counter.

  • Strollers welcome

    The lift takes a stroller. The change table is on the main floor.

Comfort and senses.

The accessible washroom: a wall-mounted sink with a lever tap, grab bars beside the toilet and a fold-down change table.
  • Accessible washroom

    On the main floor beside the lift, with grab bars and a change table.

  • Quiet hour

    Tuesdays 11 to 12 in winter: lights low, the mill whistle off, no school groups.

  • Ear defenders

    The mill whistle sounds every 20 minutes in The Mill. Borrow ear defenders at the counter.

  • Large-print labels

    A large-print folder in every gallery.

Two accessible parking spaces on Mill Street, with a curb cut leading to the museum's side door.

Getting here.

  • Accessible parking

    Two accessible spaces on Mill Street at the side door. Street parking on Main.

We're at 210 Main Street, across from the Lakeview Cafe. Mill Street runs along the side of the building.