Visitor Info
Contact Us
DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery
Aykley Heads
Durham
DH1 5TU
Tel: 0191 3842214
Fax: 0191 3861770
Email: DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery
Opening Times
- Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm (April - October)
- Open daily 10.00am - 4.00pm (November - March)
- Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Allow 2-3 hours for your visit.
Admission
- Adult £3.25, Concession £2.15.
- Child (5 -16 yrs) £1.35 (under 5 years free).
- Family Ticket £7.50.
- Group bookings by arrangement.
Charge includes admission to both Museum and Art Gallery.
Season Tickets
Covers building admission for 1 year, advance notice of exhibitions and reduced rates on many events.
Adult £13.00, Concessions £7.50.
Facilities
- Free parking on site.
- Café serving drinks, snacks and light lunches.
- Shop with souvenirs, books and gifts for all ages.
- Lift to all floors.
- Assistance dogs allowed.
- Landscaped grounds for picnics, relaxing or exploring, with the 'Jubilee Walk' woodland trail and wheelchair/pushchair friendly paths.
- The DLI is fully accessible for visitors with disabilities. Please contact us for more information to help plan your visit.
- Toilets and baby changing facilities.
Finding Your Way Around...
You will find the DLI Museum on floors 1 and 2 and the Art Gallery on floor 3.
All areas are fully accessible with lift and stairs to all floors.
Planning Your Visit
Visitors by Car
Turn onto A690 from A1 and follow signs to Durham City centre. Take A691 and follow signs to County Hall and the DLI.
Visitors by Train
Durham Station (about half a mile from the DLI) is on the East Coast Main Line.
Visitors by Bus
Buses from the centre of Durham City, Bishop Auckland, Consett, Crook, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Newcastle all stop outside County Hall.
Visit http://www.traveline.org.uk/ to help you plan your journey.
Parking
Parking is free at the DLI and in the visitors' section of County Hall Car Park.