Coventry Transport Museum, Coventry. Open daily. Paid Admission
Details
Accessibility:
https://www.transport-museum.com/visiting/access-information.aspx
"Parking spaces for blue badge holders are available on weekends only by booking in advance. Please call 02476 234270 to book.
For weekday blue badge parking, please use the Bishop Street car park and a member of staff will escort you through the museum to the box office. Please call 02476 234270 to arrange.
There are full-colour museum guides available in the shop for £5. There is also a large wall map available near the Box Office.
There is wheelchair access suitable for unaccompanied wheelchair users to most parts of the Museum. Please ask for help in accessing Model World.
Lift access is provided to both floors of the Museum, and we also have a small number of wheelchairs available free of charge for visitors to use whilst at the Museum. These chairs are allocated on a first come first served basis, although any advance requests will be considered. Please contact the Museum on 024 7623 4270 for more information.
Accessible Toilet
Automatic doors
Wheelchair Accessible
Wheelchair Loan
Step-free access
Lift
Large Print
The toilets, including accessible facilities, are on the ground floor to the left of the main entrance beside the Cafe and in Gallery 8 Workdays and Holidays by our Picnic Area.
Additional toilet facilities, including accessible facilities, are located on the first floor in Transport Technology (first gallery on the first floor) and one accessible toilet in Champions Gallery (last gallery on the first floor).
Please be aware that, to minimise cross contamination between cafe and museum users, we have decided to close the entrance to the ground floor toilets by the main entrance.
Nearest facilities to the museum: Pool Meadow Bus station, West Orchard Shopping Centre, Coventry Central Library.
The nearest Changing Places facilities are located a short distance away at: Coventry Central Library, Smithford Way, CV1 1FY and The Wave, New Union St, CV1 2PS
Quiet times:
Weekends and school holidays are usually very busy, especially when there are activities or events on at the Museum. During term time, school groups visit in the mornings. You might prefer to visit during quieter times, such as after 2.30pm during the week.
There is an alternative route available in our Second World War exhibition, to avoid the Blitz experience. Please use the corridor to the right of the Blitz experience entrance."
Blue Badge parking spaces at the rear of the museum [accessed via Cook Street] can be booked in advance by calling 02476 234270. The entrance to the museum is flat and level through automatic doors. Both floors of the museum are wheelchair-accessible via a lift. Shallow ramps are in place for all areas apart from Model World, where extra assistance may be required (please ask for assistance).
Accessible toilets are available on both the ground floor, next to the main entrance and café, and the first floor, next to the Transport Technology exhibit. The closest Changing Places facility is around 0.25 miles away at Central Library (SP332790).
Wheelchairs are available for free loan and assistance dogs are welcome.
Makaton symbols are used alongside written, pictorial, audio, visual (with subtitles) and interactive displays. Vehicle display information is in large print on anti-glare backgrounds. Visual aids are available for loan from reception. Museum staff are trained in basic Makaton signing.
Coventry city has a Shopmobility service which is located on the ground floor of Barracks car park, directly behind the Upper Precinct (CV1 1DD). The car park itself has disability parking spaces, which are located close to the shopmobility centre. Powered and un-powered wheelchairs and scooters can be hired free of charge from the Shopmobility office. It is recommended that these are booked in advance over the telephone on 024 7683 2020 (Mon-Sat: 8.45am-4.30pm). Further information can be requested found here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/77/getting_out_and_about/1075/mobility_pathways_shopmobility.
Brief Description:
The museum saw a major refurbishment in 2015 and now holds one of the finest collections of cars, bicycles, motorbikes and commercial vehicles in the world. It tells the story of Coventry as the heart of the British motor industry.
Further Information:
Address:
Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, CV1 1JD
Telephone:
02476 234270
Email:
Website:
https://www.transport-museum.com/about/default.aspx
Opening Hours:
Monday - Sunday (including bank holidays): 10.00am - 5.00pm
https://www.transport-museum.com/about/fees-charges.aspx
https://www.transport-museum.com/admission-prices.aspx
Previously:
"4D Land-Speed Record Simulator:
10.00am - 4.30pm daily
Adults - £5
Under 16/Concessions - £3.50
Groups of 10 or more - £3.50 per person
Family Ticket - £15.50 (up to four people, including at least one adult and at least one child)
(Height and other restrictions apply to the 4D simulator ride)"
Directions:
For the closest public car park to the museum (Bishop Street Car Park - SP334793) take junction 1 from the ring road and take the Tower Street exit into the city centre. Turn left onto Silver Street and follow the road round to the right. The entrance to the car park will be on your right.
To get to the main entrance of the museum by car take Junction 2 from the ring road and follow the road signs to City Centre. At the T-junction with Hales Street turn left towards the Whittle Arch landmark that spans the road. The main entrance to the museum (which is at the far end of Millennium Square) is on your right just before the Whittle Arch. OS SP334793
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By Car
Coventry is close to the M1/M6/M40/M42. Follow signs to city centre and take junction 1 or 2. As a city centre attraction there is no parking available at the Museum itself however, city centre pay and display car parks are all within walking distance. The nearest car parks to the Museum are Bishop Street (CV1 1JN), and Belgrade Plaza (CV1 4AJ). Click here for further details about car parks around the Museum.
By Motorbike
Secure motorbike parking is available at Belgrade Plaza car park, which is a short walk from the Museum and is accessed via Junction 9 of the Coventry Ring Road (CV1 4AJ)."
Transport:
The centre of Coventry is largely pedestrianised and travelling by car can be a problem. However, there is an excellent pubic transport system, which you can find further details of here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/publictransport
There is a Park & Ride scheme based in the War Memorial Park (Kenilworth Road, CV3 6PT) and operates seven days a week to and from the city centre. There is free parking for 400 vehicles and the bus services run every 10-15 minutes – there is a charge for the bus service.
Further details can be found here: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/118/public_transport/1126/park_and_ride
The main bus services in Coventry are run by Transport for West Midlands and Network West Midlands. The services run throughout the city as well as the surrounding areas. Further details can be found on the following websites: https://www.tfwm.org.uk/ and http://www.networkwestmidlands.com.
Coventry’s main railway station is located on the south side of the city centre with bus stops and taxi ranks just outside. The city is located on the West Coast Main Line which runs from London Euston through Coventry to Birmingham New Street. Other major UK cities including Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh can all be reached directly by train from Coventry. For ticket information you can telephone National Rail on 03457 484 950.
2025: "By rail:
There are excellent links to London Euston via London Northwestern Railway. London Northwestern Railway offers direct services from major cities, such as London and Birmingham to Coventry Rail Station.
Cross Country provides long distance routes from the north and south. There are also local services to Nuneaton, Northampton and Leamington Spa. Plan your journey with the Trainline here.
The Museum is a 15-minute walk from Coventry Rail Station. Buses to the City Centre from the railway station stop near the Museum. Downloadable maps are available from the Visit Coventry & Warwickshire website.
By BusMost buses stop at Pool Meadow bus station or on Trinity Street, both of which are a 2 minute walk from the Museum. Most bus services in Coventry and the surrounding areas are operated by National Express. Use their interactive bus journey planning tool to get to and from the museum.
Coventry has a Park & Ride service, which has a stop-off point at the Junction of Corporation Street and Burges, which is very close to the Museum. The route operates from Coventry's War Memorial Park situated on the Kenilworth Road/ A45. Find out more about Coventry’s Park & Ride service.
By CanalCoventry Canal Basin is a 5 minute walk from the Museum - please use the footbridge over the inner ring-road.
By Foot & BicycleCoventry Transport Museum is close to the National Cycle Network. Cycle parking is available outside the front of the Museum.
West Midlands Cycle Hire have bicycle docks outside the front of the Museum where you are able to hire or dock a bike for your journey."
Amenities:
"There is a café on site next to the main entrance; Esquires Café is situated to the left of the main entrance. The café is fully wheelchair and pushchair accessible.
A Picnic Area is located in Gallery 8 Workdays and Holidays for you to enjoy your packed lunches.
Baby changing facilities and baby feeding: Baby changing facilities are available in the accessible toilet by Esquires as well as the parent room on the first floor in Gallery 10 . Breastfeeding and bottle feeding is welcome throughout the museum. Should you and your baby prefer more privacy, a parent room is available.
Hot water for baby bottles is available from the café on request. Esquires also offers a child friendly menu.
Shop: The shop can be found to the right of the main museum entrance.
Safe storage: Lockers, wheelchair hire and buggy parking can be found on the right before the Box Office. Please ask at the Box Office if you need any assistance. The lockers require a token which can be purchased from the Box Office for £1.
Pets: Assistance/support dogs are welcome at the Museum.
Accessible Displays:
Makaton symbols are at the entrance to each new exhibition to explain the theme for that space.
The exhibitions have a mixture of written material, pictures, audio, video and interactives.
The videos and interactives have special directional speakers. The sound does not carry across the space, but can still be heard when you stand close to the speakers. There are subtitles for main videos with commentary.
The Workdays and Holidays exhibition is a dedicated multi-sensory space, with scents, sounds and tactile items available to use. The scents and sounds are contained and can be accessed by lifting a handle or telephone handset.
All of our vehicle and object labels are in large print, with a special background tint to reduce glare.
Visual aids, such as magnifying sheets, are available to borrow free of charge from the Box Office."
You can also find plenty of places for food and drink in the surrounding city centre.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
Bishop Street car park, Coventry CV1 1JD
91 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.