Wilberforce House Museum, Hull. Open 7 days a week. Free Admission.
Details
Accessibility
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum/plan-your-visit-wilberforce
2025:
"Access
We aim to make Wilberforce House Museum as accessible as possible for everyone. If there’s anything we can do to support your visit, please get in touch: info@hcandl.co.uk
Assistance dogs
Guidance and assistance dogs are welcome.
Baby change
A baby change facility is available in the toilets situated through the main entrance that opens onto the gardens of the house.
BSL
BSL interpretation is available for talks and tours.
Carers
The museum is free for everyone, so carers are welcome to join the people they support on their visit.
Disabled parking
You’ll find blue badge parking on Gandhi Way (formerly George Yard) and Alfred Gelder Street (opposite the White Hart pub).
Short stay pay and display parking is available at Lowgate car park on Wilberforce Drive, just a five-minute walk away.
We also have limited minibus parking available. If you need this, please get in touch to book before you visit.
Call 01482 616 657 during opening hours or email museums@hcandl.co.uk to find out more.
Lighting
Some areas of the museum can be quite dark. Upstairs some of the rooms have dark wood walls and the middle passageway of the slavery galleries is quite dark.
Roads and paths
The entrance to Wilberforce House Museum is level access. High Street is a cobbled street with a paving stone pavement. It has dropped kerbs at the Museums Quarter entrances.
Toilets
There is a set of toilets (including an accessible toilet) through the main entrance that opens onto the gardens of the house. The toilets are outside, and the pathway to them is made of older paving stones.
The nearest Changing Places toilet is on the ground floor of the Guildhall. Please ask at the reception for directions.
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Wheelchairs
The museum is largely accessible for wheelchair users, with step-free access at the front of the building and a lift between floors. However, three galleries on the first floor are not accessible via the lift. In addition, a number of thresholds upstairs are too narrow for larger electric wheelchairs. This is due to the historic nature of the house. We apologise for the inconvenience.
We also have a manual wheelchair available to borrow.
Need a wheelchair accessible taxi? Call Wheelchair Taxi Transport Hull on 01482 473 235.
Download our Access Guides
You can download all this information in our Quick Access Guide (PDF)
Or you can see our Easy Read Quick Access Guide (PDF)
For more detailed info to help you plan your day – download the Full Access Guide(PDF)
More resources to help you plan your visit
Take a virtual tour of Wilberforce House Museum before your visit.
Prepare for your visit by downloading Wilberforce House Museums – Visual story (PDF, 2.82mb)
Plan your visit by downloading Wilberforce House Museum Floor Plan (PDF)
Take a look at our Accessible Route Map (PDF, 552kb) for nearby disabled parking and dropped kerbs."
Brief Description
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum
2025:
"Step inside Hull’s oldest museum and discover hidden stories from the struggle against slavery
Wilberforce House was the birthplace of William Wilberforce, Hull’s famous anti-slavery campaigner. Now a historic museum, our galleries expose the realities of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies.
Discover journals and artefacts that once belonged to William Wilberforce. Explore important items linked to slavery and abolition. And get a fascinating glimpse into the rich tapestry of West African culture.
Due to their subject matter, some of the galleries upstairs contain images and content that may be particularly distressing for some people or inappropriate for younger audiences. This is primarily on the first floor galleries within the main house."
Address
Wilberforce House Museum, 23-25 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NQ
Email:
Phone
2025:
General enquiries: 01482 300 300
Website
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum
Opening Hours
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum/plan-your-visit-wilberforce
2025:
"Monday to Saturday
10am–4:30pm
Sunday
11am–4pm
Last admission: 30-minutes before closing time.
We’re open on bank holidays except Good Friday.
We’re also closed between 24–28 December and on 1 January.
Free admission."
Directions
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum/plan-your-visit-wilberforce
2025:
"You’ll find us in the Museums Quarter in Hull’s Old Town, next to the River Hull. Streetlife Museum and Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology are also nearby.
Being at the centre of Hull, we’re easily accessible by car.
You’ll find parking nearby on Alfred Gelder Street and Gandhi Way. The Tower Street Car Park is also nearby, just across the river.
Cycling here? We have space to park your bike outside Streetlife Museum.
Check out Travel Hull’s cycle map for routes.
Transport
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum/plan-your-visit-wilberforce
2025:
"Hull bus station (Paragon Interchange) is a 15–20-minutes walk away.
The nearest bus stop is near Drypool Bridge on Alfred Gelder Street.
Hull train station is also situated 15-20-minutes walk away at Paragon Interchange.
With regular connections to York, Sheffield, Manchester and beyond."
Amenities
https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/wilberforce-house-museum/plan-your-visit-wilberforce
2025:
"Facilities:
Gift shop
Picnic area
Baby change
Lift
Toilets (including accessible toilet)
Wheelchair hire
Venue hire"
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
91 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.