Opening hours and ticket information

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The museum and visitor shop are open from 10am until 5pm every day.

Last entry to the Museum and Galleries is 4pm. The historic House closes at 4:30pm.

Our café is open from 9:30am until 5pm every day.

The Print Workshop is open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm.

You can purchase your tickets for entry on arrival from reception in our new gallery. Alternatively, you can order your tickets online. Tickets purchased online are not date specific and are valid for a single entry for one year from the date of purchase.

Between 30 October – 10 November 2023, we will be preparing our exhibition spaces to welcome three new, fantastic exhibitions. These will be available to visit from 11 November 2023 – 10 March 2024.

We are pleased to say that the House will still be accessible during this time. Please be aware of some minor changes to your visiting experience while we install the forthcoming exhibitions.

Holiday open hours

The museum will be open on Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December 2023 from 10am – 1pm.

Please note the museum will be closed from Monday 25 December 2023 to Monday 1 January 2024, we will be open again in the New Year (Tuesday 2 January 2024) from 10am–5pm.

The Watering Place café will be open between Christmas and New Year! Open 9:30am – 5pm from Wednesday 27 to Sunday 31 December 2023. They will be closed on Monday 25, Tuesday 26 December 2023 and Monday 1 Januray 2024.

Prices including a Gift Aid Donation / excluding Gift Aid

Gainsborough’s House, Galleries and Exhibition

Adult £17.50 / £15.90
Child (5-16 with under 5s free) £5.00 / £4.50
Student (17-25 with Student Card) £13.15  / £11.95
Friends Free

Gainsborough’s House and Galleries only
(includes David Pike Drawings Gallery exhibition)

Adult £12.50 / £11.35
Child (5-16 with under 5s free) £5.00 / £4.50
Student (17-25 with Student Card) £9.40  / £8.50
Friends Free

Exhibition Only
(Timothy & Mary Clode Gallery and Sudbury Gallery)

Adult £10.00 / £9.05
Child (5-16 with under 5s free) £5.00  / £4.50
Student (17-25 with Student Card) £6.80
Friends Free

Camera Obscura
(Every Thursday, bookings for 12:30pm, 1:30pm or 2:30pm)

General admission (1 person) £3
Family admission (2 adults, 3 children) £10

 

National Art Pass –  Free entry to House & Galleries, £5 fee to Exhibition
Museums Association – Free entry to House, Galleries & Exhibition
Historic Houses – Free entry to House, Galleries & Exhibition

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