Accessibility Guide for Buxton Museum and Art Gallery

Welcome

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery is the place to go to discover the archaeology, geology, art and history of the Peak District. With over 1,200 objects on display plus a changing exhibition programme, there's always something amazing to discover. We are family-friendly - we've got a mermaid, a growling bear and hands-on activties for you to explore.

We run an events programme throughout the year, you can find out more on our social media platforms.

We are free, accesible and welcoming to all.

Photograph of the outside of the museum building. The building is Victorian and was built as the Peak Hydropathic Hotel.

Level access

The main entrance has level access. The ramp is permanent.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Gallery 2 Gallery 1 Wonders of the Peak gallery Boyd Dawkins Study Museum toilets Museum shop

Hearing

Some staff have disability awareness training.

Visual

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

General

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.

Some staff have disability awareness training.

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

Terrace Road

Buxton

SK17 6DA

Travel by public transport

You can get to Buxton Museum and Art Gallery by bus and train.

The nearest bus stops are on the Market Place, about 100 meters from the museum. The bus stop is 0.1 miles / 0.2 km from Buxton Museum and Art Gallery .

The nearest train station is Buxton . The train station is 0.3 miles / 0.5 km from Buxton Museum and Art Gallery .

Parking

There is parking near the venue. There are accessible parking spaces. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is not free.

There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point does not have a dropped kerb.

There is free on-street parking (40 minutes) directly outisde the museum and there is a pay and display car park (Buxton Town Hall/TheSlopes) opposite the museum. This car park has 15 disabled parking spaces. The curb from the road onto the pavement outside the musuem is high, it is 45cm and contains a step.

Alternative parking is the pay and display on the Market Place, this is about 100 meters from the museum entrance. It contains 4 disabled parking bays. This allows step-free access to the museum avoiding the high curb.

From the pavement their is a ramp up to the museum.

Outside of the museum, showing the ramp and the high curb.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.

There is a permanent ramp.

The path is 1280mm wide, or more.

The path is sloped.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.

There is a permanent ramp.

The door is 1400mm wide.

The main door is side hung and automatic.

There is a push button on the exterior of the building to open the automatic door

Showing push button on exterior of building

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

Lift

We have 1 lift.

You can get a lift to all floors.

Lift to first floor

The lift is a platform lift.

The lift door is 1000mm wide.

The lift is 1120mm wide. The lift is 1650mm deep.

The lift says the floor number at each floor.

The lift buttons have raised numbers or letters.

The lift shows the floor number, at each floor.

Showing inside of the lift with buttons and emergency phone

Gallery 2

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp. The route is 860mm wide, or more. The door is 860mm wide.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

Showing the access to Gallery along a straight corridor

Showing Gallery 2, large open space with art on the wall

Gallery 1

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.

From the lift to this area, the route is 1000mm wide, or more. The door is 1000mm wide.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

Showing Gallery 1, a large open space with art on the wall

Wonders of the Peak gallery

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

Videos have subtitles.

Showing museum gallery with display cases

Boyd Dawkins Study

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 840mm wide, or more. The door is 840mm wide.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users.

Showing a Victorian study with museum display cases and stained glass windows

Public toilet

Museum toilets

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.

From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. There is a lift.

From the lift to the public toilet, the route is 840mm wide, or more.

The toilet door is 900mm wide.

The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the left.

There is 1120mm at the side of the toilet. There is 1550mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 420mm high. The toilets have handrails.

Showing accessible toilet and hand basin, handrails on the walls

Shop

Museum shop

From the main entrance to the shop, there is level access. The route through the shop is 800mm wide, or more.

Getting around outside

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

Opposite the museum is The Slopes, a public park.

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Staff are trained to evacuate the buiding, inlcuding in the use of an evacuation chair.

Customer care support

Some staff have disability awareness training.