Plan Your Visit

Opening times

Christmas Opening Times

Friday 22 December: Close at 4pm

Saturday 23 December – Tuesday 26 December: Closed

Wednesday 27 December – Saturday 30 December: 9:30am – 4pm

Sunday 31 December – Monday 1 January: Closed

Tuesday 2 January: Normal Opening Hours

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens is open:

Monday – Friday, 9.30am-5pm*: Museum Shop, Ground Floor Galleries and Library

*Late night opening on Wednesday until 7pm.

Monday – Friday 10am-4pm: Upper Level Galleries including the Art and Special Exhibitions Galleries, and Bennelli’s Cafe

Monday – Friday 10am-5pm: Winter Gardens

Saturday: 10am – 4pm

Sunday: Closed

From Monday 6 November, the Treetop Walkway in the Winter Gardens is currently only accessible via the staircase. Repairs are taking place to the Scenic lift which may also impact at times on movement through some nearby sections of the gardens at ground level.  We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to our visitors whilst this work is underway.

Before your visit we recommend you check our Keeping You Safe page to read about the continued measures we have in place to keep our visitors safe.

Address

Burdon Road
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR1 1PP

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Directions

By car
A1
Take the exit at Jct 62 on A1 northbound or southbound
Follow A690 for Sunderland
Then A1231 for Hendon and then head onto Burdon Road

A19
Take the exit for A183 on A19 southbound
Take the exit for A690 on A19 northbound
Then A1231 for Hendon and then head onto Burdon Road

By Metro/Train
The nearest Tyne & Wear Metro station is Sunderland. This station also operates trains to Newcastle and Middlesbrough and is about 100m walk from the Museum.

Please note there are major refurbishment works currently taking place at Sunderland Station. The southern rail entrance/exit from Market Square and Union Street are currently closed. Passengers are being asked to use the northern entrance on Union Street to access the station.

You can find and book coach and train timetables on Trainline.

By bus
Numerous buses stop along Fawcett Street, Borough Road and Burdon Road, all of which are within two minutes walk of the Museum. These include Stagecoach buses 23, E1, E6 plus Go North East 33, 35 and 36.

PLAN YOUR JOURNEY

Cycling maps of the city can be found here.

cycling maps of sunderland

Find out about the Sunderland Better Points App and earn rewards by going green! Changing just one journey a week can make a real difference.

Sunderland better points app

Parking

Sunderland Museum &Winter Gardens is on the edge of Mowbray Park in the city centre, we do not have our own dedicated car park.

Tatham Street open air pay and display car park is close by. The entrance to the Museum is approximately 400m walk, past Tavistock Place then either along the North Terrace of the Park or along Borough Road. There are several designated bays for disabled drivers close to the Museum entrance on Burdon Road and some on John Street approx 100m away.

To see all car parks near to Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens please click here.