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![220131B_055-1-aspect-ratio-16-9 A stone and glass fronted building. In the centre there is a round entrance with 'Museum and Winter Gardens' above the doorway.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/220131B_055-1-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg?resize=19%2C10&gravity)
![220131B_055-1-aspect-ratio-16-9 A stone and glass fronted building. In the centre there is a round entrance with 'Museum and Winter Gardens' above the doorway.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/220131B_055-1-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg?resize=10%2C13&gravity)
Plan Your Visit to Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
It is free to visit Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.
There is a programme of events for adults and families which offer free and paid for activities to anyone who wants to try get creative.
Address
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Burdon Road
Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR1 1PP
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Main Entrance: tennis.else.butter
Opening times
Monday: 9:30am – 5pm
Tuesday: 9:30am – 5pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 7pm
Thursday: 9:30am – 5pm
Friday: 9:30am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: Closed
Please note that the Winter Gardens open at 10am and Upper Level Galleries are open from 10am – 4pm.
Contact
0191 561 2323
Getting Here
Numerous buses stop along Fawcett Street, Borough Road, Burdon Road and John Street in Sunderland City Centre. Each one of these locations are within a two-minute walk from us. These include Stagecoach buses 3, 4, 23, E1, E6 and Go North East 33, 35, 36.
The nearest Tyne & Wear Metro station is Sunderland. The station also operates trains to Newcastle and Middleborough. We are just a two-minute walk from here.
A1:
Take the exit at Junction 62 on the A1
Follow A690 to Sunderland
Then A1231 for Hendon and head onto Burdon Road
A19:
Take exit for A183 on A19 southbound
Take exit for A690 on A19 northbound
Then A1231 for Hendon and head onto Burdon Road
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens is on the edge of Mowbray Park in Sunderland City Centre. We don’t have our own car park, however there are several car parks close by.
There are two dedicated blue badge parking bays on Frederick Street which is 300m from the Museum entrance.
The nearest taxi rank is just across the road from Sunderland Station.
Taxis, coaches and minibuses may use the bus stop at the Museum entrance on Burdon Road for dropping off and picking up passengers.
There are cycle routes across Sunderland. To plan your route to Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens by bike, you can use either Google Maps or resources on Go Smarter Go Active.
![Reception desk at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens A person behind a reception desk with a computer and other equipment on it, gestures behind while talking. A person on the other side of the desk laughs. The room has a large window which sits behind both of them.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/20240717-Sunderland-Culture-Winter-Gardens-6-copy.jpg?resize=1992%2C1245&gravity)
Access
Information about our facilities, venue walkthrough videos and a social story to help you familiarise yourself with our venue before you visit