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Accessibility
  • Many areas of the Museum are fully accessible, including all galleries, shops and main catering areas.
  • Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome with their owners. 
  • There is no entry charge for persons with access needs to the Museum. The companion/helper of a wheelchair user, or a blind, partially sighted or deaf visitor is also welcome to the Museum free of charge. NB: Please advise the admissions staff that you have access needs in order to gain free admission.
  • Designated car parking for visitors with access needs is available at the main entrance to the Folk Galleries, Ballycultra Town, Cultra Manor, the Rural car park and in front of the Irish Railway Collection, Road Transport Galleries and General Transport Galleries.
  • Visitors are able to drive from one car park to another as they move around the Museum site.
  • A limited number of wheelchairs are available for use within the galleries and around the site. They are available, subject to demand, at the Visitor information Centre in the Folk Museum and the Irish Railway Collection.
  • Toilet facilities for wheelchair users are available at various locations throughout the Museum.
  • Mobility scooters are available to assist visitors experience those areas of the Museum they may have difficulty accessing. These must be booked in advance.
    • For the safety of scooter users and others in the Museum we ask that those seeking to use a scooter have a current Shopmobility or Disabled Ramblers Association licence. 
  • The size and nature of the Museum may pose some difficulty for visitors with access needs.
  • The grounds of the Museum are hilly in places. Entry to the Folk Museum from the Belfast Road (past the pay kiosk and into the Rural area) is an uphill walk of approximately 15 -20 minutes. This may pose difficulty for visitors with access needs who arrive by bus or train.
  • For further information and booking please contact the Visitor Information Centre on T: +44 (0) 28 9042 8428.