Museum Closure: Friday 11th October 2019
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the peaceful death of Peter Boughton, Keeper of Art for West Cheshire Museums, after a short illness. Peter will be greatly missed by all his colleagues for his commitment to public access, his tireless work to improve the collections within his custodianship and his infectious humour.
In order for his friends and colleagues to pay their respects the museum will be closed on Friday 11th October 2019.
School groups that have pre-booked sessions will still be accommodated.
We will reopen as usual on Saturday 12th October.
Visit us
The Grosvenor Museum
27 Grosvenor Street
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2DD
01244 972197
Opening hours
Closed: 24-28 Dec and 1 January.
Monday–Saturday: 10.30am–5pm
Sunday: 1pm–4pm
How to get here
By bus
The Museum is a 10-15 minute walk from Chester Bus Interchange. From the Cross, walk down Bridge Street and at the traffic lights turn right onto Grosvenor Street. The museum is on the left hand side.
By train
20 minutes journey from Chester Railway Station. Take the shuttle bus from directly outside the station entrance to the city centre (ticket £1). The museum is a 15 minute walk from the bus stop.
By car
The nearest public car park is The Little Roodee Coach and Car Park on Castle Drive, a 5 minute walk away from the museum. There is a disabled parking bay outside the museum.
Accessibility
The Grosvenor Museum has wheelchair access to the ground floor, including Exhibition Gallery One, the Lecture Theatre, the ground floor of the Period House, the Roman Galleries and accessible toilet.
The Art Gallery, Silver Gallery, Natural Cheshire gallery and Exhibition Gallery Two are on the first floor, the Education Workroom is on the second floor. There is no lift.
Refreshments
There is a small café at the museum offering hot and cold drinks, and small snacks. For something more substantial there are many cafes, restaurants and pubs nearby. You are welcome to eat your packed lunch in the Kings Arms Kitchen, however please note there is no disabled access. The Kings Arms Kitchen is used by schools over lunch periods during term time.
Shop
The shop stocks a range of books, greetings cards and historical gifts.
Talks by societies
Several societies use our Lecture Theatre to hold talks on various subjects. Please contact individual societies for more information.
Grosvenor Museum Society info@grosvenormuseumsociety.co.uk
Chester Society of Natural Science, Literature and Art Lec. Sec. Tony Ord 01829 782262
Chester Archaeological Society Lec. Sec. Alan Williams 01244 310563
Chester Photographic Society Lec. Sec. John Dernie 01244 300166
Chester Civic Trust Lec. Sec. 01244 318415
Chester Society for Landscape History Lec. Sec. Diane Jackson 01352 741422
Society of Thirteen Lec. Sec. Mike Nichol 0151 3261017
Chester Globetrotters Lec. Sec. Angela Blundell 01244 629930
The Arts Society Chester Lec. Sec. studysec@chesterdfas.org.uk
Chester Film Society Lec. Sec. Tony Slater
Chester RSPB Lec. Sec. Norman Sadler 01244 335670
Adrian Sumner 01606 782516 AdrianSu3913842@aol.com