Visiting with dogs
New for 2025 – your whole family, including your furry friends can come and get up close to history; enjoy the outdoors and em’bark on an adventure across our 80-acre Museum.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas of the Museum, as long as they are on a short lead at all times, however there are restrictions on the indoor spaces they can access.
Please respect the following rules for the safety and enjoyment of all our visitors:
- Please keep your dog on a short lead, accompanied and under control at all times. Leads are available at reception and can be swapped for your extendable / flexi lead.
- Please do not leave your dog unattended.
- For the protection of our historic collections, dogs not permitted inside our historic buildings or in our café / shops / toilets.
- Please pick up after your dog and dispose of it in our doggy waste bins.
- Be mindful of others: While lots of people love dogs, some visitors may be scared of them. Please keep your dogs close and do not let them run up to, or jump on, other visitors or any of the animals who live at the Museum.
- Please respect the access restrictions for dogs – the museum reserves the right to ask dog owners to leave if these guidelines are not followed, or if staff or volunteers feel that dogs are behaving in a dangerous or threatening manner.
- Water bowls are provided for dogs around the museum – please let our team know if a refill is needed.
- Please note, other animals are not permitted.
Assistance dogs are allowed into all buildings, exhibits and catering areas.
