Venue Description

The Brampton Museum in Newcastle-under-Lyme hosts exhibits showing the history of the area, and also boasts revamped meeting and event rooms looking out on the beautiful scenery of the area. The venue also has a cafe, the Little Vintage Tea Room, offering hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, snacks, and homemade cakes, and a gift shop with beautiful handcrafted items, supporting local businesses.

Accessibility

Main entrance accessible by wheelchair ramp with large automatic double doors. If the doors need to be opened further to allow wider mobility vehicles access to the building, a Visitor Services Assistant is available at reception to do so. Two accessible toilets in the venue, and a Changing Places toilet available in nearby Newcastle Library. Dementia friendly and quiet events are available on certain dates. BSL interpretation, professional lip speaker services and touch tours for the visually impaired are available for free - provide 1 week notice to the venue.

Access Statement

Access Statement Link: https://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/website/accessibility-statement

Accessible Performances

British Sign Language interpreters can be booked in advance.

Awards List

Tourism & Good Food Awards 2023 - Highly Commended and Silver.

Toilets

The venue has two accessible toilets, with a changing places toilet available at Newcastle Library, which is a 5 minute walk away from the museum.

Staff

Staff are trained dementia friends.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Assistance dogs are welcome in the museum and surrounding park.

Other assistance dog facilities

Water bowls are provided for dogs.