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Pickford's House Museum

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Pickford's House Museum
"Pickford's House is closed temporarily due to the Covid-19 situation. Please visit Derby Museums' website for updates."
Address: 41 Friar Gate , Derby DE1 1DA, DBY, GB
Phone: 01332 255363
State: DBY
City: Derby
Zip Code: DE1 1DA

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Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

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Reviews
Pickford's House dates back to the 1700s. It's a great place to visit. There is a large collection of model theatres and some hands-on exhibits. It's interesting to see how a house was from the kitchen to the bedrooms. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. It's a great place to visit.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
This is a must visit, staff very knowledgeable on the history of the house. It's free entry but we did make a donation. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Go see it for yourself!
A great museum in a Georgian house, the former home of the architect Joseph Pickford's who had it built in 1770. Great exhibits in period rooms, gardens and on the top floor of the house The Tiny World of Toy Theatre. Free entry, although donations are always welcome and a great place to visit.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Free museum, definitely make use of their lovely antique washrooms. A good way to spend 30 min, including a nice gift shop and garden.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
Friendly helpful staff. Really interesting to get an insight into how the wealthy lived in 18th century Derby. The toy theatre exhibition was interactive and fun. Work going on at the moment suggest it will soon be even better to visit. All free with opportunity to make a donation.
Very nice experience visiting this museum, which was called " Beyond the Velvet Rope tour", to see what a Georgian house built in the 1700 really looked like. The whole tour was a real delight with a tour guide dressed in costume of the era and very knowledgeable about the house. The premises is also used for a display of Agatha Christie memorabilia and mystery clues. The tour guide is a must, as you will not learn as much without. There is no entrance fee but they do like a donation. Well worth a visit
This is an excellent and interesting georgian house formaly lived in by architect joseph pickford , which has some joseph wright of derby paintings. . Volunteers friendly and knowledgeable, free to enter too. There is a current exhibition on late 60s men's clothing from Carnaby Street, including elton johns jacket. There is also a lovely display of mini theatres. Highly recommended.
Pickford's house is a very interesting Georgian period house that has been restored sympathetically to retain it's many period features . The house is steeped in history and displays many artifacts and items that were in common use in the house during its history . The house is furnished and equipped with period fixtures and fittings and displays most aspects of its inhabitants from the house keeping staff to the gentry who lived there . The house also has various displays which are changed throughout the year and are most interesting , ranging from puppet theatre to 1960 s fashion exhibitions . The entrance is free and donations are greatly appreciated to help maintain the property and fund it's various displays and exhibits . The museum's Victorian puppet theatre exhibition is most interesting and fun and is quite fascinating , and would intrigue the young and the older generation alike , with a life size small stage set background for that ideal photo opportunity as a souvenir ! For you or your family . There are also some colouring pages of replica puppet scenes that one can shade in available upstairs in the puppet room free of charge , which will keep the children happy . The house really is a time capsule and is only a ten minute walk from the city centre , so the next time whilst here in derby why not visit Pickford's house museum and see how people lived in the Georgian and Victorian era right here in the city of derby . A local treasure right here on our doorstep !! .
Great small museum in Derby, focusing on middle class life in this house in the 18th and 19th century Built by an architect, Joseph Pickford. The various rooms have been re-created people included to look like they did back then, and they're full of fascinating details. These occupy mainly the ground floor and the basement. On the upper two floors you can find other exhibitions currently a temporary one on the hip fashion in Britain in the 1960s, including a permanent display of toy theatres people in the 18th and 19th centuries used to play or re-enact plays with. This seems to be the largest such collection in the world today, there are dozens of them about from different countries. Endlessly fascinating! I enjoyed those a lot. When in the basement, which was basically the kitchen wing of the old house, you can also get into the garden and relax for a while. The museum is free donations welcome, and you can take photos! Nice volunteers that will provide you with extra information. The museum is about a 10-minute walk from Derby Museum and Art Gallery, 15-20 minutes from the city centre. I promise it'll be worth your while.
A really nice peaceful walk around an old house, some really nice touches like the servants bells and the colouring room for kids.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNo
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