Ipswich Transport Museum
Preserving the transport heritage of Ipswich since 1965, and now supported by the Friends of the Ipswich Transport Museum. The Ipswich Transport Museum is a Registered Charity No. 276626 and an Accredited Museum, number RD890.
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Museum Opening Times for 2013

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Opening Times: Sundays and Bank Holidays 11am-4pm
Weekdays 1pm-4pm
Special Event Days - usually 11am-4pm but prices and times vary - check click for Museum Events Page or our leaflet

Admission Prices for 2013

Standard Admission Prices (orange, green and blue dates)

Adult: £5.00
Child (5-14): £3.00
Concession: £4.50
Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children): £14.00
Under 5 years old free

Special Event Prices (most red event dates)

(Prices and Times vary)
Adult: £6.50
Child (5-14): £4.00
Concession: £5.50
Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children): £18.00
Under 5 years old free

Group and School Prices

We charge adult groups £6.50 per person with a minimum charge of £55 per group for visits during daytime Mondays to Fridays and Tuesday evenings. At other times the minimum charge is £100.
For schools and other children's groups, eg cubs scouts, we charge £4 per child. A reasonable number of accompanying adults are admitted without charge. Additionally we can offer 'Michael's Mystery' for Keystage 2.

Lectures

We provide illustrated talks on transport and engineering history. Please contact the museum for more details.

To Contact the Museum

letter Ipswich Transport Museum,
Old Trolleybus Depot,
Cobham Road,
Ipswich,
IP3 9JD,
England.
phone Ipswich (01473) 715666

email Click here to email the Museum

disabled logo Note: Wheelchair access is available to all parts of the Museum.

Finding the Museum - By Road Click here for Map

From London and South: A12 Northbound, A14 Eastbound
From Midlands and North: A14 Eastbound
From East Anglia (North/West): A140 South, A14 Eastbound

Follow signs for A14 Felixstowe, continue over the Orwell Bridge and exit at next slip road (Junction 57), signed Nacton and Ransomes Europark, follow signs to Town Centre and Cliff Quay.

Take the second exit at the Thrasher pub roundabout, and continue approx. half a mile, turn right into Lindbergh Road. Follow along into Cobham Road.

From East Anglia (East Coast): A12 South, A14 Westbound

Join A14 westbound, leave at first exit (Junction 57),signed Nacton and Ransomes Europark, follow signs to Town Centre and Cliff Quay, as detailed above.

Finding the Museum - By Public Transport (to St. Augustine's Church or Cobham Road)

By Train/Bus:
Trains to Ipswich. Bus from Station to town centre. Change in town centre for bus to Transport Museum.
Regular bus service information is best accessed from local operators direct, or the Traveline information service.
Travel to St Augustine's Church (approx 5 min walk) or Cobham Road.
A free bus to the museum will run on 4th, 11th and 18th August, see Museum Events

Travel contacts and websites:
Ipswich Buses - 0800 919390   Ipswich Buses
First - 08456 020 121   First Group Buses in Norfolk and Suffolk
Traveline - 0871 200 22 33   Traveline East Anglia
Greater Anglia - 0845 600 7245   Greater Anglia