2012 Opening Times
Monday - Saturday (closed Sundays)
12 January - 22 December 2012
10.30am - 5.00pm (Closing 4.00pm Nov - Feb)
Admission
Free Gallery entry for children up to the age of 16 and full-time students with valid card
Adult Gallery Gift Aid admission £6.85
Adult joint Gallery & Museum ticket Gift Aid admission £8.30
'Friends, Patrons and Benefactors’ FREE
National Art Pass - £3.10, free for permant collection.
Gift Aid
If you are a UK tax payer willing to ‘Gift Aid’ your admission with a 10% voluntary donation, then this will allow us to claim an additional 25p on every pound you pay. The money we raise from Gift Aid makes a valuable difference to the upkeep and exhibition programme at Abbot Hall.
Promotions
Times+ Member Offer
Aqua Pura
Group Visits
There is a special reduced rate for pre-booked groups of 10 or more, further information is available here.
Parking
There is a pay and display car park located between the gallery and the Museum of Lakeland Life. Disabled parking bays are free.
We will refund the first hour’s parking on purchases of £5 or over at the
Gallery and Museum Shop(s) or Coffee Shop (excluding admissions).
Access
All levels are accessible for wheelchair users via a staff operated lift and three staff operated incline wheelchair platform lifts. Service dogs allowed.
Families
We have baby changing facilities and baby straps are available as we are unable to accommodate pushchairs. Trails and activity sheets available all year round introducing families and children to the collection.
Photography
Due to restrictions of copyright placed on pictures on loan, no photography of any kind is allowed inside.
Picnics
Picnic benches, swings and slides are in the adjacent park.
How to get here
10 minute drive from J36 of the M6, follow signs to south Kendal and then for Abbot Hall. Nearest main-line train station: Oxenholme, the Lake District.
GPS Location - N54°19.38 , W2°44.72
