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Admission prices

Choose your own price tickets 

We want everyone to explore the incredible story of medicine. By making the Thackray affordable for everyone, we can shape a better tomorrow.

That’s why we are introducing our ‘Choose your own’ price entry.

Pick the ticket that’s right for you.

Not sure what to go for? Here’s a quick guide to help you decide.

£9 | Lower cost ticket
Select our lowest price ticket for a more affordable day out, no questions asked.

£10 | Lower Cost Ticket plus £1 donation
Making your spend stretch further by enabling the museum to claim vital gift aid

£12 | Recommended price
Regularly grabbing coffees, lunch or a takeaway? We recommend you choose this ticket.

The extra £3 will help fund free activities for more than 15,000 children and support the 6,000 local people using our building for free every year.

£16 | Pay-it-forward
If you’re able to, help us to help others, and choose this ticket to pay it forward.

This helps us offer our £9 tickets and local memberships for those that need them most.

Free general entry: under 7s, Universal credit, carers, Thackray Members, Art Fund Pass, Museums Association Members, Northern Museums Volunteer Pass and Max cards.

How does it work?
The recommended price is what we’d normally charge for tickets to cover the costs of opening our museum and caring for our historic building. Any amount paid over this will help us continue our activities with young people and our local community.

Does it matter what price I pay?
We are an independent museum and registered charity with big ambitions for our local community and the people we serve. To help us continue providing events, experiences and meaningful opportunities, we ask you pay the amount you can genuinely afford.

Sparks! Soft Play Area

Entry to Sparks! is £3.50 adult ticket, and we advise pre-booking your slot or on arrival.

Location

Our address is: Thackray Museum of Medicine, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7LN

We’re right next to St. James’s Hospital.

Parking

Parking 

We have an onsite Pay and Display car park at the front of the museum. The Car Park tariffs are £1.50 per hour. The machines accept coin and card payment.

Alternative parking can also be found at St James’s Hospital multi-storey car park which is a short walk away from the museum. it is located next to the landmark Leeds Cancer Centre building and is clearly signposted as you enter the hospital site from Beckett Street.

For more information/tariffs please visit Car Parking (leedsth.nhs.uk)

There are also a small number of council-run cark parks along Beckett street opposite the museum, for council car parking information please visit the Leeds City Council website.

Getting here by bus

You can get to us on the major bus routes from Leeds City Centre. Numbers: 16, 42, 49, 50 and 50A stop outside our museum.