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Visiting Pendon Times of admission Visiting By Car Visiting By Train Visiting By Bus Visiting By Boat Visiting By Bicycle Information for Disabled Visitors Information for Visitors with Push Chairs Photography in the Museum Special Showings Times of admissionThe Museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 5.30pm Last admissions are 4.45pmPlease check on our events page Here for additional openings and extended openings.  By CarPendon Museum is approximately 8 miles from Oxford, and 5 miles from Abingdon. The map below shows how to reach the Museum from all directions. You will find brown tourist signs which direct you to the Museum as you get closer. The Museum's grid reference is SU542936.We have a small car park for visitors, but please only use this while you are in the Museum itself. If the car park is full, please park with consideration for village residents.  By TrainDidcot is the nearest major railway station, with frequent trains from London, the West Country, Wales, the Midlands, and the North. Several taxi firms operate from the station and will bring you to the Museum.For the hearty, it is possible walk to Pendon following National Cycle route 5 which runs from Didcot station right past the entrance to the museum [about 2.5 miles], or to take a local train from Didcot or Oxford to the small country station of Appleford, and then walk along public footpaths through the fields, for which a map is recommended. There is no train services to Appleford on a Sunday. By BusThames Travel Buses operate a Monday to Saturday service from Didcot to Oxford via Long Wittenham (and return) This is a limited service making it just about possible to use public transport to visit the Museum.Check the bus times before you travel. There is no Sunday or Bank Holiday service. Details of the bus service to or from, either Didcot Parkway or Oxford can be found by clicking here. For further details of other Thames Travel services please see http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/ for details. By BoatLong Wittenham is on the Thames, and moorings are available.By BicycleThe newly opened National Cycle Route number 5 runs right past the entrance to the museum.Information for Disabled VisitorsLimited access to the upper floor is available for disabled visitors via a wheelchair lift. Visitors with wheelchairs are recommended to visit the Museum towards the end of the day when it is less crowded. Please telephone in advance if you require any special assistance. Pendon is a viewing experience with some exhibits positioned at high level, limiting viewing for small children and those in wheelchairs.Pendon Museum acknowledges the assistance of the Adapt Trust in providing the new wheelchair lift. Information for Visitors with Push ChairsPushchairs are NOT allowed within the museum owing to the narrow passageways around many of the exhibits.Please talk to the Supervisor of the day as it may be possible to store a pushchair in a safe place whilst you are visiting the museum. Pendon Museum apologises for any problems this may cause but it is for the comfort and safety of all our visitors. Photography in the MuseumPhotography for personal use only is permitted within the museum during opening hours.Use of flash is strictly prohibited to prevent damage to the materials used in the presentation of the models. PHOTOGRAPHY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS NOT ALLOWED AT ANY TIME DURING PUBLIC OPENING HOURS. Special ShowingsSpecial showings for parties outside normal opening hours by arrangement,for details click Here or write to or telephone the museum for details.Coaches can not be accepted during normal opening hours. Bringing a vehicle with ten or more seats into High Street (West)* without a permit constitutes a traffic offence. * High Street (West) is defined as the High Street west of the junction with Didcot Road. For Special Showings, coaches require a permit - please contact us for details. |
