Creswell Crags Museum and Education Centre

Creswell Heritage Trust
Crags Road
Welbeck
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 3LH
England

Website

www.creswell-crags.org.uk/

E-mail

info@creswell-crags.org.uk

Telephone

01909 720378

Fax

01909 724726

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Creswell Crags is a picturesque limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. Stone tools and remains of animals excavated from the caves by archaeologists provide evidence for a fascinating story of life during the Ice Age between 60,000 and 10,000 years ago. The Museum and Education Centre at the eastern end of the gorge provides displays and interactive resources which bring this story to life.

Venue Type:

Museum, Library, Heritage site, Historic house or home, Prehistoric site, Archaeological site

Opening hours

February-October
Every Day 10.00am-17.30pm
November-January
Sundays Only 10.00am-16.30pm

Closed: Monday- Friday November-January

Admission charges

The Creswell Crags site and entry to the museum building is free. A charge is made for site tours and some events. Parking £2 (Donation).

Discounts

English Heritage

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
CD-ROM guide available
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Guided tours
Pre-booking service for groups
Parking for coaches
Picnic area
Refreshments
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families

Disability access

Touch exhibits
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

Schools services and facilities

Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Research facilities for academics

Additional info

The Museum has just developed a partnership with Chesterfield Shopmobility and can now offer an electric scooter called 'Rundle' for visitors who otherwise would find it difficult to walk around the site.

Creswell Heritage Trust
Crags Road
Welbeck
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 3LH
England

Website

www.creswell-crags.org.uk/

E-mail

info@creswell-crags.org.uk

Telephone

01909 720378

Fax

01909 724726

The collection comprises archaeological objects which have been excavated from the caves. These include Old Stone Age flint and quartzite artefacts plus large and small mammal bone collections from the cave excavations.

Collection details

Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

The display 'Age of Ice' provides an introduction to the Ice Age and explores the evidence from Creswell which helps us to build a picture of the environment more than 10,000 years ago. A mixture of real and replica artefacts are used, supported by interactive displays and an audio visual presentation.
John and Val Lord regularly run Ice Age skills workshops at the museum where visitors can test their own Ice Age skills by making stone tools and rope.

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Public access available to collections information
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Creswell Heritage Trust
Crags Road
Welbeck
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 3LH
England

Website

www.creswell-crags.org.uk/

E-mail

info@creswell-crags.org.uk

Telephone

01909 720378

Fax

01909 724726

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