Visit to Pickford's House Museum

Schedule

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

41 Friar Gate | Derby, EN

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Visit the elegant Georgian town house built by the prominent architect Joseph Pickford in 1770 as his family home.
About this Event

Join this special guided tour of Pickford’s House, the home of an Enlightenment family. The home is where we have our closest relationships; where we eat, sleep, and find comfort and love. Behind the doors we express our most intimate feelings, and gather possessions that identify us. Pickford’s House should help us reflect on our own lives. To understand the world and our city, we could first try to know ourselves.

BY CAR

There is free parking at Pickford’s House for visitors. Turn right at the ‘Pickford’s House’ sign off Agard Street. There is also pay and display parking on Friar Gate.

Sat Nav Directions: DE1 1DZ

BY TRAIN

With a direct train from London to Derby, you can be at any of our museums in less than two hours! Derby Station is 1.3 miles from Pickford’s House and about a 30 walk away.

BY BUS

There are frequent and regular bus services into the Derby city centre, operated by Trent Barton and Arriva. Derby bus station is a 15 minute walk away through the city centre.

BY BIKE

Pickford’s House is on cycle routes 54 and 68, part of the Derby City Cycle Map. There are spaces for bicycle parking at Pickford’s House – please ask a member of staff when you arrive.

FIND THE DOOR

Although the front of the house may look like the entrance to our museum, our visitor entrance is to the right of the building up a ramp, so that it is accessible for everyone. We open the front door to our visitors for special events.

NAVIGATION

Sat Nav Directions: DE1 1DA

CALL: 01332 715181

[email protected]

Please be aware the limiting nature of this historic building, at Pickford’s House wheelchair access is unfortunately only available on the ground floor, lower ground floor and garden, Please also be aware that there are no accessible toilets at this site for disabled visitors.

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41 Friar Gate, 41 Friar Gate, Derby, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 9.60 to GBP 12.00

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