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The Merrin Collection

Plan your visit

Open five days a week, free under 18.

The galleries are open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, and until 20:00 on Thursdays. Buy a ticket at the door; it lasts all day.

See ticket pricesGetting here

The galleries this week

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
10:00 to 17:00
Thursday
10:00 to 20:00
Friday
10:00 to 17:00
Saturday
10:00 to 17:00
Sunday
10:00 to 17:00

Thursdays until 20:00. Last entry 45 minutes before closing. The archive opens by appointment on Thursdays and Fridays; the library of things on Saturday mornings.

Tickets, at the door.

There is no need to book. The exhibition on the top floor is included.

Admission prices
TicketWhoPrice
AdultValid all day; come and go as you like.£8
ConcessionOver-65s, students, and visitors on Universal Credit or a disability benefit.£6
Under 18With or without a grown-up from age 12.Free
CarerOne carer with a disabled visitor; no proof needed.Free
FriendsEvery visit, all year, and a guest on Thursdays.Free

Groups of ten or more: call the front desk a week ahead and we’ll open the reading room for your coats.

How to get here.

Ten minutes from the city centre on the tram, in the old cutlery quarter north of the river.

Merrin Works, 14 Tenter Lane
Sheffield S3 8EN
  • By tramShalesmoor stop on the Blue and Yellow routes, then four minutes’ walk down Tenter Lane.
  • By trainSheffield station is 25 minutes on foot, or the tram from Cathedral.
  • By bikeSix stands in the yard, under the arch.
  • By carNo parking of our own. The Furnace Hill car park is five minutes away; two blue-badge bays at the door.
Map of the streets around the Merrin WorksTenter Lane runs south from Shalesmoor, where the tram stops, to the works on its east side. Furnace Hill car park is one street west. The river Don runs along the north; the city centre and the station are to the south-east.River DonShalesmoorTram stopTenter LaneCar parkThe MerrinWorksFurnace HillCity centre andstation, 25 min
Tenter Lane runs south from the Shalesmoor tram stop; the works is on the left, through the arch.

Before you come.

Can I bring a bag?

Small bags, yes. Rucksacks and anything bigger go in the free lockers by the front desk; the cases are close together and the floors are old.

Is it good for children?

Under-18s are free. Pushchairs fit in the lift and in every gallery. There is a family trail at the front desk and a box of things to touch in the kitchen.

Can I take photographs?

Yes, without flash, for your own use. For anything else, ask the front desk.

Is there a café?

No. There is a bench in the yard and the bakery opposite does good tea. You can come back in on the same ticket.

Can I bring my dog?

Assistance dogs only, I’m afraid, because of the open cases in the kitchen.

The kitchen gallery: wide aisles between oak plinths and glass cases, on a level grey floor.

Built for grinders, rebuilt for everyone.

The works was built for men at grindstones, not for visitors, so the inside was rebuilt around a lift and wide, level floors.

  • Step-free entrance on Tenter Lane, through the arch.
  • A lift to every floor, and seats in every gallery.
  • An accessible toilet on the ground floor, and a changing bench.
  • A quiet hour on Wednesdays, 10:00 to 11:00, with the lights lower.
  • Large-print labels in a folder at the start of each gallery.