**FORTHCOMING Autumn 2025 OPENING FOR THE PUBLIC**
The Somme Museum will be open to the public on:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week during October, November & December apart from
***EXCEPTIONAL CLOSURE ON Wednesday 15th October. ***
Open 10am to 4pm
Tours on the hour
Last tour 3pm
Wednesday 1st October
Thursday 2nd October
Tuesday 7th October
Wednesday 8th October
Thursday 9th October
Tuesday 14th October
Wednesday 15th October Special closure
Thursday 16th October
Tuesday 21st October
Wednesday 22nd October
Thursday 23rd October
Tuesday 28th October
Wednesday 29th October
Thursday 30th October
OCTOBER SATURDAY OPENING
Saturday 4th October
Saturday 18th October
NOVEMBER SATURDAY OPENING
Saturday 1st November
Saturday 8th November
Saturday 15th November
Saturday 29th November
Open 11am to 4pm
Tours on the hour
Last tour 3pm
Tuesday 4th November
Wednesday 5th November
Thursday 6th November
Tuesday 11th November
Wednesday 12th November
Thursday 13th November FULLY BOOKED SCHOOLS ALL DAY
Tuesday 18th November
Wednesday 19th November
Thursday 20th November
Tuesday 25th November
Wednesday 26th November
Thursday 27th November
Tuesday 2nd December
Wednesday 3rd December
Thursday 4th December
Tuesday 9th December
Wednesday 10th December
Thursday 11th December
Tuesday 16th December
Wednesday 17th December
Thursday 18th December
Open 10am to 4pm
Tours on the hour
Last tour 3pm
For Information about December Christmas in the Trenches see EVENTS AT THE SOMME MUSEUM
Group bookings for other dates can be made by emailing claire@sommeassociation.com
Prices For Guided Tour
Adult £11.00
Child/Seniors 65+ £9.00
Family (2A & 3 Ch) £35.00
IMPORTANT IMFORMATION
Card payments if possible.
No Cafe available
For 2025 daytime or evening group/educational bookings or for further information email the Museum at claire@sommeassociation.com
Group/school Guided Tours - visit the reconstructed First World War trenches
If you want to see and hear what life was like for a soldier in the First World War then step back in time on our GUIDED TOUR of the Somme Museum with expert guides. Group tours are available and can be booked in advance by emailing the Museum at claire@sommeassociation.com
For groups each tour lasts approximately one hour and there will also be time to discover the other exhibitions in the museum.
Educational programme for primary and post primary schools includes a guided tour and a hands on session. Staff have received autism awareness training.
Prices for group Guided Tour
Group Rate Out of hours £12.00 per person (ALL AGES) for Groups of 20 or more. Maximum time 2 hrs. Must be paid 2 weeks in advance of visit.
Adult Group £11.00 per person NORMAL HOURS 10am-4pm
Seniors 65+ & Accessible £9.00 per person
Children £9.00
School £6.50 per pupil, teachers free
Family 1 Adult & up to 3 children £32.00
Family 2 Adult & 3 Children £35.00
Corporate events can also be arranged by contacting the Museum.
Location: 233 Bangor Road, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT23 7PH.
Contact details: Tel: (0044) 028 9182 3202, email claire@sommeassociation.com
Directions: Conveniently located off the A21 Bangor to Newtownards Road between Conlig and Newtownards, follow the brown information signage. Latitude: 54.6100114 Longitude : 5.68195
Facilities: There is onsite parking for thirty cars and several bus and coaches, with overflow parking available. This facility is disabled person friendly with fully accessible toilets.
There is a lecture hall and lecture theatre which can be hired.
The Trenches - These can be visited by going on the GUIDED TOUR of the Museum which are every hour. See special opening.
Temporary Exhibitions - There are three exhibitions on display at present: 'Women and the First World War', 'D DAY Voices', 'None That Go Return Again- The Armistice & The Aftermath'.
Café: The Museum café is closed at present but can cater for groups by prior arrangement. Email claire@sommeassociation.com
Facilities Available
The Museum is fully accessible and can adjust the guided tour to suit all abilities and learning needs. Special hands on tours, with prior arrangement, are also available for visually impaired visitors. The Museum’s interactive tour can accommodate those with poor mobility and a wheelchair is available on request. The Museum has a hearing loop at reception and a portable hearing loop for the guided tour is also available for those with hearing difficulties.
