Saturday 14th March – Thursday 23rd July (Closed Fridays except for school holidays).
10am -5.30pm (last admissions 4pm)
10am – 4.30pm (last admissions 3pm)
Friday 24th July – Monday 31st August (Open daily)
10am -5.30pm (last admissions 4pm)
10am – 4.30pm (last admissions 3pm)
Tuesday 1st September – Sunday 1st November (Closed Fridays except for 30th October)
10am -5.30pm (last admissions 4pm)
10am – 4.30pm (last admissions 3pm)
When you select “No preference,” your donation goes where it’s needed most — helping us cover day-to-day costs and respond to priorities as they arise. For larger projects, unrestricted donations are often pooled together to make a bigger impact.
You can also choose to support a specific project from the dropdown menu, and your donation will go directly to that cause.
Our General Museum Fund supports a wide range of work across the site, including tram restoration, infrastructure maintenance, new exhibits, archive projects, street developments, and improvements to areas like the Woodland Walk and picnic spaces.
We’re raising £150,000 to create a fully accessible heritage tram at National Tramway Museum — a first of its kind in the UK.
Following the retirement of our original Access Tram, we’re transforming Centenary tram 645 (generously donated by Blackpool Transport Services) into “Access Tram 2.” Once complete, it will feature a heavy-duty wheelchair lift, reinstated electronics, and new accessibility features — with space for families and larger groups to ride together.
Over a sixth of our visitors self-identify as disabled or less able, and this tram will ensure everyone can experience every part of the museum. It could even open up the possibility of wheelchair users driving a heritage tram under supervision — a UK first.
How you can help: Donate via the form above, support our Crowdfunder, or try the Derby Community Lottery for a chance to win cash prizes while backing the project.
Supported by a £88,080 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, “Foundations First” is a 2025 project helping us plan for the future. We’re gathering audience insights, developing a new business plan, improving our retail and online shop offer, and strengthening how we recruit, support, and retain our volunteers.
Interested in leaving a gift to the National Tramway Museum in your will?
Read more about our partnership with local solicitor APT Legal here who can support you in the will writing process.
You can also download our How to Make a Bequest guide to find out more.
We’re currently unable to accept physical donations such as artefacts, clothing, books, or memorabilia. Please get in touch at the end of the year and we’ll update you on the situation.
The National Tramway Museum,
Cromford Rd, Matlock, DE4 5DP
Email: enquiry@tramway.co.uk
Tel: 01773 854321
The National Tramway Museum has been in Crich, Derbyshire for over 60 years, and has since developed into a major visitor attraction with more than 100,000 visitors per year.
