Facilities for visitors with disabilities

Due to the number of narrow steps within the building it is not accessible to people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users.

A DVD guide to the Birthplace is available to view at the City Museum and Records Office, which is completely accessible. It can also be purchased in the shop at the Birthplace and the City Museum & Records Office. Click here for more information.

Shop

The museum has a well-stocked shop selling a wide and varied range of souvenirs, gifts, china and books, including all major works by Charles Dickens and biographies of this famous author.

Parking

Old Commercial Road is now a precinct with limited access for vehicles. Coaches however, can gain access via Nelson Road and Victoria Street to allow access for passengers. Car and mini-bus parking opposite the Inscape building. Toilets are available.

Facilities

Dickens Quote:

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.