Educators

How to book

To make a booking or to find out more information about our service, please contact the Learning Administrator. It is important that you telephone to check availability before completing the Visit Request Form as all sessions are co-ordinated around a timetable and staff availability. Please advise us of your visit even if you do not plan to use the services of the Learning Team.

email school.bookings@nrm.org.uk
telephone 01904 686230
facsimile 01904 685786

Alternatively you can write to us:

Learning Administrator
National Railway Museum
Leeman
York
YO26 4XJ

Once you have provisionally booked your visit by telephone with the Learning Administrator you can then download the Visit Request Form (62 KB) and send the completed form confirming your booking to the address above.

Guidelines for your visit

We want you and your group to make the most of your visit to the National Railway Museum. The safety of all our visitors and the care of the National Collection are our main concerns.

Please note:

  • Group Leaders are responsible for their group’s safety and behaviour whilst they are in the museum.
  • Group Leaders must ensure that their group is supervised at all times.
  • The Museum reserves the right to ask any group it considers to be behaving inappropriately to leave the Museum.
  • Should an accident occur Group Leaders are requested to contact a member of staff as soon as possible.

We have produced a ‘Museum Visit Checklist’ and ‘Exploring Museum Objects’ documents for you to use. We hope they help to make your visit as smooth and successful as possible.

Museum Visit Checklist (PDF 63KB)
Exploring Museum Objects (PDF 46KB)

Travelling to the Museum

The Museum is 540 metres (600 yards) from York railway station. Visitors travelling by train can now access the Museum via a footbridge from the railway station to the Museum’s City Entrance. However, this is not suitable for wheelchairs. Alternatively, the Museum is sign posted from the city centre and from York’s ring road for those travelling by car or coach. There is free parking for school coaches but spaces must be booked in advance.

Visitor information pages

Risk Assessments

The Learning team are committed to providing as safe and healthy environment for our audiences as is reasonably practical. We aim to risk assess all our events and activities and provide assistance and advice for teachers/group leaders who are required to produce their own risk assessments.

Risk Assessment Guidance Document for Teachers (PDF 116 KB)

This document is designed to assist teachers/group leaders when completing their own risk assessment during a preliminary visit to the site. It lists areas at the National Railway Museum that may be visited and raises awareness of the possible risks. Please remember that a risk assessment document is only valid if completed by the teacher/group leader. One of our Learning team will be able to assist you with your risk assessment during your preliminary visit. Please book this service in advance.

Teachers/group leaders can minimise the risk to themselves and their group when visiting the NRM by paying attention to the following guidelines:

  • Provide a sufficient number of adult supervisors for the age and ability of your children, NRM recommended ratios - Early Years 1:4, Primary 1:8, Secondary 1:10
  • Supervise your children closely and read signs and instruction labels carefully
  • Be aware of changes in the weather and how this may affect your environment, in particular surfaces

Most important of all, enjoy yourselves!