Palace Green Library (Historic Libraries at Palace Green)
Museums & Science Centres · Durham, County Durham
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Closed — opens 10am
🏠 Indoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendly🆓 Free entry
What’s there
- Buggy friendly
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- SEN friendly
No visitor parking on Palace Green. Disabled parking may be available by prior arrangement. Pay-and-display parking available nearby in Durham city centre.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Palace Green Library sits at the heart of Durham's UNESCO World Heritage Site, between the Castle and the Cathedral. The complex comprises several attractions in one: the Museum of Archaeology (charting Durham's story from prehistory to modern times), Cosin's Library (a beautiful late 17th-century library open to the public), the DLI Gallery, and the Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
The Museum of Archaeology has a range of family-friendly activities and workshops, with exhibits spanning 250,000 years of history. Cosin's Library offers a glimpse into a historic 17th-century library. All attractions in the complex are free to visit.
Palace Green Library is an indoor attraction and makes a great rainy-day option in Durham. It is located a five-minute walk from Durham Market Place. Note that visitor parking is not available on Palace Green, but disabled parking may be arranged by contacting the Palace Green security office.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Bottle or beaker
- Nappy sacks
- Spare outfit
- Muslin cloths
- Travel sickness bands
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
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