78 Derngate
Museums & Science Centres · Northampton, Northamptonshire
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Closed — opens 10am
🏠 Indoor5–88–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendlySeasonal openingMemberships available
What’s there
- Café on site
- Baby changing
- Buggy friendly
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- SEN friendly
No on-site parking. Limited on-street pay & display on Derngate/Guildhall Road (2h limit); nearest car parks Hazelwood Road NN1 1LG (5 min walk), Albion Place NN1 1UD, St John's NN1 1HA, St Michael's NN1 3HR. Blue badge holders park free on-street up to 3h. Street pick-up/drop-off possible.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
78 Derngate is the Charles Rennie Mackintosh House in Northampton: the only place outside Scotland where Mackintosh's mature architectural and interior style can be seen in its original setting. Designed and remodelled by Mackintosh in 1916 for patron W.J. Bassett-Lowke, the house has been meticulously restored and opened to the public. Visitors can explore the historic house on guided or self-led tours, browse free-entry art galleries, and enjoy The Dining Room restaurant, afternoon tea and the design shop. Family tickets, children's rates and educational resources make it a great cultural day out.
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 1 Feb - 21 Dec 2026 (closed Mondays and in January/late December). Last entry to the house 4pm.
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.
- Colouring book and pencils
- Tissues
- Kids' headphones
- Rucksack
- Painkillers for grown-ups
- Spare socksThe single most reliably useful thing on this list.
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