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   Day Opening times Document ordering and reader registration times    Monday  Closed  Closed

    Tuesday  09:00 - 19:00  09:00 - 17:00    Wednesday  09:00 - 17:00  09:00 - 16:15    Thursday  09:00 - 19:00  09:00 - 17:00    Friday  09:00 - 17:00  09:00 - 16:15    Saturday  09:00 - 17:00  09:00 - 16:15    Sunday  Closed  Closed   

  Closure dates   Christmas 2014  Wednesday 24 December to Saturday 27 December (closing at 17:00 on Tuesday 23 December)    New Year's Day 2015  Thursday 1 January

   All dates are inclusive.

 Restaurant, cafe, The Keeper's Gallery and bookshop opening timesOur bookshop is open from 09:00 - 17:00 Tuesday to Saturday. You can also browse and purchase books from our online bookshop. Our on site museum, The Keeper's Gallery, is open 09:00 - 17:00 Tuesday to Saturday.

   Day Restaurant Cafe    Monday  Closed  Closed    Tuesday  Breakfast: 08:30 - 10:30Lunch 12:00 - 14:30

  08:30 - 18:30    Wednesday  Breakfast: 08:30 - 10:30Lunch 12:00 - 14:30

  08:30 - 16:45    Thursday  Breakfast: 08:30 - 10:30Lunch 12:00 - 14:30

  08:30 - 18:30    Friday  Breakfast: 08:30 - 10:30Lunch 12:00 - 14:30

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