Welcome to the Lapworth Museum of Geology! Entry is free and there is no need to book before visiting. If you are looking to organise a group visit please contact the relevant person on our Teaching and Learning Page.
Getting here
The Lapworth Museum is easily accessible by a range of sustainable transport methods. We are a five minute walk from the University Station and on multiple cycle and bus routes. Please see the links below for details.
The Lapworth Museum is located within the Aston Webb A Block building just off the Ring Road South - the building is marked as R4 on the map.
Easy Read Visual Guide to visiting the museum
The museum has prepared an easy read document to support visitors and groups in preparing for their visit.
Access the easy read document here (PDF)
Access the easy read document here (Word Document)
Parking
Evenings
Parking is free campuswide after 6pm Monday to Sunday.
Weekdays
8am-6pm, Monday to Friday, visitor parking is available in our North East multi-storey car park. This is a pay and display car park and is a short 10 minute walk from the Museum (see link below or view the map on our leaflet here).
- Up to 1 hour £2.50
- 1-3 hours £4.00
- 3-5 hours £5.50
- 5-8 hours £6.20
- Up to 10 hours £7.00
Weekends
8am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, parking is available campuswide charged £2.50 per day.
Payments
Online payments: Payment can be made using the RingGo phone app - location code 15677
Cash payments: Cash payments can be made at the North East Car Park
Visitors with a Blue Badge
Should you be a visitor with a Blue Badge please approach the University campus via our ring road (see our Edgbaston Campus Map above), inform the security staff of your needs and you will be allowed on site. There are a small number of blue badge spaces adjacent to the Museum.
Please note the museum and its staff are unable to reserve parking spaces for members of the public (blue badge holders or otherwise).
If you would like more information you can contact the Lapworth Museum at lapworth@contacts.bham.ac.uk and 0121 414 7294.
Food & Drink
The Lapworth Museum of Geology is currently not selling food and drink in the Museum Shop. There are a number of places where you can purchase food and drink on the University of Birmingham Campus: Food and Drink on Campus
Environmental Sustainability
The Lapworth Museum of Geology is committed to promoting positive environmental practices in our day-to-day operations, our collaborators and the wider University Campus and cultural sector. If you'd like to learn about our current and previous work relating to this, take a look at our Environmental Sustainability Action Plan.