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Preston Park Museum and grounds
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Stockton High Street through the ages
While our Victorian Street isn’t based on any street in particular, while you’re at Preston Park, you can find also find out more about the changing face of Stockton High Street… Download Stockton High Street through the ages (.pdf)
While our Victorian Street isn’t based on any street in particular, while you’re at Preston Park, you can find also find out more about the changing face of Stockton High Street… Download Stockton High Street through the ages (.pdf)
NEW Skatepark design
Preston Park Skate park revealed
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Preston Park early on a morning
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OCT 2013 .The winning design for a new skatepark at Preston Park Museum and Grounds has now been revealed.
In August, Stockton Council asked residents to submit their views on four potential designs for the skatepark which is set to become the largest BMX/skateboard park in the Borough.
Each design incorporated a range of features to suit beginners and advanced skaters, bmxers and scooter riders – including jumps, street furniture, a plaza-type facility, rollovers, spines, jump boxes, quarter pipes and grinding rails. After careful consideration the ‘Wheelscape’ skatepark was chosen as the best design boasting a range of innovative features and a distinctive bridge feature.
Stockton Council’s Cabinet Member for Arts, Leisure and Culture, Councillor Ken Dixon, said: “We were delighted so many skaters, bmxers, scooter riders and residents got in touch to tell us what they thought about the four designs.
“The wheelscape skatepark is a super design which will sit harmoniously within the beautiful grounds of Preston Park Museum and Grounds. It proved a very popular choice with the members of the user group and with the Borough’s residents.
“This skatepark will provide a terrific new facility for young people to enjoy their sport in a thrilling but safe and properly maintained surrounding.”
The new course will be funded by Sport England and Stockton Council and is due to open in summer 2014.
In August, Stockton Council asked residents to submit their views on four potential designs for the skatepark which is set to become the largest BMX/skateboard park in the Borough.
Each design incorporated a range of features to suit beginners and advanced skaters, bmxers and scooter riders – including jumps, street furniture, a plaza-type facility, rollovers, spines, jump boxes, quarter pipes and grinding rails. After careful consideration the ‘Wheelscape’ skatepark was chosen as the best design boasting a range of innovative features and a distinctive bridge feature.
Stockton Council’s Cabinet Member for Arts, Leisure and Culture, Councillor Ken Dixon, said: “We were delighted so many skaters, bmxers, scooter riders and residents got in touch to tell us what they thought about the four designs.
“The wheelscape skatepark is a super design which will sit harmoniously within the beautiful grounds of Preston Park Museum and Grounds. It proved a very popular choice with the members of the user group and with the Borough’s residents.
“This skatepark will provide a terrific new facility for young people to enjoy their sport in a thrilling but safe and properly maintained surrounding.”
The new course will be funded by Sport England and Stockton Council and is due to open in summer 2014.
Preston Park photo wins Museum of the Year competition
Michael Cartwright's monochrome shot of a family at play has been voted the winner in the competition to find the best portrait of a
Museum of the Year finalist.
Taken on the Stockton museum's Victorian street, Cartwright's photograph shows a young boy playing traditional skittles. The photograph beat off stiff competition from images of the other nine finalists, from floating jellyfish to atmospheric architecture, to be crowned the winner of the competition.
The finalists were picked from over 1,500 images, submitted by budding photographers from across the UK and beyond.
Cartwright's photograph will also be printed in the next issue of the Art Fund's magazine , Art Quarterly.
Museum of the Year finalist.
Taken on the Stockton museum's Victorian street, Cartwright's photograph shows a young boy playing traditional skittles. The photograph beat off stiff competition from images of the other nine finalists, from floating jellyfish to atmospheric architecture, to be crowned the winner of the competition.
The finalists were picked from over 1,500 images, submitted by budding photographers from across the UK and beyond.
Cartwright's photograph will also be printed in the next issue of the Art Fund's magazine , Art Quarterly.
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Michael Cartwright, Autumn,
Preston Park Museum
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Preston Hall at Preston Park Museum and Grounds
Welcome to Preston Park Museum and Grounds – After nearly three years and £7 million of refurbishment, restoration and redevelopment, Preston Hall has emerged from its scaffolding shell to provide amazing days out for the whole family once more! Nestled alongside the River Tees,
Preston Hall, a former Georgian gentleman’s residence and former home of industrial magnate
Robert Ropner , houses a varied collection of Teesside’s treasures.
Walk through the impressive doors to find out more about those who lived there, the varied museum collection, the vital role the mighty River Tees has played throughout history and the leisure time pursuits that were just as popular then as they are today. Step over a clock spinning backwards to emerge in our Victorian street…
Why not take afternoon tea and sample some sweets and cakes from times gone by?
From a stroll in Quarry Wood Nature Reserve to a circuit around the new adventure play area or a wander around the Victorian walled kitchen garden – there’s something for everyone to explore in the grounds themselves.
Welcome back to Preston Park Museum and Grounds – the adventure starts here!
WIKIPEDIA Link Here
Preston Hall, a former Georgian gentleman’s residence and former home of industrial magnate
Robert Ropner , houses a varied collection of Teesside’s treasures.
Walk through the impressive doors to find out more about those who lived there, the varied museum collection, the vital role the mighty River Tees has played throughout history and the leisure time pursuits that were just as popular then as they are today. Step over a clock spinning backwards to emerge in our Victorian street…
Why not take afternoon tea and sample some sweets and cakes from times gone by?
From a stroll in Quarry Wood Nature Reserve to a circuit around the new adventure play area or a wander around the Victorian walled kitchen garden – there’s something for everyone to explore in the grounds themselves.
Welcome back to Preston Park Museum and Grounds – the adventure starts here!
WIKIPEDIA Link Here
Autumn and Winter 2013 / 2014 at Preston Park
Our events guide contains a packed programme of activities at Preston Park Museum and grounds. Click the open book image !!
Admission: 2015Prices:
Adult £2, Child/Concessions £1, Family £4 (2 Adult + 4 Children) Please note all tickets are valid for multiple visits for one year from date of issue. Prices correct at time of publishing. Opening Times: 2015Opening Details: The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday (Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays) 10.00am - 4.00pm (Last Admission 3.30pm) Free entry with National Art Pass (Standard entry £2) Please note the Walled Kitchen Garden & Orchard is open seasonally. Please call to check opening prior to visiting. Park Opening Times Spring/Summer Season - Every day 8am to 9pm Autumn/Winter Season - Every day 8am to 5.30pm |
1895 - The Victorian Street
Crossing over a clock sunken in the ground, visitors can step back in time to 1895 and Preston Park Museum’s much-loved Victorian street. Here, the shops have been restored with new additions including a printer, draper, grocer and a Victorian tea room – ideal for a hard earned afternoon tea. Visit the printers to see an original ink press in action, or meet John Walker in his traditional Pharmacy. Watch the blacksmiths hard at work in the heat of the Forge, or take a peek into the grocers‘ window to see a typical shopping basket from over one hundred years ago. Behind every street door lies a brand-new adventure… ...Which one will you choose first ? 
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How to Find us here at Preston Park
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From the South (A19)
Branch left, then turn left onto the A67 (signposted Yarm A67) Travel 1.22 miles at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Thirsk Road – A67 (signposted Stockton, Darlington) Entering Yarm Travel 1.28 miles onto Yarm Road – A67. Entering Eaglescliffe Travel 0.02 miles at traffic signals continue forward onto the A135 Travel 1.69 miles arrive at TS18 3RH, Preston Hall Museum on Right After the Tees Viaduct take 2nd turning on left, then merge onto the A66 (signposted A66 Stockton, Darlington, Airport) |
From the North (A19) Travel 1.63 miles and continue forward (signposted Darlington)
Travel 0.53 miles onto the A66. Entering Stockton On Tees Travel 0.88 miles branch left (signposted Stockton West), then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport) Travel 0.39 miles at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A135 (signposted Yarm, Teesside Airport) Travel 0.55 miles arrive at TS18 3RH, Preston Hall Museum on left. |
Free parking is available within both the main and overflow car parks. Designated disabled spaces are located within the main car park, adjacent to the cafe facilities. There are two electrical vehicle charge points within the car park, located by the Adventure Play area.
