Visit the world’s largest and most significant gas history collection
Museum Temporary Closure
We regret to inform visitors that the museum’s temporary closure has been extended while essential maintenance and improvement works are completed.
The museum has been closed since 28 July 2026 and will now reopen on 13 October 2026.
We sincerely apologise for this extended closure and for any inconvenience or disappointment it may cause. These works are important to help improve the museum and ensure the best possible experience for our visitors.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support during this period. We look forward to welcoming visitors back when we reopen on 13 October 2026.
Museum Management
Visit
The National gas museum is located just outside Leicester City on the A426 approach road, its just 12 minutes from junction 21 on the M1, you can’t miss us, just look out for the big clock tower that was built in 1878.
Discover
We have over 500 exhibits on display in the museum from the early gas appliance built in the 1800’s to Gas radio’s, Gas Irons, Gas hair dryers and much much more.
Support
The Museum is a charitable trust, dependant on donations and grants, Any help that you can give us will be greatly appreciated. Maybe you would like to get involved in the running of the Museum, please see our support page for opportunities.
About the museum
Remember Grandma’s old gas fire? Cooking on that solid old oven? Or even gas lights in your caravan? See these and many other historic treasures from the world of gas at Britain’s National Gas Museum.
When you visit the world’s largest and most significant gas history collection, you’ll discover the story of gas. See vintage working gas lights, learn how gas was made from coal and discover weird and wonderful gas gadgets like the gas radio and the gas hair-dryer. Smell the unique scent of coal gas. Learn about how gas became one of the world’s most important energy systems; providing lighting, heating and cooking food in millions of homes.
