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Quiet hours and calmer times to visit in Yorkshire
Timing can make more difference than anything else. These are the places that publish quiet hours, early openings or the calmer times of day or week to visit. Times change, so check the venue's page (linked from each listing) before you go.
| Place | Quiet or relaxed times | Calmer times to visit |
|---|---|---|
| Cast Theatre, Doncaster | Relaxed performances keep the lights up, with an open door policy and extra staff | Not stated |
| Castleford Museum Museum, Castleford | Relaxed openings every Friday from 9.30am to 12pm, with loud noises turned down or off; free and no booking needed. SEND friendly activities run on Fridays in the school holidays. | Not stated |
| Clifton Park Museum Museum, Rotherham | Weekdays at opening or after 3pm are suggested as quieter | Can get busy at weekends and in school holidays |
| Clip 'n Climb Leeds SEND climbing Climbing, Leeds | SEND sessions for children and adults; times via Book Now. Contact them before booking to discuss equipment and support | Not stated |
| Doncaster Family Hubs sensory rooms Sensory room, Ten family hubs across Doncaster | Free; book by calling the family hub (numbers on the council page). All children are welcome | Not stated |
| Eureka! The National Children's Museum Museum, Halifax | Relaxed SENDays with heavily restricted tickets and flexible arrival; next listed Sunday 13 December 2026. Term time weekdays are quieter after 2pm. | Generally quieter in good weather; term time weekdays are quieter after 2pm once school groups leave. |
| Experience Barnsley Museum Museum, Barnsley | Relaxed openings on set days with audio and sounds turned down or off and no school or group visits; remaining 2026 dates are 21 November and 19 December. SENsational sessions run in school holidays for neurodivergent children and families. | Usually quieter at the start and end of the day; school groups often visit on weekdays between 9.30 and 2pm. |
| Gravity Active Hull SEN sessions Trampoline, Hull | Dedicated SEN sessions, £8 each plus an online booking fee; times in the online booking system | Not stated |
| Gulliver's Valley Attraction, Rotherham | Not published | Some days are very busy |
| Harewood House Attraction, Harewood, Leeds | Not published | The Courtyard and Terrace Cafe can get busy and loud; the Courtyard Cafe has more space. |
| Hull Maritime Museum Museum, Hull | Not published | Can be quite noisy between 10am and 2pm at busy times. |
| Hull Truck Theatre Theatre, Hull | Relaxed performances with extra lighting, a relaxed attitude to noise and movement, a resource table in the foyer and a cast introduction from the stage. | Not stated |
| Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology Museum, Hull | The visual story says weekdays after 2.30pm are quietest, and weekend mornings before lunch unless an event is on. Relaxed SEND family craft sessions with limited numbers are also listed, such as on 29 October 2026. | Events and family activities can be busy and noisy. |
| Kelham Island Museum Museum, Sheffield | Not published | Noisy in places; the River Don Engine runs at 12pm and 2pm |
| Leeds City Museum Museum, Leeds | A free pop-up sensory room runs once every school holiday on the lower ground floor; book ahead online. | Particularly busy in the February and October school holidays and on special event days. |
| Leeds Playhouse Theatre, Leeds | Relaxed performances of selected shows with a relaxed attitude to noise, brighter house lights and room to move; dates are on the accessible events page. Interaction Days run five times a year, usually Mondays 11am to 3pm. | Not stated |
| Magna Science Adventure Centre Attraction, Rotherham | The last hour of the day is often the quietest | Some areas get busy and noisy at peak times, particularly the Air Pavilion |
| Meadowhall Shopping centre, Sheffield | A centre wide quiet hour every Tuesday morning, 10am to 11am, with retailers turning off music and no tannoy announcements. Several shops run quiet hours, including Lush on Thursdays 10am to 11am and Sephora on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 12pm; Rock Up has term time SEN climbing on Thursdays and Jump Inc runs SEN sessions. | Not stated |
| National Videogame Museum Museum, Sheffield | Midweek in term time is quietest, with sessions 1pm to 4pm on Thursday and Friday | Saturday is usually the busiest day |
| Pontefract Castle Attraction, Pontefract | Not published | Weekdays are generally quieter; weekends and school holidays are busier, and fire alarms are tested on Wednesdays at about 3.30pm. |
| Pontefract Museum Museum, Pontefract | Relaxed openings every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm, with loud noises turned down or off; free and no booking needed. | The museum is generally quieter on weekdays during school hours, and can be louder at weekends, in late afternoons and in school holidays |
| Sheffield Theatres (Crucible, Lyceum and Playhouse) Theatre, Sheffield | A rolling programme of relaxed performances across the Crucible, Lyceum, Playhouse and Montgomery Theatre, with dates listed into June 2027. | Not stated |
| Stephen Joseph Theatre Theatre, Scarborough | Relaxed performances where it is fine to make noise, move around or leave, with an introduction to the actors, softer sudden sounds and low lighting that never goes fully dark; all performances of the Christmas show for under sixes are Chilled. | Not stated |
| The Deep Attraction, Hull | Quieter on term time weekdays, especially at the 10am opening or after 3pm. | Very busy at weekends, school holidays and bank holidays, especially 11am to 3pm, and on rainy days. |
| Tropical Butterfly House Attraction, North Anston | Not published | The Bird House can get crowded at busy times |
| Vue Doncaster Cinema, Doncaster | An autism friendly screening at 10.30am on the last Sunday of every month, with the lights left on low, the sound turned down and no trailers or adverts. | Not stated |
| Vue York Cinema, York | An autism friendly screening at 10.30am on the last Sunday of every month, with the lights left on low, the sound turned down and no trailers or adverts. | Not stated |
| Wakefield Museum Museum, Wakefield | Relaxed openings every Thursday from 4pm to 6.30pm, with loud noises turned down or off; free and no booking needed. | Not stated |
| Weston Park Museum Museum, Sheffield | Not published | Can be loud at weekends and in school holidays between 11am and 3pm; school groups usually leave by early afternoon. |
| White Rose Shopping Centre Shopping centre, Leeds | Quiet Tuesdays from 10am to midday, with no music, product demonstrations or mall activity. | Busiest at weekends, school holidays and bank holidays; usually quietest Monday to Wednesday, 10am to midday. |
| York Castle Museum Museum, York | Suggested quieter times are weekdays after 3pm, term time and Sundays, though not guaranteed. | Busy with school groups and with families in the school holidays; reception can be noisy. |
| York Leisure Centre (York Stadium Leisure Complex) Swimming, York | Inclusive Swim on Saturdays 4pm to 5pm with reduced capacity and no music, and SEN Clip 'n' Climb on Fridays 5.40pm to 6.40pm with reduced capacity and no music for sensory sensitivity. | Not stated |
| York Theatre Royal Theatre, York | Relaxed performances where you can move around and come and go, the lights never go fully dark and sound effects are softened. The next listed is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Thu 10 Dec at 5.30pm. | Not stated |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park Park, West Bretton, Wakefield | Not published | The Visitor Centre is busiest with groups in the middle of the day. |