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National Emergency Services Museum (NESM) is located in Sheffield. It is a unique museum dedicated to the emergency services and their personnel. The museum is situated in a historic Victorian building that served as a Police, Fire, and Ambulance Station
Join us today as we explore TV, film & special effects at the museum.
❄️ Make fake snow
🎧 Create movie sound effects
📺 Sit in our mock TV studio
🎥 Try green screen filming
📷 See amazing historic cameras from our collection
Open today 10am–4pm.
#Sheffield #FamilyFun #MuseumDay
Roses are red, lights are blue,
There’s a world of rescue waiting for you.
Fire engines, police cars, ambulances too,
This Valentine’s Day, discover something new. 💕
Visit the museum and explore our exhibitions, and don’t forget to pop into our museum café for a delicious sweet treat 🍰
Looking for a treat for the whole family this weekend?
We’re open all weekend from 10am to 4pm.
Enjoy a great day out exploring the museum, then round it off with a well-earned treat in our museum café ☕🍰
Perfect for curious kids, history lovers and cake fans alike.
#FamilyDayOut #WeekendPlans
There’s not long left to see our RSPCA 200th anniversary exhibition at the museum.
Discover 200 years of animal welfare history, stories of rescue and care, and the vital work of the RSPCA through the years.
Visit us soon before this special exhibition comes to an end. 🐾
Little Heroes Play Sessions start this weekend 🚓🎨
Games, crafts, stories and hands on fun for young heroes at the National Emergency Services Museum.
Sat 17 & Sun 18
10:30–12:30 | 1:00–3:00
#LittleHeroes #FamilyFun #MuseumFun
Welcome back! 👋
We’re back open from today (Fri 2 Jan 2026).
Visit us Wed–Sun, 10am–4pm.
Upgrade your day ticket on the day to a YEAR TICKET and enjoy unlimited visits for 12 months!
#WelcomeBack #SheffieldMuseums #FamilyDaysOut #YearTicket #Heritage #EmergencyServices
Happy New Year from all of us here at the museum! 🎉
Keep following us over the coming days and weeks as we share our plans for 2026, along with refreshed activities and events, and, most importantly, more of the things you love and have been asking for.
We’re back open as normal from tomorrow.
Need to get out of the house before the year is out?
We’re open today and tomorrow, 10am–4pm, for that perfect last day out of the year. Explore the museum, discover amazing stories from the emergency services, or simply pop in for a coffee, cake and a moment to relax in our café ☕🍰
Sneak peek! Here’s a look inside one of the cabinets from our brand-new Blitz exhibition, opening this weekend alongside our Festive Forties Christmas Weekend 🎄
1940s music, crafts, re-enactors and festive cheer… the countdown is on!
📅 13–14 Dec, 10am–4pm
🎟️ visitnesm.org.uk/wartimechristmas
Today at 11am, we pause and remember those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who still serve today.
🌺 Lest we forget.
#RemembranceSunday #WeWillRememberThem #NESM #Sheffield
Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Junior Ghost Hunt!
Join the Seeking Spirit team after-dark. Explore the museum by torchlight and discover what goes bump in the night…
📅 Wed 29, Oct | 🕔 5–9pm
Pre-booking is required at: visitnesm.org.uk/juniorghosthunt
#JuniorGhostHunt
Looking for an adventure this October? Set sail for the National Emergency Services Museum and join us as we explore the Heroes and Villains of the Sea!
📅 Wed 29 Oct – Sun 2 Nov
Get ready for a week of pirate-themed crafts and activities in our Event Space, all included with your museum admission!
All aboard! Have you ever seen a lifeboat in a land-locked city? Now’s your chance!
Join our crew today as we explore our Tyne Class lifeboat, the ‘City of Sheffield’. Climb on deck, take the helm, and imagine what it’s like to be part of a real-life rescue mission – without getting your feet wet!
Pack your picnic blanket, grab your favourite cuddly friend, and join us for our Teddy Bears’ Picnic at the museum tomorrow!
Enjoy a day of songs, storytime, and crafty fun – all in the company of some very special (and very fluffy!) friends.
#TeddyBearsPicnic #FamilyFun #SheffieldDaysOut #NESM
Climb aboard our RNLI lifeboat! Every Thurs throughout August school holidays, the Tyne Class lifeboat will be open to explore. Sit inside the cabins, and discover the story behind this vessel.
Weather dependent – but, we’ve got loads of activities inside the museum too!
Tickets: visitnesm.org.uk
We’re at Fox Valley in #Stocksbridge today for The Valley at War event!
🕙 Join us from 10am–3pm to explore objects from our collection and see old meet new as our 1940s fire appliance stands side by side with cutting-edge equipment from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue.
#ValleyAtWar #SheffieldEvents
Today we mark 80 years since VE Day. A time to remember, reflect, and share wartime stories with new generations.
Join us this year as our wartime fire engine hits the road, a new exhibition takes shape, and our café talks begin. More at: visitnesm.org.uk
#VEDay80 #WWII
Happy Bank Holiday! We love a good bank holiday, it means there’s an extra day to explore the museum!
Looking for something fun to do with the family today? Pop along to the National Emergency Services Museum in #Sheffield, we’re open from 10am to 4pm this Bank Holiday Monday.
See you soon!
Today’s the day of our 999 Fun Day in #Sheffield Please note the museum will be closed on Sunday 4, May due to our 999 Fun Day on The Moor, Sheffield. Find our more at: moorsheffield.com/news/999-fun-day-returns-to-the-moor-sunday-4th-may
It’s Bank Holiday Monday and that means we’re open from 10am to 4pm.
Follow our cracking Easter trail around the museum, then hop aboard our RNLI Lifeboat and see what it’s like to be a real-life rescuer!
Perfect for curious kids (and big kids too) – come and make some memories this Bank Holiday!
This Easter bank holiday weekend, climb aboard our #RNLI 47ft Tyne Class lifeboat!
Explore life on the high seas and see what it takes to save lives at sea.
We love Easter as it means we’re ALSO OPEN MONDAY! Yaayyy, that’s an extra day of museum fun.
Tickets & info: visitnesm.org.uk
#WhatsOn
Join the fun TODAY at our sensory play sessions for under 5s! Theme: Animals Who Help Us. Crafts, songs & a special story!
Drop in: 10:30–12:30 & 1:00–3:00.
Plus—climb aboard our lifeboat this Easter weekend!
Info and Tickets at: visitnesm.org.uk
#Sheffield #SensoryPlay
Happy New Year from everyone at the National Emergency Services Museum! We’re closed today but will reopen at 10am tomorrow to kick off an exciting 2025. Visit our website at visitnesm.org.uk to discover more and book your tickets.
Today’s your final chance to visit the museum this year! We’re open from 10am to 4pm before we close for the holidays. We’ll be back in 2025, reopening on Thursday 2 January.
Plan your visit and book tickets now at visitnesm.org.uk
🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield! 🎁
We’re off today and tomorrow, tucking into mince pies and enjoying some festive cheer. Don’t worry, we’ll be back open on Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 for your last chance to visit us this year!
Join us TOMORROW (Fri 20 Dec) as we get festive for the last sensory play session of the year. We’ll be singing Christmas songs and listening to a special story. We’ll be getting messy creating tree ornaments and Christmas cards too, and wrapping presents to put under our very own Christmas tree.
🚤 36 years ago, the Tyne Class lifeboat ‘City of Sheffield’ began its journey in Whitby, saving 88 lives in 8 years. After finishing service at RNLI HQ, it found a home at the National Emergency Services Museum. Come see this lifesaving icon! #RNLI #SavingLivesAtSea #Sheffield #RNLI #Museum #Whitby
Between 10:30 and 12:30, be sure to stop by our museum café, where we’ll be hosting an awareness coffee morning in collaboration with the Autism Centre.
This event aims to connect with the local community and businesses, raise awareness about autism, and help break down barriers.
We're thrilled to partner with the Autism Centre for Supported Employment in Sheffield to host an Autism Awareness Coffee Morning in our newly revamped Café space here at the National Emergency Services Museum! 🧩
📅 Thur, Dec 12
⏰ Drop in anytime between 10:30am and 12:30pm
#Sheffield #Autism
Good morning and welcome to the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield for our Festive Forties weekend! Join us today until 4pm. Book your tickets online at visitnesm.org.uk
