National Paralympic Heritage Centre

Opening on Saturday 30th March 12-6pm

Stoke Mandeville is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement and the opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium will celebrate and explore this unique status. The displays will showcase the determination, sportsmanship and vision that gave the world the Paralympic Games including:

• The life and work of Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann.
• Key milestones in the journey from the 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games to the present day Paralympic Games.
• The development of wheelchair sports.
• Paralympic ceremonies.

Vicky Hope-Walker's radio interview with local radio station Mix 96 about the National Paralympic Heritage Centre can be listened to here:

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Visitor information

Opening Hours

Monday 12-6pm
Tuesday 12-6pm
Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday 10am-6pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-6pm

Tour and Talks

Pre-booked tours and talks are available please contact us to arrange.

Available daily

Activity sheets for families and schools. 

Accessibility

Free Admission

• The exhibition is small - you should allow between 20 and 40 minutes to enjoy it fully.
• There is level access throughout and all of the displays are accessible to wheelchair users.
• Seating is provided around the edge of the exhibition.
• Printed material is available in large print and a number of displays have hand-held large print guides and Braille captions.
• There are a small number of touch objects. Look out for the hand motif.
• Audio guides are provided to some of the displays and include Audio Description. The headsets are fitted with induction loop.
• Films with speech have British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and subtitles.
• Assistance dogs are welcome.

Please get in touch if you have any stories connected to the Paralympics and disability sport. You can contact us at [email protected] 

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Volunteer open days Come along to one of our open days to find out more about how you can get involved as Heritage Centre Volunteers, Pop-up Museum Helpers and Paralympic Heritage Ambassadors. Thursday 14th February, Stoke Mandeville Stadium, 10am - 3pm Saturday 16th February, Stoke Mandeville Stadium, 10am - 3pm Please contact Katy-Jayne Lintott for more information by email

Partners

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust is supported by the British Paralympic Association, WheelPower - Wheelchair Sport, Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council, with grant aid from: