From the south: Take I-95 north to exit 5B (Newport exit) in Delaware. Follow Route 141 north for 7 miles. After crossing Route 100, watch for Hagley's main entrance on the left.
From the north: Take I-95 south to exit 8B (Concord Pike/Wilmington) in Delaware. Follow signs to Route 141 South. After turning onto Route 141 south, follow Route 141 south for approximately 2.4 miles. After crossing the bridge, watch for Hagley’s main entrance on the right.
From West Chester area: Take Route 52 south and continue into Delaware. Take the exit (left turn) onto Route 100 north. Make a right onto Route 141, and the entrance will be on your left.
From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. After crossing the bridge, follow signs to Route 141. Follow Route 141 North for 7 miles. After crossing Route 100, watch for Hagley's main entrance on the left.
From Route 202 area: Take Route 202 south to Route 141 south. Shortly after crossing the bridge, watch for Hagley's main entrance on the right.
Planning Your Visit: Wear comfortable shoes for a visit that can last from two hours to a full day. The museum offers free parking, lunch and snack facilities, picnic areas, and transportation to three major interpretive areas. Hagley Associates membership offers a wide range of programs and benefits, including general admission to Hagley Museum. The Hagley Store has a wide selection of books, gifts, and reproductions of interest to all ages.
Please do not bring non-service animals.
Directions to the Library and Soda House
From the south: Take I-95 north to exit 5B (Newport exit) in Delaware. Follow Route 141 north for 7 miles. Turn left onto Route 100 north. At the traffic light, make a right onto Buck Road East. After the stop sign, go straight through the gates and follow signs to the library or Soda House.
From the north: Take I-95 south to exit 8B (West Chester exit) in Delaware. Follow Route 202 north (Concord Pike) for 1.3 miles. Stay in the left lane to turn left onto Route 141. Follow Route 141 south for 2 miles, get into the right lane to turn right onto the bridge. After crossing the bridge, turn right at the next traffic light onto Route 100 north. At the next traffic light, make a right onto Buck Road East. After the stop sign, go straight through the gates and follow signs to the library.
From West Chester area: Take Route 52 south and continue into Delaware. Shortly after the intersection with Route 82, you will pass a shopping center on your left. Stay in the left lane and watch for the intersection with Buck Road. Make a left at the light onto Buck Road. Go straight at the next traffic light (staying on Buck Road). After the stop sign, go straight through the gates and follow signs to the library or Soda House.
From Route 202 area: Take Route 202 south to Route 141 south. Follow Route 141 south to the intersection with Route 100. Turn right onto Route 100 north. At the traffic light, make a right onto Buck Road East. After the stop sign, go straight through the gates and follow signs to the library or Soda House.
Visitor parking is provided in front and to the side of the Library building or in front of the Soda House.
Directions (motorcoach)
From the south: Take I-95 north to exit 7 (Route 52 North) in Delaware. Follow this exit, then turn left onto Route 52. Continue to Route 100. Bear right onto Route 100 to traffic light. Turn right onto Route 141 and immediately turn left at the sign for Hagley Museum.
From the north: Take I-95 south to exit 7 (Route 52 North) in Delaware. Turn right onto Route 52 and continue to Route 100. Bear right onto Route 100 to traffic light. Turn right onto Route 141 and immediately turn left at the sign for Hagley Museum.
From Route 202 area: Take Route 202 to I-95. Take I-95 to exit 7 (Route 52 North) in Delaware. Turn right onto Route 52 and continue to Route 100. Bear right onto Route 100 to traffic light. Turn right onto Route 141 and immediately turn left at the sign for Hagley Museum.
Museum Hours
Winter Hours - January 2, 2008, through March 14, 2008: Open weekdays for one guided tour at 1:30 p.m. Open weekends - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Regular Hours - March 15 through January 1, 2009: Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The last bus for a tour of the du Pont residence leaves at 3:30 p.m.
Some exhibits have special hours - check the exhibits page (link) for special hours.
Closed: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Belin House Restaurant Hours
Winter Hours
December 1-24, 2008
Monday through Friday – Closed
Saturday and Sunday – 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
December 25, 2008
Closed
December 26-31
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
January 1 – February 13, 2009
Closed
February 14, 2009 (Victorine's Valentine Day)
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
February 15 – March 13
Closed
Regular Hours
March 14, 2009, through December 1, 2010
Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission
Adults - $11.00
Students and senior citizens - $9.00
Children ages six to fourteen - $4.00
Children under six - Free
Groups welcomed year-round by reservation. Call weekdays for information -- (302) 658-2400 ext. 259.
Library Hours
Research collections are open to the public. First-time readers will need to fill out registration forms and furnish identification. Please stop at the main Library building for imprints or pictorial materials, or at the Soda House for manuscripts and archives materials.
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.* (except major national holidays).
Second Saturday of every month, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NOTE:The manuscript reading room is closed on Saturday. Researchers wishing to consult manuscripts on the second Saturday of each month must request materials by 1 p.m. on Friday.
* The Pictorial Collections Department closes over the lunch hour from noon to 1 p.m. It is a good idea to contact them in advance when planning a visit.
