Museums for Play & Growth – Bolling Hall

Every third Wednesday of the month, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

About this event

Every third Wednesday of the month, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

Museums for Play and Growth are FREE drop-in sessions for children 0–5 years old inspired by “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five”.

On every 3rd Wednesday of the month, you can bring your little ones to Bolling Hall to explore our museum, learn something new, and have a fun time.

The session includes some of the “50 Things to Do Before You’re Five” activities and a creative play zone to spark imagination, offering you and your child up to two hours of quality time spent in the museum.

When the session ends, you can stay in the museum to see other exciting things.

Stay and play sessions are also available in our other museums.
You can find us on every:

1st Saturday of the month in Bradford Industrial Museum
2nd Friday of the month in Cartwright Hall
3rd Wednesday of the month in Bolling Hall
4th Thursday of the month in Cliffe Castle.

Come to play, create and learn together!

This event is supported by funding from Arts Council England

Upcoming events

20 November 2024 10:30 am – 20 November 2024 12:30 pm

18 December 2024 10:30 am – 18 December 2024 12:30 pm

15 January 2025 10:30 am – 15 January 2025 12:30 pm

19 February 2025 10:30 am – 19 February 2025 12:30 pm

19 March 2025 10:30 am – 19 March 2025 12:30 pm

16 April 2025 10:30 am – 16 April 2025 12:30 pm

21 May 2025 10:30 am – 21 May 2025 12:30 pm

18 June 2025 10:30 am – 18 June 2025 12:30 pm

16 July 2025 10:30 am – 16 July 2025 12:30 pm

20 August 2025 10:30 am – 20 August 2025 12:30 pm

17 September 2025 10:30 am – 17 September 2025 12:30 pm

15 October 2025 10:30 am – 15 October 2025 12:30 pm

19 November 2025 10:30 am – 19 November 2025 12:30 pm

17 December 2025 10:30 am – 17 December 2025 12:30 pm

Bolling Hall Museum

Address

Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, BD4 7LP

Opening times

Monday and Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Bank Holidays – closed

By public transport

Bolling Hall is situated on Bowling Hall Road one mile south of Bradford City Centre and is signposted with heritage ‘brown signs’ from A650 Wakefield Road.

From Bradford City Centre, the 635 bus departs from bus stops City Park A on Prince’s Way, Rawson Square H on John Street, and Little Germany Y on Vicar Lane (alight at Bowling Hall Road).

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com

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