Plan A Visit

Find out everything you need to know before you visit us. Including opening times and how to find us.

Plan a visit to Cliffe Castle Museum

Find out everything you need to know before you visit us. Including opening times and how to find us.

Cliffe Castle lies in a park on the outskirts of Keighley off the A629 Skipton Road. Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station. Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates. The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.

Take a look at our walking map here.

Public transport

Admission

Exhibition proposals

Access & facilities

Museum shop & cafe

The Cliffe Castle Support Group

Opening times

Address

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH

Opening times

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

By public transport

Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station. Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates. The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.

Latest News

Cliffe Castle Museum

Heather Millard
August 5, 2024

Art of the Samurai

Many of our visitors to Cliffe Castle earlier this year enjoyed the exhibition of artwork inspired by or depicting Samurai that we had on display in the Bracewell Smith Hall. Although the artworks are now safely back in storage, we wanted to be able to share them with you still, so Dale Keeton, our talented conservator, who made it all look spectacular and Ernest, our wonderful volunteer have written this blog to provide some additional insights.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Heather Millard
June 3, 2024

‘Within Nature – East and West’

Our newest exhibition at Cliffe Castle has just opened to visitors. In this blog Lowri, our Collections curator gives us an insight into the exhibition.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bradford Museums Galleries
December 11, 2023

Keighley Art Club Centenary Celebration: Bradford District Museums and Galleries’ Art Collection

In 2023, Dr Lauren Padgett, Assistant Curator of Collections, worked closely with Keighley Art Club to co-curate a temporary exhibition celebrating the Club’s history, spanning over 100 years. The Centenary Celebration was launched in September 2023 and runs until Sunday 14 January 2024.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bradford Museums Galleries
December 11, 2023

Another Butterfield Christmas

One of our wonderful volunteers, Ian, has been busy reading and transcribing elements of the Butterfield archive - most recently he’s been piecing together some of the stories that the receipts and other documents can tell us. Here’s a timely one for the festive period…

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Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. Come and see for yourself.