Cliffe Castle Museum

Festival of Archaeology Finale 2025

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 3 August 2025 4:00 pm

About this event

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 3 August 2025 4:00 pm
Cliffe Castle Museum

Join the CBA and Bradford District Museums & Galleries for a FREE family fun-filled two-day finale to this year’s amazing Festival of Archaeology at the beautiful Cliffe Castle Museum. We’re delighted to be heading to Bradford while it’s UK City of Culture in 2025 and celebrating archaeology & wellbeing with a jam-packed day of creative and hands-on activities for all.

What’s on?

At this year’s fantastic finale you’ll have the chance to:

– discover prehistoric archaeology with demonstrations from AncientCraft

– experience living history form prehistory to the Victorian era

– find out more about the heritage of the local Keighley community

– have a go at textile and pottery crafts

– visit our My Heritage photography exhibition

– take part in a wellbeing walking tour

– have a lesson in how to play musical stones

– visit our heritage marketplace

– explore the breath-taking ‘Ice Age Art Now‘ exhibition

And have a go at a whole host of other creative activities

Details of the full programme of activities is coming soon.

Please note that this event is located in a park that has different levels and some steep inclines and floor surfaces may be uneven. The paths are wheelchair accessible as is the ground floor of the museum. We anticipate that the event will go ahead in all weather so please wear clothing and footwear appropriate to the terrain and weather conditions.

This event is delivered by the Council for British Archaeology, who coordinate the Festival of Archaeology, in partnership with Bradford District Museums and Galleries.

During the Festival of Archaeology Finale and Sounds of Summer weekend of the 2nd and 3rd August parking around Cliffe Castle will be limited.

We highly recommend using public transport to attend events of this weekend if you can, the park is 15 minutes walk from Keighley Bus Station and 20 minutes walk from Keighley Railway Station.

The regular Cliffe Castle Car Park will get full very early on, however there is an overspill carpark at Carlton Keighley School (formerly Greenhead) on Greenhead Lane, this is a 10-15 minute walk to the park. This is only available for the weekend of 2nd and 3rd of August

Cliffe Castle Museum

Address
Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH
Opening times

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

All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

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.

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