Museums for Play & Growth – Bradford Industrial Museum

Every first Saturday of the month, 11:00 am – 1:00 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 first Saturday of the month, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Bradford Industrial 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 first Saturday of the month, you can bring your little ones to Bradford Industrial Museum 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.

Upcoming events

2 November 2024 11:00 am – 2 November 2024 1:00 pm

7 December 2024 11:00 am – 7 December 2024 1:00 pm

4 January 2025 11:00 am – 4 January 2025 1:00 pm

1 February 2025 11:00 am – 1 February 2025 1:00 pm

1 March 2025 11:00 am – 1 March 2025 1:00 pm

5 April 2025 11:00 am – 5 April 2025 1:00 pm

3 May 2025 11:00 am – 3 May 2025 1:00 pm

7 June 2025 11:00 am – 7 June 2025 1:00 pm

5 July 2025 11:00 am – 5 July 2025 1:00 pm

2 August 2025 11:00 am – 2 August 2025 1:00 pm

6 September 2025 11:00 am – 6 September 2025 1:00 pm

4 October 2025 11:00 am – 4 October 2025 1:00 pm

1 November 2025 11:00 am – 1 November 2025 1:00 pm

6 December 2025 11:00 am – 6 December 2025 1:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Address

Moorside Mills, Moorside Road Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP

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

All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall.
Please note Bradford Industrial Museum will be closed on the 26th May 2025
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

By car

Signposted from Bradford Ring Road and Harrogate Road (A658). Bus 645 from Market Street or Hall Ings. All buses stop at Moorside Road. On the museum site there is free car parking and disabled car parking.

By public transport

From Bradford City Centre, the 660 bus departs from Drake Street stop D1, (alight at Moorside Road), and the 645 departs from Hall Ings stop H11, (alight at Harrogate Road then an approx 10 min walk).

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

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