In 1974, Bradford Council created a unique museum, which now contains permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering innovations and motor vehicles.
Depending on when you visit, you can experience the sights, sounds and smells of whirring machinery, see the spinning machine at full speed, or even learn from the amazing volunteers who know all the skills and tricks of printing and weaving.
Our site team are supported by a range of fantastic volunteers who help bring the site to life. If you’re making a special visit, please check before travelling, but most weeks we have:
Blacksmith – Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday
Printers – Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Weavers – Wednesday
Mr Moore – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Spinners – Thursday
Baby Changing
Toilets
Disabled Access
Parking
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm
Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11am – 4pm
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
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.
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
20 June 2026 11:00 am – 21 June 2026 4:00 pm
Spend two enjoyable days learning how to make a simple, durable leather backpack
27 June 2026 1:00 pm – 27 June 2026 3:00 pm
Learn how to make lace.
28 June 2026 1:00 pm – 28 June 2026 3:00 pm
Learn how to make lace.
4 July 2026 12:30 pm – 4 July 2026 3:30 pm
Join our beginners' workshop for lace making and explore the art of bobbin lace.
25 July 2026 8:00 am – 25 July 2026 12:00 pm
A summer car boot sale at one of Bradford’s most iconic heritage sites.
1 August 2026 11:00 am – 1 August 2026 3:00 pm
Join us to celebrate Yorkshire Day 2026
8 August 2026 10:30 am – 8 August 2026 4:00 pm
Discover stained glass artistry in our heritage craft workshop.
9 August 2026 10:00 am – 9 August 2026 2:00 pm
Discover great bargains at the Bradford Industrial Museum Jumble Sale. Tables just £5.
12 August 2026 11:00 am – 12 August 2026 3:00 pm
Solve the Moorside Mill Mystery at Bradford Industrial Museum with live suspects, clue‑hunting and family activities.
5 September 2026 11:00 am – 5 September 2026 4:00 pm
Join our heritage craft workshop to design a stunning mosaic garden birdbath
18 October 2026 11:00 am – 18 October 2026 4:00 pm
Join our heritage craft workshop to design a stunning Mosaic Garden Slate
3 May 2026 – 15 November 2026
Celebrate some of the many crafts that have taken place in the Bradford District
15 November 2026 2:00 pm – 15 November 2026 3:00 pm
13 February 2025 – 13 February 2027
This display at Bradford Industrial Museum showcases iconic and recognisable objects from the well-known and much-loved Fountains Café, Bradford
Join artist Jess Swift for some air dry clay mug making and decorating!
Our annual Xmas Market with 70+ stalls inside and outside.
Participants will explore a range of basic metalworking techniques — including texturing, stamping, colouring, and finishing
find out about one of the oldest model engineering societies in the country.
Pysanky is a unique technique of multi-layered dyeing using wax, similar to batik, but created on the three-dimensional surface of an egg.
A course of FREE sewing workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum’s “Heritage Craft Room
Join us every month for Conversation Cafe, where we have a cuppa, a chat, and there will always be something going on to enjoy
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”
Celebrate some of the many crafts that have taken place in the Bradford District
This display at Bradford Industrial Museum showcases iconic and recognisable objects from the well-known and much-loved Fountains Café, Bradford
Find out everything you need to know before you visit us. Including opening times and how to find us.
Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.
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Bradford Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offer a range of exciting, hands-on, curriculum-linked workshops at Bradford Industrial Museum.
