Cliffe Castle Museum

Explorers from the Past

Become an intrepid explorer on a journey around the museum discovering objects and treasures from the past and across the globe.

Pupils follow a map to sail oceans, camp out and find and handle amazing artefacts!

An ideal first visit to a museum workshop, where pupils move round different areas of the museum recording findings in special explorer notebooks to take back to school.

Book This Workshop

If you are interested in booking this workshops for your pupils, please email learning@bradford.gov.uk

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

There is a small amount of free parking on Spring Gardens Lane and within the museum car park. Please note this allows for 3 hours parking, with no return within 2 hours. These parking places are managed by Bradford Council Parking Services.

There are two Blue Badge parking spaces down the slope from the museum car park which are offered on a first come first served basis. The gates to these car park spaces close at 4.30pm”

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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Cliffe Castle Museum
Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
Pupils will meet a Victorian Explorer and discover some of the fascinating world objects in the museum.
Cliffe Castle Museum
Duration 1.5 hour
Price £102
Pupils will go on a dinosaur adventure! They will explore dinosaur features by looking at and handling real dinosaur fossils.
Cliffe Castle Museum
Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
Pupils will go on a dinosaur adventure! They will explore dinosaur features by looking at and handling real dinosaur fossils.
Cliffe Castle Museum
Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
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