As budding rock star geologists, learners closely examine and identify a wide selection of rocks, including sorting, testing and grouping, before using their new knowledge to assist a builder and fossil finder Mary Anning!
They carry out a basic experiment to understand more about the properties of rocks, putting this knowledge to use, helping a builder decide which rocks to use on his building site.
Travelling back in time to ‘Mary’s Museum,’ they work with Mary Anning to undertake a dig, and sort and identify some of the amazing Cliffe Castle Museum fossils.
A busy workshop filled with rocks large and small and plenty of teamwork!
You can book teacher led add-on activities to link to this workshop to create a whole day package.
If you are interested in booking this workshops for your pupils, please email learning@bradford.gov.uk
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”
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.
