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An expanding museum with nature trails. The woodland walk in Amenity Wood allows visitors to experience and understand the changing woodland scene. In and around ancient barns are examples of farm machinery such ploughs, harrows and carts. In...
Stockeld Park - where magic is made & adventures begin.... Nestled within ancient woodland, Stockeld Park hosts its Adventure Seasons from Halloween through to Christmas, for February half term and in the summer holiday weeks. During the wint...
There really is something for everybody, with five magnificent galleries themed on War, Tournament, the Orient, Self-defence and Hunting. You'll marvel at our priceless displays including Henry VIII's magnificent tournament armour and the awesome 16t...
Eureka! The Museum for Children is the first and foremost hands-on children's museum in the UK and is designed especially for 0 - 11 year olds.
With more than 400 must-touch exhibits and a full programme of events and activities, you'll be amazed...
The Bront's are perhaps the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now the Bront' Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861 and the place where great, romantic novels such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights were written. ...
Step back in time and explore how medicine has changed with our brilliant hands-on exhibitions, and get the most out of your trip with fun activities, fantastic games and resources for teachers. You can learn while your having so much fun!
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The highlight of any visit to the National Coal Mining Museum for England is the underground tour, which lasts an 1 hour and 15minutes. Experienced local miners guide parties around the underground workings, where models and machinery depict methods...
A Victorian former mill owner's house set in 36 aces of parkland and ancient woodland, the museum is host to a wide range of unusual and exciting collections of collections from around the globe. Once the home of George Sheard from 1875-1902, this Go...
Moorside Mills was built around 1875 as a small worsted spinning Mill by John Moore. Ownership of the mills changed many times, and they developed and grew. In 1970, Bradford Council bought Moorside Mills from Messrs. W & J Whitehead to create an inn...
Here at the National Media Museum you can delve into an amazing archive of information about this fabulous free museum? an exciting centre in the heart of the north devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web.
Check out the films p...
Delightful 1830's cloth merchant's home with fascinating Bronte connections. Charlotte Bronte visited often and featured Red House in her novel 'Shirley'. Includes period rooms, enchanting recreated gardens and exhibitions in restored outbuildings. ...
Bankfield Museum is housed in an imposing Victorian Mansion, set within an attractive park, less than a mile from the centre of Halifax.
Bankfield is steeped in history and has been a museum for over a hundred years. The collections date from preh...
Heptonstall museum lies in the centre of the ancient village of Heptonstall, in the Old Grammar School Building.
Some of the original features of the school remain including the black oak desks. The displays focus on the changing importance of thi...
Wander through Colne Valley Museum's period living room and wash kitchen to admire the Yorkshire range, flagstone floor and rag rugs.
Visit the Loom Chamber, Spinning and Cropping rooms to delve into textile history, and venture into the clog-mak...
Victorian mansion house with collections including: local history, Roman, archaeological, textile, bird, insect, plant, scientific, transport, toys and dolls. Vibrant community exhibition programme.
With collections in archaeology, archives, natu...
Wander through an unimposing archway in Church Street close by All Saints Church and you will discover Ilkley's most treasured building: The Manor House. Although it has undergone many alterations since the 13th century when it was first built it rem...
Cliffe Castle Museum was originally the spectacular mansion of the local Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer, Henry Isaac Butterfield. It stands in attractive hillside grounds with greenhouses a garden centre, aviaries and a children's pla...
Ideal for families – you don’t have to be a railway enthusiast to enjoy our museum! Over 60 TV and film productions have featured our beautifully restored historic railway carriages – sit in them and imagine you’re a film star! Sound and vi...
Welcome to Abbey House Museum where you can experience the sights and sounds of life in Victorian Leeds in the year 1880! A journey through the carefully recreated streets and houses of Abbey House Museum is a great day out for all the family....
Horsforth was once described as the largest village in England and has somehow managed to retain some of its village like identity, character and sense of community. The Museum aims to reflect this heritage in its interesting exhibits which are drawn...
Formerly the largest woollen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum which explores Leeds' rich industrial past. Displays cover the local textiles and clothing industries, printing, cinematography, photography and engineering. Working exhibit...
Feel the force of nature and life see life as we used to live!
Enjoy a visit to this unique riverside museum and see the force of nature in action. Take a tour with one of our knowledgeable guides to see what life was like living in this stunning ...
A comprehensive collection of objects, documents and photographs tells the story of this Wharfedale community from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
A fascinating insight into Otley's heritage for the visitor and a key resource for both the a...
Previously a Carnegie free library, the small, compact museum situated in the town centre next to the library is packed full of life, history and artefacts from the town's earliest beginnings to the present day.
National events such as the death ...
Two 17th Century cottages, Victorian parlour and kitchen, weaving chamber, Moravian embroidery, folk exhibits, an 1822 hand-pulled fire engine and ethnographical exhibits.
There is also a small art gallery and craft centre and an independent schoo...
Sandal Castle was probably first built in the early 12th century after William de Warenne received the Manor of Wakefield from Henry I in about 1106.
The earthwork motte and bailey castle was probably completed by about 1130.
The archaeologic...
Wakefield Museum was completely refurbished and made fully accessible in 2000. Visitors of all ages will enjoy exploring the new, interactive displays which tell the history of Wakefield from prehistoric times to the present day. An unexpected treasu...
Nostell Priory is an 18th-century architectural masterpiece with Adam interiors, fine collections and landscape park. This beautiful stately home also boasts an exceptional collection of Chippendale furniture designed specially for the house and an i...
Atmospheric 17th-century manor house with oak-framed barns and a lovely garden. The house has distinctive architectural features and is set in mature grounds with beech trees and a large duck pond. The interior has a wonderful ambience, furnished wit...
Beautiful wooded valley with 19th-century Gibson mill at its heart, an exemplar of sustainable energy. The landscape encompasses deep rocky ravines, tumbling streams and oak, beech and pine woods. Halfway up the valley loom the Crags - stacks of mill...
Huge area of peak and moorland. The estate, covering nearly 2,429ha (5,685 acres) of unenclosed common moorland and almost surrounding the village of Marsden, takes in the northern part of the Peak District National Park, with valleys, reservoirs, pe...
Steeton Hall Gateway is a fine example of a small, well-preserved gatehouse dating from the 14th century....
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