Eureka! Museum, Halifax

Name: Eureka! Museum
Address: Discovery Rd, Halifax, HX1 2NE, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1422 330069

#10 among attractions in Halifax

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Facts and practical information

Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! is based on the North American model of children's museums, aimed at families with children aged 0–11 and encourages hands-on inter-generational learning. ()

Established: 1992 (32 years ago)Visitors per year: 300 thous.Coordinates: 53°43'12"N, 1°51'18"W

Address

Discovery RdHalifax HX1 2NE United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1422 330069

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Day trips

Eureka! Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halifax Borough Market, Halifax Town Hall, Shibden Hall, Bankfield Museum.

~1300 ftNW
Shopping, Flea market, Shopping centre
Halifax Borough Market, Halifax
7 min walk • Borough Market is a Victorian covered market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The market occupies a town centre site between Southgate, Albion Street and Market Street.
0.4 miNW
City hall, Architecture
Halifax Town Hall, Halifax
10 min walk • Halifax Town Hall is a grade II* listed, 19th century town hall in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is notable for its design and interiors by Charles Barry and his son, Edward Middleton Barry, and for its sculptures by John Thomas.
1 miNE
600-year-old medieval manor and grounds
Shibden Hall, Halifax
26 min walk • Shibden Hall is a Grade II* listed historic house located in a public park at Shibden, West Yorkshire, England. The building has been extensively modified from its original design by generations of residents, although its Tudor half-timbered frontage remains its most recognisable feature.
0.9 miN
Museum, History museum
Bankfield Museum, Halifax
24 min walk • Bankfield Museum is a grade II listed historic house museum, incorporating a regimental museum and textiles gallery in Boothtown, Halifax, England. It is notable for its past ownership and development by Colonel Edward Akroyd, MP, and its grand interior.
~1190 ftN
Gothic-style minster with pastoral care
Halifax Minster, Halifax
6 min walk • Halifax Minster is the minster church of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. Formerly the parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009.
~840 ftNW
Shops and cafes in a historic cloth hall
The Piece Hall, Halifax
5 min walk • The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was built as a cloth hall for handloom weavers to sell the woollen cloth "pieces" they had produced.
~1520 ftW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
8 min walk • Victoria Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is a large theatre that opened in 1901.
0.6 miNW
Museum, Shopping, Office
Dean Clough, Halifax
16 min walk • Dean Clough in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s–60s for Crossley's Carpets, becoming one of the world's largest carpet factories.
1.2 miNW
Park
Shroggs Park, Halifax
30 min walk • Shroggs Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It covers 9.7 hectares and is Grade II listed with Historic England.
1.3 miSW
Tower
Wainhouse Tower, Halifax
32 min walk • Wainhouse Tower is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south west side of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in England.
0.8 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
All Souls' Church, Halifax
21 min walk • All Souls Church, Halifax, is a redundant Anglican church in Haley Hill, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is open to visitors at limited times.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Eureka! Museum open?

Eureka! Museum is open:

Monday 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Eureka! Museum?

Nearby attractions include Square Chapel, Halifax (3 min walk), Calderdale Industrial Museum, Halifax (5 min walk), The Piece Hall, Halifax (5 min walk), Halifax Minster, Halifax (6 min walk).

How to get to Eureka! Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Eureka! Museum:

Train

Halifax (3 min walk)

Bus

Halifax Bus Station (10 min walk)