Pontefract Museum, Pontefract

Name: Pontefract Museum
Address: 5 Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1977 722740

#6 among attractions in Pontefract

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Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. ()

Coordinates: 53°41'31"N, 1°18'43"W

Address

5 Salter RowPontefract NorthPontefract WF8 1BA United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1977 722740

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Day trips

Pontefract Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pontefract Castle, St Giles' Church, Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract Town Hall.

$pontefract castle$ 0.4 miNE
11th-century fort with military store
Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
11 min walk • Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.
$st giles church pontefract$ ~160 ftSE
Church
St Giles' Church, Pontefract
1 min walk • The Church of the St. Giles' in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II* listed. St Giles is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being All Saints' which united into one benefice in June 2019.
$pontefract market hall$ ~220 ftE
Market, Shopping
Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract
2 min walk • Pontefract Market Hall is a market hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1860. Pontefract market takes place both in the hall and on the Market Place on which the hall is situated.
$pontefract town hall$ ~520 ftE
City hall
Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract
3 min walk • Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988.
$micklegate methodist church pontefract$ ~1560 ftNE
Church
Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
8 min walk • Micklegate Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
$pontefract library$ ~90 ftSW
Library
Pontefract Library, Pontefract
1 min walk • Pontefract Library is a public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture by John...
$pontefract hospital$ ~950 ftSE
Church
Pontefract Hospital, Pontefract
5 min walk • Pontefract Hermitage is a medieval hermitage situated below the old Southgate entrance to the General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed structure. The retreat consists of two chambers carved out of sandstone, side by side but on different levels.
$pontefract friary$ ~1120 ftS
Monastery
Pontefract Friary, Pontefract
6 min walk • St Richard's Friary, also known as Pontefract Friary, was a Dominican friary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was located near today's Pontefract General Infirmary, on the eastern edge of Friarwood Valley Gardens.
$pontefract priory$ 0.7 miN
Monastery
Pontefract Priory, Pontefract
18 min walk • Pontefract Priory was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, 2nd Baron of Pontefract, and located in Yorkshire, England. It existed until the dissolution of the monasteries.
$new college pontefract$ 0.5 miW
Universities and schools
New College, Pontefract
14 min walk • New College is a coeducational, sixth form college in Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. It acquired academy status in 2017, forming a trust to open colleges in other areas, called the New Collaborative Learning Trust.
$pontefract racecourse$ 1.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Pontefract Racecourse
32 min walk • Pontefract Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Pontefract Museum open?

Pontefract Museum is open:

Monday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 10 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Pontefract Museum?

Nearby attractions include Pontefract Library, Pontefract (1 min walk), St Giles' Church, Pontefract (1 min walk), Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract (2 min walk), Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract (3 min walk).

How to get to Pontefract Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pontefract Museum:

Bus

Pontefract Bus Station (4 min walk)

Train

Pontefract Tanshelf (9 min walk)
Pontefract Baghill (9 min walk)