Pontefract Museum, West Yorkshire. Free Admission. Open Mon-Sat

Details

Accessibility:

It has disability access and toilets, and facilities for people with hearing and visual impairments.

2026: "The nearest accessible parking is in the Stuart Road car park (used for Morrisons and Tesco), WF8 4PQ. It has a maximum stay of 4 hours. There are 15 disabled spaces here.

It costs £2.60 for up to 4 hours. This car park is 0.3 miles from Pontefract Museum.

There is an accessible toilet and baby changing facility inside the museum. The accessible toilet is along the corridor connecting the entrance foyer and the Glass Room. You do not need a radar key to access this.

There are additional toilets towards the back of the museum. You can reach these by going through the temporary exhibition gallery.

Pontefract Museum is a breastfeeding-friendly location. You can breastfeed your baby anywhere on site.

We do not have changing places facilities.

The nearest changing places toilet can be found at Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village, WF10 4FR, 2 miles away.

You can download a floor plan of Pontefract Museum.

Pontefract Museum is level access throughout. The foyer floor is from 1904 and made of small smooth mosaic tiles. The main gallery floors are made out of parquet flooring (smooth wooden tiles).

There is an initial entrance foyer to the museum. The main gallery is through a set of double doors on your left. These are a little heavy. There will be a member of staff in the welcome space to help you open the doors if you need it.

You can reach the temporary exhibition gallery from two places. One is the single door at the back of the main gallery. The second is directly from the foyer.

If you turn right from the foyer and go down the corridor, you will find the accessible toilet on your left and the Reference Room on your right. At the end of the corridor is the Glass Room. The doors to the Reference Room and the Glass Room are usually kept propped open."

Brief Description:

Pontefract Museum was built in 1904, originally as a library. The museum explores the history of Pontefract and its people.

Further Information

Address:

Pontefract Museum, 5 Salter Row, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1BA.

Email:

museums@wakefield.gov.uk

Phone:

01977 722740.

Website:

https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-museum/

Opening Hours:

https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-museum/plan-your-visit-to-pontefract-museum/

2026: "Monday: 10am to 4:30pm

• Tuesday: 10am to 4:30pm
• Wednesday: 10am to 4:30pm
• Thursday: 10am to 4:30pm
• Friday: 10am to 4:30pm
• Saturday: 10:30am to 4:30pm
• Sunday: Closed

Pontefract Museum is closed on bank holidays.

Pontefract Museum is free entry to all, all year round. You do not need to book. You do not need a ticket."

Directions:

Situated 5.5 miles north/west of Wentbridge. Head south/west on Wentbridge Lane, turning right onto Doncaster Road/A639. Continue following A639 for approximately 4 miles. Turn left onto Jubilee Way/A639. Take exit towards Tanshelf industrial estate and then turn left onto Stuart Road. Turn right staying  on Stuart Road, and turn right again for Pontefract Museum, which is on the precinct, next to Pontefract Library. OS SE455219.

Pontefract Museum is in Pontefract town centre. It is on Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA.

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Transport:

Pontefract Baghill is the closest station to the museum. Bus services operate in and around the area with stops located on Stuart Road, a short walk from the museum.

For more travel information go to http://www.traveline.info or call 0871 200 22 33.

Amenities:

Local amenities include Subway, Marks & Spencer, Wilkinson, KFC, Tesco Superstores, as well as retail outlets, banks, bars and other restaurants.