Pontefract Museum

Absolutely brilliant for toddlers. There’s a tiny soft play, some crafts, plenty of toys. My 1 year old loved running around and looking at everything. It’s so interesting and rich in history too so an incredibly interesting visit. Staff are so friendly. I’ll definitely be back again in the future.

This small free museum is a couple of minutes walk from the marketplace and is housed in a beautifully small art nouveau building. It details the history of this once prosperous town and has many interesting exhibits for example the coin hoard from the Civil War period as well as glass objects produced locally. The artist Charles Pears and his works that were made into Art Deco posters are featured in one room Allow about 30 minutes for a visit.

What a little delight. It's a very small but beautiful little museum with a good history of Pontefract. I particularly liked the liquorice factory exhibition as my grandparents both worked at Wilkinson's liquorice factory. The staff were really friendly & welcoming & obviously enjoyed their work there.

This is a free museum it's only small but it was brilliant! Very interactive! They provide a checklist for the kids to do, there was arts and crafts, large building blocks, as we all a rocking house and a play greengrocers it was brilliant the kids had a very good time! The staff were also amazing!

We visited the museum on a week day. We was quiet and no queues. Id day if you was planning you're day, you only need about 30 mins. Great to learn about the history of Pontefract