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Plan your visit to Pontefract Museum
Visiting Pontefract Museum
Get ready for your visit to Pontefract Museum! Read on for our opening hours and facilities. Find out how to get here by car or public transport.
Pontefract Museum is free entry for all.
Opening hours and entry
Pontefract Museum opening times
- 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 address
Pontefract Museum is in Pontefract town centre. It is on Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA.
Pontefract Museum admissions
Pontefract Museum is free entry to all, all year round. You do not need to book.
Pontefract Museum entrance
Pontefract Museum is in its own beautiful art nouveau building. It looks like this.
Pontefract Museum is in Pontefract town centre. It is on Salter Row, Pontefract, WF8 1BA.
Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Accessible toilet
- Step-free access
- Hearing loop
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Free family activities and resources
- Education visits
- Breastfeeding-friendly location
How to get to Pontefract Museum
Pontefract Museum is in Pontefract town centre. The museum is in its own dedicated building. It is has step-free access to enter and throughout.
Public transport
Pontefract Museum is 0.2 miles from Pontefract Bus Station.
There are three train stations in Pontefract:
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The museum is 0.6 miles from Pontefract Monkhill railway station and Pontefract Tanshelf railway station. These stations are on the route from Leeds and Wakefield.
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The museum is 0.4 miles from Pontefract Baghill railway station. This station is on the route between York and Sheffield.
For details about local buses and trains please see Metro.
By car and coach
Pontefract can be reached from the M62, turning off at Junction 32.
Parking
The nearest 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.