Plan your visit to Wakefield Museum

Wakefield Museum

Plan your visit to Wakefield Museum

Visiting Wakefield Museum

Get ready for your visit to Wakefield Museum! Read on for our opening hours and facilities. Find out how to get here by car or public transport.

Wakefield Museum is free entry for all.

Opening hours and entry

Wakefield Museum opening times

Monday: 9am to 5pm
Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
Wednesday: 9am to 7pm
Thursday: 9am to 7pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 4pm
Sunday: Closed

Wakefield Museum is closed on bank holidays.

Wakefield Museum address

Wakefield Museum is inside the Wakefield One building, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB.

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Wakefield Museum admissions

Wakefield Museum is free entry for all, all year round. You do not need to book.

Wakefield One, A large square building with an entrance full of large windows featuring placenames in the Wakefield district

Wakefield Museum Cliff Lane entrance

The Wakefield One building, which houses Wakefield Museum, looks like this. This is the level access entrance to Wakefield One and the museum on Cliff Lane.

Wakefield Museum is inside the Wakefield One building on Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB.

Facilities

Create Café opposite museum entrance (Monday to Friday, 8:45 to 3pm)
Parking nearby
Toilets nearby
Step-free access
Hearing loop
Assistance dogs welcome
Free family activities and resources
School visits and workshops programme
Breastfeeding-friendly location

Create Café

Create Café can be found opposite Wakefield Museum within the main Wakefield One building. Create serves fresh and locally sourced food and drink.

Create Café is usually open 8:45am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

Create Café's website and latest menu

How to get to Wakefield Museum

Wakefield Museum is near to Wakefield City Centre. It is inside the Wakefield One building, on the lower ground floor. It has step-free acces throughout.

Public transport

Wakefield Museum is 0.4 miles from Wakefield Bus Station.

There are two train stations in Wakefield:

The museum is 0.1 miles from Wakefield Westgate station. This station is on the route between York / Leeds and London Kings Cross.
The museum is 0.9 miles from Wakefield Kirkgate station. This station is on the route between York / Leeds and Knottingley, Manchester Piccadilly and Nottingham.

There is also a free city bus connecting Wakefield Bus Station, Wakefield One and Wakefield Kirkgate station. This runs every 10 minutes.

For details about local buses and trains please see Metro.

By car and coach

Wakefield Museum is accessible from the M1 via Junction 40 along the A638 or Junction 41 along the A650. Use WF1 2EB in your sat nav.

Parking

The nearest car park can be found at Merchant Gate next to Wakefield Westgate train station. Use WF1 2QN in your sat nav. It is 90p per hour, up to a maximum of 5 hours. There are 45 disabled bays at Merchant Gate.

Alternative parking in Wakefield