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Cliffe Castle Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum was originally the spectacular mansion of the local Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer, Henry Isaac Butterfield. It stands in attractive hillside grounds with greenhouses a garden centre, aviaries and a children’s play area.

The house is now a large museum with a wide variety of displays. These include an array of glittering minerals, local rocks and fossils (including a 2m long fossil amphibian), mounted birds and local mammals, original furnished rooms with chandeliers, William Morris stained glass, old dolls, toys and domestic items and a programme of temporary exhibitions.

Learning activities and events take place throughout the year in the InSight room. Groups of all kinds can be catered for, from schools to senior citizens, and activities can be tailored to your needs.

Museum Shop
The shop in the museum offers a wide range of souvenirs and gifts including cards, books and toys. Specialities include mineral specimens and jewellery, and also a selection of dinosaur books and toys.

Cafe
Meals and light refreshments are available in the (privately run) cafe in the park.

Access & Facilities
Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor - about three quarters of the displays. Ramped access to the cafe and some of the hillside park. Disabled parking spaces and toilet facilities.

VISITORS INFORMATION:

Opening Times

Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12 noon - 5pm
Closed: Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Easter Opening Times

Good Friday: Closed
Easter Saturday: 10-5
Easter Sunday: 12-5
Easter Monday: Open 10-5

Admission Free

Access and facilities
Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor - about three quarters of the displays. Ramped access to the cafe and some of the hillside park. Disabled parking spaces and toilet facilities.

For further Cliffe Castle disabled access information visit DisabledGo

How to find us
Cliffe Castle lies in a park on the outskirts of Keighley off the A629 Skipton Road. Approximately 12-25 minutes walk from the railway station, 6-15 minutes walk from the bus station.

Buses (for example Bradford to Skipton) pass the lower main gates.
The 903 bus service operates from Keighley Bus Station and serves Cliffe Castle on a limited basis.

Address:
Cliffe Castle Museum
Spring Gardens Lane
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 6LH