Wakefield Museums and Castles

Wakefield workhouse from the street on a rainy day

Local history: Wakefield resources

Explore the history of Wakefield and its people through our range of teaching resources.

Designed to complement the local history curriculum, what will your students discover?

Find out more

Wakefield Workhouse

Wakefield Workhouse

Explore what life was like in the Wakefield Workhouse through a range of museum objects, photographs and documents. For KS3 and KS4.
An ornate stained glass window featuring a coat of arms

Tudor Wakefield resources

Discover the lost landscape of Tudor Wakefield with museum objects, documents and drawings. For KS3 upwards.
Black and white photograph of a street leading up to Wakefield Cathedral in the early twentieth century

Wakefield's past: image bank

Explore how Wakefield has changed over time through photographs. For KS2 upwards.
The ruins of Sandal Castle on a sunny day

The Battle of Wakefield comic

Explore The Battle of Wakefield through our bespoke comic book resource. For KS3 upwards.
An aerial view of the E Green and Son factory, with rows of long thin workshops and large chimneys, framed by the railway and a canal

Industrial Wakefield

Discover some of the businesses and industries that have shaped Wakefield. For KS3 upwards.
A long thin cardboard box with 'best quality rhubarb' printed on it

Rhubarb

Find out why Wakefield is always rooting for rhubarb! Explore the history of the Rhubarb Triangle with your pupils in this resource. For KS2 upwards.
Part of an oil painting of Charles Waterton with a taxidermied bird of paradise and cat's head

The Extraordinary Life of Charles Waterton comic

Enjoy a trio of unique illustrated stories bringing Charles Waterton to life. For KS3 and KS4 (and adults!)
Paper sculptures recreating Charles Waterton's Victorian wildlife reserve at his home Walton Hall

DIY Exhibition: A World of Good

Create a DIY exhibition about the environment with your learners. Be inspired by Charles Waterton's life and work. For KS2 and KS3.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to our What's On newsletter for your chance to win a cream tea for two. You'll also get 50% off Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours!

Subscribe