Discover stories about everyday people from Pontefract’s past, doing extraordinary things!
Use polymer clay to make your own colourful marbled and patterned beads.
Join Wendy from Wakefield Libraries to explore fascinating photos of Pontefract from the last 100 years.
Picture Pontefract in a new perspective. Explore the town through the eyes of artists, craftspeople and map makers.
In the early 1900s, a new wonder material began to appear in our homes. Discover the history, impact and future of plastics.
Join us for a tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon! Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space.
Learn about history where it happened on an Explorer Tour! Walk in the footsteps of royalty and Civil War soldiers.
Join our friendly Castleford Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Join our friendly Pontefract Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Join our friendly Wakefield Museum team, rain or shine, for free fun craft activities every Saturday.
Get hands-on with history! Handle real historical objects from our collection.
Our monthly Meet the Curator sessions are your chance to chat with our team. Bring your objects, stories or questions!
Explore Castleford's colourful and crafty past and try out a different activity each month.
Join Ilbert the Dragon for a fun afternoon of storytelling and hands-on play.
Get creative and discover a new side to Pontefract Castle in this welcoming poetry workshop and walk.
Bring your budding young writers and enjoy a walk and write around Pontefract Castle together!
Join Carole, one of our volunteer gardeners, as she talks about the plants in our Medieval Herb Garden.
A special weekly session for our littlest visitors! Meet Alphabet Cat and take part in activities, rhymes and more.
Join Charlie Bear every Tuesday during term time for a lively session of storytelling, crafts and rhymes!
Get hands-on with history at Castleford Museum! Handle real historical objects.
Enjoy friendly craft sessions and learn about your local area at Wakefield Museum.
Discover interesting and intriguing stories about the Castle's past on this whistlestop tour.
Join us for a free tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon as part of Heritage Open Days! Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space.
Go behind the scenes! Discover the wonders of our collections in our Museum Store Tours. Free for Heritage Open Days.
Join us for an inspiring, hands-on workshop masterclass exploring oak gall ink.
Enjoy friendly craft sessions and learn about your local area at Pontefract Castle.
Join 'Richard Holmes' on a lantern-lit tour of Pontefract Castle, illuminating its dark history.
Meet our special sweet Santa in his Liquorice grotto and receive a Christmas gift!
We’ve joined forces with the Featherstone Rovers Foundation for the first ever museum display celebrating Learning Disability Rugby League.
Discover Pontefract Museum through play, sign-supported English and making connections.
Get hands-on with replica objects and discover what hygiene was like in ancient times!
Light, tend and cook with the fire in our replica medieval bread oven!
Explore the world of medieval medicine. Concoct your own herbal remedies for medieval patients!
Join us for a special broadcast from the British Museum. Learn all about the Bayeux Tapestry!
Take inspiration from the Bayeux Tapestry and get creative. Make your very own textile crafts to take home!
Discover how comics can tell local history stories. Become a comic book artist yourself!
Learn all about Pontefract Castle's Norman history! Examine the Castle's remains for evidence of its origins.
Explore the diary pages of soldier George Kellett. Learn about George's life through first-hand accounts.
Get messy, creative and curious with Lo-fi Alchemists! Investigate the colourful world of natural dyes.
Become a treasure hunter! Follow clues on a map to discover 'treasure', and create your own maps.
Distinguish historical fact from fiction in our fun myth-busting game! Create your own game to take away.
Explore the Victorian world of patchwork! Make your own patchwork-style Christmas stocking.
Visit South Elmsall Library Museum Hub and discover toys from the past!
Join in with free lantern making workshops at Pontefract Castle.
Explore the traditional art of batik to create your own beautiful seasonal masterpiece.
Use Powertex, fabric and mixed media techniques to create seasonal 3D masterpieces.
Discover fantastic facts about amazing creatures! Sort fact from fiction and get hands-on with some animals.
Join the Lo-Fi Alchemists for free Halloween-inspired creative activities.
Meet local author Gail C. Powell at this special spooky author event! Be inspired to create your own mysterious tales...
Transform plain candles into beautifully decorated Christmas gifts.
Design and make your own silver ring and brass necklace! Learn how to use basic jewellery making tools.
Craft a stunning willow lantern and be inspired by the colours of autumn.
Get creative with Powertex and make a gorgeous handmade wreath.
Discover the Japanese art of Kinusaiga! Transform fabric scraps into a stunning work of art.
Get creative this festive season and make your own no-sew Christmas stocking to take away!
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