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Castleford Forum Museum

Castleford Forum Museum is a museum in Castleford. A short trip away is Pontefract Castle, 4.6 km off, the first of 32 within 15 km.

Where

In Castleford

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Castleford

Inside Castleford

Castleford Forum Museum is inside Castleford’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Warm weather in Castleford runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°47 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 11°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 8°61 mm

Nov10° / 5°60 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Castleford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Castleford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Castleford’s full climate →

About

Castleford Forum Museum

Museum in Castleford, England, UK.

In Castleford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Castleford
Official site: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/castleford-museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Castleford Forum Museum at a glance

Orange is Castleford Forum Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns around Castleford Forum Museum, by distance

In size, Castleford comes first of the 8, with 45,363 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Castleford

45,363 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Allerton Bywater

6,958 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km west of it

Mickletown

3,362 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Normanton

21,976 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castleford Forum Museum is	People	Places to visit
Castleford	It’s in town	45,363	6
Allerton Bywater	1.8 km northwest of it	6,958	9
Mickletown	2.2 km west of it	3,362	6
Normanton	2.8 km southwest of it	21,976	14
Pontefract	3.1 km southeast of it	32,982	5
Methley	3.1 km west of it	1,196	5
Featherstone	3.3 km south of it	11,657	7
Kippax	4 km north of it	10,299	8

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral, among 32 within 15 km.

CastlePontefract Castle4.6 km away 2

CastleSandal Castle12 km away 3

CathedralWakefield Cathedral11 km away 4

MuseumQueen's Mill200 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory8.6 km away 6

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield11 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Armouries14 km away 8

MuseumTemple Newsam House9.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Castleford Forum Museum

Where is Castleford Forum Museum?

Castleford Forum Museum is in Castleford, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Castleford Forum Museum?

Museum in Castleford, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Castleford Forum Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Castleford, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Castleford Forum Museum?

Within 15 km: Pontefract Castle (4.6 km), Sandal Castle (12 km), Wakefield Cathedral (11 km) and Queen's Mill (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Queen's Mill: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Newsam House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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