Museum · Rotherham · South Yorkshire

Clifton Park Museum

Clifton Park Museum is a municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Look also at Conisbrough Castle, 10 km away, first of 47 more within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Photo: Clifton Park Museum, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Rotherham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Rotherham

Inside Rotherham

Clifton Park Museum is inside Rotherham’s built-up area, with 6 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

A month-by-month guide

If warmth matters, go June to September: Rotherham reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb7° / 2°49 mm

Mar10° / 3°46 mm

Apr13° / 4°49 mm

May16° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep18° / 10°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec7° / 2°64 mm

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

About

Clifton Park Museum

Municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Rotherham
Official site: cliftonpark.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Clifton Park Museum and what surrounds it

Orange shows Clifton Park Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Clifton Park Museum

In size, Sheffield comes first of the 8, with 500,520 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Rotherham

71,535 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Rawmarsh

18,892 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Thrybergh and Dalton

5,858 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km east of it

Wickersley and Bramley

24,653 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clifton Park Museum is	People	Places to visit
Rotherham	It’s in town	71,535	12
Rawmarsh	1.4 km north of it	18,892	10
Thrybergh and Dalton	2.2 km northeast of it	5,858	5
Wickersley and Bramley	2.4 km east of it	24,653	8
Greasbrough	2.5 km northwest of it	3,859	10
Whiston	2.6 km southeast of it	3,940	7
Brinsworth	2.6 km southwest of it	8,764	9
Sheffield	2.8 km southwest of it	500,520	44

Make a day of it

More near Clifton Park Museum

A visit can add 2 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums, from 47 places within 15 km.

1CastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle10 km away 2

CathedralSheffield Cathedral9.6 km away 3

CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie9.7 km away 4

MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre2.9 km away 5

Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse6.3 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey11 km away 7MuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Transport Museum1.8 km away 8

CastleSheffield Castle9.2 km away

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

Visiting Clifton Park Museum

Where is Clifton Park Museum?

Clifton Park Museum is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Clifton Park Museum?

Municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

When is the best time to visit Clifton Park Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Rotherham, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Clifton Park Museum?

Within 15 km: Conisbrough Castle (10 km), Sheffield Cathedral (9.6 km), Cathedral Church of St Marie (9.7 km) and Magna Science Adventure Centre (2.9 km).

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 (7)

Clifton Park Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Magna Science Adventure Centre: RRRR NNNN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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