$Pontefract Museum$

Museum · Pontefract · West Yorkshire

Pontefract Museum

Pontefract Museum is a museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. It is run by Wakefield Museums & Castles. Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more places, Pontefract Castle (600 m) first on our list.

Photo: Pontefract Museum, Stanley Walker (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Pontefract

inside the built-up area

Run by

Wakefield Museums & Castles

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Pontefract

Inside Pontefract

Pontefract Museum is inside Pontefract’s built-up area, with 3 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

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Pontefract peak at 18–21°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°40 mm

Feb8° / 2°40 mm

Mar10° / 3°39 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May16° / 7°45 mm

Jun19° / 10°60 mm

Jul21° / 12°53 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°61 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 2°53 mm

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

About

Pontefract Museum

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: Wakefield Museums & Castles
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Pontefract
Official site: wakefield.gov.uk/museums-and-castles/pontefract-museum

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

Mapping Pontefract Museum

The numbers show what else is near Pontefract Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Pontefract Museum

Largest of the 8 is Castleford, home to 45,363. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Pontefract

32,982 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Castleford

45,363 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km southwest of it

Featherstone

11,657 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Knottingley

9,516 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pontefract Museum is	People	Places to visit
Pontefract	It’s in town	32,982	5
Castleford	2.2 km northwest of it	45,363	6
Featherstone	2.4 km southwest of it	11,657	7
Knottingley	2.5 km east of it	9,516	2
Holmfield	2.8 km northeast of it	4,150	4
Darrington	2.9 km southeast of it	1,194	3
High Ackworth	3.4 km south of it	742	4
Low Ackworth	4.3 km south of it	917	4

Make a day of it

Also within reach

23 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums among them.

CastlePontefract Castle600 m away 2

CastleSandal Castle12 km away 3

CathedralWakefield Cathedral12 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory6.7 km away 5

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield12 km away 6

MuseumQueen's Mill4.8 km away 7

MuseumTemple Newsam House14 km away 8

Historic houseLotherton Hall14 km away

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

Pontefract Museum: what to know

Where is Pontefract Museum?

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

What is Pontefract Museum?

Museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Who runs Pontefract Museum?

Wakefield Museums & Castles.

When is the best time to visit Pontefract Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Pontefract Museum?

Within 15 km: Pontefract Castle (600 m), Sandal Castle (12 km), Wakefield Cathedral (12 km) and Nostell Priory (6.7 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 (9)

Pontefract Museum: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Queen's Mill: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Newsam House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lotherton Hall: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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