museums in pennine yorkshire

Eureka! The National Children's Museum: designed to inspire children to find out about themselves and the world around them all in a day's play! In fact, there's so much to see and do that you'll find yourself visiting again and again.

The National Coal Mining Museum for England: a great day out with an opportunity to travel 140 metres underground down one of Britain's oldest working mines.

Shibden Hall & Estate: a beautiful Grade II* listed 15th century house, set in 32 hectares of informal park and woodland with beautifully restored historic grounds and boating lake.

Oakwell Hall Country Park and Countryside Centre: This Elizabethan manor house has delighted visitors for centuries. The formal 17th century garden has recently been restored, with box hedging planted in geometric patters, inspired by the wood and plaster designs inside the Hall. Beyond the gardens are 100 acres of Green Flag award winning country park featuring a visitor centre, cafe, adventure playground and nature trail.

Red House Museum: a delightful merchant clothier's house portraying 1830s middle-class home of the Taylor family. The Museum Includes period rooms, enchanting recreated gardens and exhibitions in restored outbuildings.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Set in the beautiful grounds and gardens of a 500-acre, 18th century country estate, is one of the world's leading open-air galleries, presenting a changing programme of international sculpture exhibitions there is always something different to see.

Bronte Parsonage Museum: a beautifully preserved museum set between the unique village of Haworth, and the wild moorland beyond, this homely Georgian house still retains the atmosphere of the Brontes one of the world's most famous literary family.

Yorkshire Motor Museum: Cars from 1885-1985 on display with a collection of over 60 vehicles including vintage, veteran and classic cars. This historic mill holds some of the most magnificent and diverse pieces of motoring genius ever assembled.

Bankfield Museum: the home of Halifax's foremost woollen and worsted manufacturers - Edward Akroyd. The museum has regular temporary exhibitions and a lively programme of workshops and events. It is also home to the Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum.

Bagshaw Museum: A dramatic Victorian former mill owner's house set in 36 acres of parkland and ancient woodland, the museum is host to a wide range of unusual and exciting collections of things from around the globe.

National Media Museum: a fabulous free museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire devoted to film, photography, TV, radio and the web.