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Cliffe Castle was originally the spectacular mansion of the local Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer, Henry Isaac Butterfield. It stands in attractive hillside grounds with greenhouses, a garden centre, aviaries and a children’s play area. The house is now a large museum with a wide variety of displays. These include an array of glittering minerals, local rocks and fossils (including a 2 metre long fossil amphibian), mounted birds and local mammals, original furnished rooms with chandeliers, William Morris stained glass, old dolls, toys and domestic items and a programme of temporary exhibitions.

Address and contact

Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6LH England

daru.rooke@bradford.gov.uk

01535 618231

A former Victorian mansion, Cliffe Castle is open to the public every day except Monday. Entry is free and access to collections that are not on display is by appointment with the Curator. For precise opening times and contact details please check the website.

http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/cliffecastle/index.php