Museums & Galleries · Peak District
Bankfield Museum
📍 HX3 6ES
Photo: museums.calderdale.gov.uk
- Displays on local history, costume, art, toys and military history
- Temporary exhibitions including embroidery, quilting and textile art
- Victorian mansion set in Akroyd Park's model village conservation area
- Gift shop selling items and crafts
- Small tearoom serving snacks and hot and cold drinks
Bankfield Museum is a Victorian mansion in Akroyd Park, Halifax, once home to mill owner and MP Colonel Edward Akroyd, and a museum since 1887. Inside you'll find displays on local history, costume, art, toys, military history, jewellery and textiles, plus temporary exhibitions covering embroidery, quilting and photography. There's a small tearoom and gift shop on the ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible, though there's no lift to upper floors. It suits visitors interested in local heritage and textiles, and admission is free. The museum is in Calderdale, with Halifax station 0.9 miles away, and sits among 42 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for anyone planning a longer visit nearby.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Saturday and Bank Holiday Mondays
- Parking
- Free onsite parking near the main entrance
- Accessibility
- Ground floor wheelchair accessible; no lift to upper floors
- Booking
- Admission is free
From the attraction's own website on 18 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Baby Changing
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Halifax 0.9 miles
- Sowerby Bridge 2.5 miles
- Brighouse 4.2 miles
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