Pontefract Museum

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Visit Pontefract Museum and learn all about the town's eventful history! Discover Pontefract's royal links, from the Domesday Book to the Civil Wars. Find out how local people made British political history. See how the town grew thanks to the sweet success of liquorice.

$A red brick Pontefract Museum building with various posters and big brown door$

Visit Pontefract Museum

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How to get to Pontefract Museum

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Access at Pontefract Museum

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Things to see and do at Pontefract Museum

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Museums and Castles Events

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Schools Information

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Volunteering at our Museums and Castles

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