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Museums in Leeds

Museums in Leeds: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.

9 places 7 upcoming events 6 free to visit

What's on: museums

Modern waterfront museum building with distinctive tower beside moored narrowboats and leisure vessels on a city basin.

WED 7 OCT, 10:00 · +120 MORE DATES

Daily Shows

Royal Armouries Museum

Free

WED 7 OCT, 10:00 · +120 MORE DATES

Dinosaur Backpacks

Yorkshire Museum

Free

WED 7 OCT · +25 MORE DATES

Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World

Royal Armouries Museum

WED 7 OCT · +120 MORE DATES

Gallery Talks

Yorkshire Museum

Free

WED 7 OCT, 10:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Crossbow Challenge

Royal Armouries Museum

From £8

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Stories from the Steppe

Royal Armouries Museum

Free

FRI 6 NOV, 10:00 · +17 MORE DATES

Discover: Jurassic Yorkshire Workshop

Yorkshire Museum

Free

Places for museums

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Large stone mill building with clock tower and "Main Entrance" sign, set in paved courtyard under partly cloudy sky.

Free

Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford · ages 0-5

Free hands-on look at old mill life, with blacksmiths, weavers and spinners working the machinery in front of you.

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Aerial view of grounds at a country house museum with animal-shaped hedge maze outlined in white on a large green lawn.

Free

Cannon Hall - Museum

Cawthorne

Free entry to a hall packed with sensory toys, plus woodland trails, tepees and a proper adventure playground outside.

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Aerial view of ruined medieval abbey surrounded by green lawns and trees, with residential areas visible in the distance.

Free

Kirkstall Abbey

Leeds

A ruined medieval abbey to wander round, with a café for tea and cake once the legs give out.

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Adult and child walking past a vintage steam locomotive and other heritage trains in a large railway depot hall.

Free

National Railway Museum

York

Free York train museum - Flying Scotsman vibes, Station Hall and optional Wonderlab.

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Free

Royal Armouries Museum

Leeds

Free armour museum by Leeds Dock - live combats, hands-on kits and a crossbow challenge.

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from £2.50

The Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association

York

A small military history museum in York with tanks, battle honours and regimental artefacts spanning 1685 to now.

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Child holding red binoculars whilst viewing a diorama display of a yellow stone building and green landscape.

Free

Wakefield Museum

Wakefield

Free museum with craft Saturdays and a weekly Museum Minis session for the under-fives, no ticket needed.

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from £8.60

York Castle Museum

York · ages 5+

A recreated Victorian street and two real prisons to poke about in, best tackled with kids who can walk the whole thing themselves.

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from £6

Yorkshire Museum

York

York museum in Museum Gardens - Romans, Vikings and dinosaurs without Soft Play.

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Good to know: museums in Leeds

Are any of them free?

Yes, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cannon Hall - Museum, Kirkstall Abbey, National Railway Museum and 2 more are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £2.50 at The Royal Dragoon Guards Museum and Regimental Association. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find museums in Bradford, Cawthorne, Leeds, York and Wakefield. Every place we list is in or around Leeds, and each listing has the full address and directions.