Best places: Museums in Batley, United Kingdom

Coal mining museum with a restored colliery, underground tours, pit ponies, a cafe and gift shop.

Manorial hall re-creating a 17th-century household plus restored gardens and a country park.

Grand manor house filled with artefacts and furniture, tracing local history over time (haunted!).

Victorian Gothic mansion on 36 acres housing local history exhibits, global artifacts & a gift shop.

👍👍 It's a wonderful place to spend time with the family, it's perfect for those kids who love trains. The employees working here are super nice and attentive, thank you very much

👍👍 This is a fascinating museum, having displays such as animals, ornaments and tools in its spacious area! It is also well-organized, placing artifacts from specific time periods in the same glass boxes. Navigation in the museum is able to be done with ease since there are signs for all the floors, wh...

👍👍 They put on an open day 3 open days a year, and provide bus rides between the museum and Dewsbury. A good afternoon out at minimal cost (the rides are free with a donation to the museum), be it only 3 times a year. The museum is open at other times and is always worth a look inside, to see how prese...