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Bradford Police Museum

Bradford, England

Museum in Bradford, England, UK

Opening Open every Saturday from 10am to 3:30pm. Guided tours run every 45 minutes from 10:30 (last tour 14:15); last gallery admission 14:45. School visits available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Price Guided tours: Adult £7.00, Child (5–16 years) £5.00, Concessions (60+, students, disabled), Carers free (assisting a disabled person), Art Fund Pass Holder and Museum Development North Volunteer Pass rates; Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £20.00, Family ticket (1 adult & 2 children) £15.00. Gallery tickets (walk-in only): £4.00 and £3.00.

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Age fit Child tickets available for ages 5–16; children's craft workshops and school workshops for pupils are offered.

Setting indoor

The experience

About this day out

The Bradford Police Museum is an Arts Council Accredited, award-winning independent museum and registered charity located inside Bradford City Hall in Centenary Square. Visitors can explore original Victorian police cells, a historic courtroom and former police offices, tracing the development of policing from the early watchmen through Bradford City Police to West Yorkshire Police. Voted one of the best small museums in the country by The Times in 2023 and 2024, it won a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award in 2022.

When to go

Opening calendar

Open every Saturday from 10am to 3:30pm. Guided tours run every 45 minutes from 10:30 (last tour 14:15); last gallery admission 14:45. School visits available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Guided tours: Adult £7.00, Child (5–16 years) £5.00, Concessions (60+, students, disabled), Carers free (assisting a disabled person), Art Fund Pass Holder and Museum Development North Volunteer Pass rates; Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £20.00, Family ticket (1 adult & 2 children) £15.00. Gallery tickets (walk-in only): £4.00 and £3.00.

Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.

Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

guided tourspermanent and temporary gallery exhibitionsgift shoplift accessschool workshops and educational visitsevents including walking tours, ghost tours, children's craft workshops, talks and Victorian court reenactmentsonline exhibition programmeno toilet facilities on site (public toilets nearby in City Park)

Accessibility: Lift access at the museum entrance and much of the site is wheelchair accessible. The gallery and historic cells are on one level; the Victorian courtroom is reached via a small set of steps, with a video tour offered for visitors unable to use the steps. As a historic building, it is compact in places with some narrow corridors. Free entry for carers assisting a disabled person.
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