Bolling Hall Museum

Bolling Hall offers visitors a fascinating journey through the lives and times of the Bradford families for whom it provided a home over five hundred years.

Situated just a mile from Bradford city centre and situated in a quiet, leafy garden, Bolling Hall was for many years the seat of two important land-owning families, the Bollings and the Tempests.

With parts of the building dating from the Medieval, Bolling Hall is a rambling mixture of styles with every nook and cranny packed with history. During the Civil War the household supported the Royalist cause, and the house provided a stronghold during the 'siege of Bradford'.

Rooms are furnished and decorated to give an accurate taste of life at different periods of the house's history, and the fascinating furniture on display includes a superb bed made for Harewood House by Thomas Chippendale.

Spend some time exploring a different side of Bradford's heritage - but watch out for an appearance by the 'White Lady' in the Ghost Room!

Learning

Welcome to Bradford Museums & Galleries Learning & Outreach Programme.

We provide a range of educational opportunities and cultural experiences to support your curriculum needs. Our workshops, offered at a range of costs, cater for fully supported workshops, introductory sessions or self-service visits.

Bradford Museums & Galleries have been working hard to ensure our offer to schools will support you in teaching the new curriculum. We have adapted old favourites and introduced new workshops too, including the Art & Science of Noticing which has been shortlisted for the Museums & Heritage educational initiative award 

So, whether it’s Victorians or the Stone Age, Islamic civilisation and local famous artists or a local history experience, we have lots to choose from