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Clifton Park Museum

Name: Clifton Park Museum
Address: Clifton Lane, Rotherham, S652AA, GB
Telephone: +441709336633
Price range: Not applicable
Rating: 4.3

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The home of Rotherham's Stories. A variety of events and school sessions are run through-out the year. Supported by the Arts Council
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Exhibition COLLECTING ROTHERHAM is now open!🥳

We welcome you to Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham Archives, Boston Castle, five heritage sites across Rotherham and The York and Lancaster Regimental museum. Our extensive displays include famous exhibits such as Nelson the Lion and the breath-taking Rhinoceros Vase, the first ever porcelain vase cast in one piece! The park has a free Watersplash area for children,play areas for toddlers to teens,skate park,quiet memorial gardens,rock garden,tennis courts,bowling greens,allotment style kitchen garden and loads of open greenspace.

17/10/2026

Who says the museum is not spooky enough for the season? 👻👻
We have things that are millions of years old, spooky, and randomly funny!

What do you think you may find in the museum that's spooky? Bones? Skulls?

Let's have a look at the skull here, a badger skull! The furry woodland animal with a black and white stripy face and big claws. They live in holts, a unique tunnel system that badgers build themselves. Recent evidence suggests that early man may have eaten badgers as part of their diet.
Well, no wonder they needed the tunnels.

Come to the museum and see if you can spot something spookier than this! 🎃

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14/10/2026

Let’s get set up for Nelson’s Cub Club! 🦁🦁

How would the room be prepared for toddlers and their families?

We now also have a Relaxed session for those who prefer a quieter space with Nelson. Book your free tickets online to be a part of our club!

13/10/2026

Craving some fun during half term? 😆😆 Why not take a break from the screen and enjoy some family fun!

Get hands-on with hardware hacking as we transform old technology into strange and wonderful noise-making machines. Build, tinker and play with creations made from recycled electronics, and invent your own noisy toys along the way!
No apps. No screens. No smart technology. Just wires, magnets, electricity, creativity, and plenty of fun.

🗓️ TUESDAY 27th OCTOBER
🕧 10AM - 12PM and 1PM - 3PM
📍 Clifton Park Museum

Image credit: Abbie Rose
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10/10/2026

We invited you to share your stuff and stories related to Rotherham’s industrial history...

This is Gloria Harper, a previous employee at Guest and Chrimes, who shares with us about her experience.

Like our current Collecting Rotherham exhibition, our Stuff and Stories programme has been inviting people with connections or information about our collections to share their stories with us.

Do you recognise any objects in the video, or have a story to tell about Rotherham's industrial past?

The Stuff and Stories project captured 5 other industrial tales - visit Clifton Park Museum to see them on display in the Walker kitchen!

Many thanks to Gloria Harper.
Videography -

[Visual description]
Video features introductory frames signalling the session 'Stuff and Stories'' took place at Clifton Park Museum. A shot pans across the front entrance to Clifton Park Museum. Then shows staff setting up museum objects related to Rotherham industry in the Archive Searchroom at Clifton Park Museum, on a big wide table. A woman tells her story, she has blond hair and a white and red top, against a backdrop of shelves filled with books. Camera shots show images of the Guest and Chrimes works the interviewee is describing. Images show big heavy machinery.

09/10/2026

We've been asking visitors to our Collecting Rotherham exhibition to vote on what we should collect next.

🌟 So far 1683 people have voted for objects that are Exciting 🌟

What do you think makes an object exciting?

07/10/2026

Nelson’s Cub Club! A playful dream at Clifton Park Museum!

Video description: A jumpy point-of-view shot follows the path of the ladybug cushions until baby Nelson is found.

06/10/2026

🍂🦁Nelson’s Cub Club in October🦁🍂

Are you looking for exciting, engaging and educational activities for your babies and toddlers this autumn? During October we will be doing lots of fun things in our dedicated under 5s programme Nelson’s Cub Club at Clifton Park Museum! Here are some dates for your diary:

🐝Wednesday 7th October – Buzz!
🏗️Wednesday 14th October – Build! (Relaxed session)
🎨Wednesday 21st October – Doodle!

Nelson’s Cub Club is part of our family learning programme here at the museum and is aimed at families with children aged five and under. It is always free and includes a small drink and snack per child. Tickets are always free and available on our ticketsource site (see link below or check out the linktree in our bio).

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: If you can’t attend, please refund your ticket via the website 'manage my bookings' tab or contact the museum so someone on the waiting list can join.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/culture-sport-and-tourism-service-regeneration-and-environment

Image credit - James Mulkeen

[Image Description]: The image shows a child leaning over a circular shiny metal tray. They have litter pickers in one hand and a wicker cushion in the other. The are looking into the tray which has different items of recycling inside. The child is wearing a blue hoody and jeans.

02/10/2026

What a lovely, lively day at the Waterloo Kiln! 🥰🥰

Last Saturday, 26 September, we joined forces with FLUX and our community groups to bring the Waterloo Kiln to life! Thank you to everyone who took part in the performances, workshops and festivities. The kiln has never felt so alive since its closure.

Thanks to its unique structure, the music and laughter still seem to echo through the kiln. Although autumn and winter have quietly arrived, the kiln lives on through the wonderful memories we created together that day.

Meanwhile, Clifton Park Museum continues to welcome visitors through its doors, ready to fill everyone with curiosity, stories and inspiration.

Please stay tuned to our social channels for more events and programmes coming this winter.

Image credit: Sam McQueen
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01/10/2026

Happy International Coffee Day!
A huge thank you to all of our Walker Baristas for crafting such gorgeous coffee.
They are ready and waiting to make you the perfect cup!

30/09/2026

Great opportunity - Designer Wanted! 📣📣

Rotherham Museums, Arts & Heritage and Flux Rotherham are seeking a designer, illustrator, or digital artist to develop a distinctive visual identity for the 'Palladiums of the North' project.

We are looking for a creative response rooted in Rotherham's social club heritage, reflecting the unique atmosphere, aesthetics, and cultural significance of the borough's working men's clubs and community venues.

The successful designer will create a visual identity that can be used consistently across exhibitions, interpretation, marketing materials, digital platforms and community engagement activities throughout the life of the project.

Deadline - 16th October

Apply through the link here:
https://fluxrotherham.org.uk/design-commission-potn/

Address

Clifton Lane
Rotherham
S652AA

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441709336633

Website

https://www.rotherhammuseums.co.uk/

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