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Clifton Park Museum
aka Rotherham Museum

Clifton Park Museum is housed in Clifton House in Clifton Park, about ½ mile from the town centre. It is often called Rotherham Museum since it contain a wealth of detail about the town and borough of Rotherham. It was closed between Christmas 2002 and 29 January 2005 for a massive refurbishment programme. Since re-opening it has won awards from the awards fraternity and, more importantly, commendations from the non-paying public.

Exhibits

• The Geology, Archaeology and History of Rotherham with storyboards, interactive displays and yes - museum exhibits.
• Lions' Den with Nelson the Rotherham Lion - Children's' Play area.
• The Library containing some of the miscellaneous articles donated to the museum over the years.
• The Dining Room set out with a dinner with the Walker Family.
• The Drawing Room contains more information about the Walker Family and their importance in the development of Rotherham.
• The Kitchen with restored stove and display of kitchenalia.
• Two Rockingham Galleries.
• A resources room for archive and local studies.
• Galleries looking at the history and development of Rotherham up to the 20th century.

Facilities

• Full disabled access including a lift.
• Wheelchair loan.
• Induction loops in reception areas.
• The Granary café with terrace overlooking the garden open in summer. Café reopened January 2008. Called in here Sunday 25 April 2010 and ordered a tea and a scone. When the tea came she had put two cups on the tray and possibly a pot for two. I returned the extra cups back, paid, drank my tea, ate my scone and went home. Checking my change I then found that she had charged me for the two cups of tea I did not order. I know I was silly and should have checked my change whilst I was there but really, I did not expect to be fleeced in a place like this. Shows you just how wrong you can be.
• Gift shop with craft display by local craftspeople.
• Toilets and Baby changing.
• Meeting Room.
• Museum available for hire for your special event.
• Conference facilities and meeting rooms.
• Convenient car parking: charges from summer 2007. The free parking in Rotherham on Sundays and on Saturdays from 17 April 2010 does NOT apply to the car parks in Clifton Park.

Museum Events

Clifton Park Museum holds a wide variety of events from talks, family fun days, museum trails, workshops and cooking with the Kitchen Rangers. Try the website at www.rotherham.gov.uk - museum events. This was working March 2010.

Projects run by Clifton Park Museum

• School Loans Collection - the Museum lends artefacts as project material to local schools.
• Rotherham Voices - A project to record the various histories of Rotherhamites.
• The keeping of records about present times for future generations.

Information

Opening hours Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm, Friday Closed, Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 1.30 - 4.30pm. Free entry.

More Pages

For more information about the Park visit onsite at Recreation in Rotherham >> Parks >> Urban Parks >> Clifton Park.

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