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Cusworth Hall Museum Opening Hours:
Admission is free

Monday - Wednesday 10am - 4.30pm

Closed Thursday & Friday

Saturday & Sunday - 10.30am - 4.15pm



Further visitor information including fees and charges are available at Doncaster Council

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Visitor Information

 

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Doncaster Council host a number of events and activities at Cusworth Hall & Park details available Here​

Events & Activities

​​Cusworth Hall and The Friends of Cusworth Park run frequent events and activities walks and courses, many of which are free of charge. Some are for members only, others are open to everyone. For more details please contact us on 01302 782342​

Cusworth Tea Room

Visitors can enjoy real country fare in Cusworth's Tea Room, (located in the old stables) amidst plenty of old world charm and character. Delicious home-baked cakes and pastries are available, as well as a range of snacks, specials and ice cream. The Tea Room is open daily from 10am - 4pm.

 

Birthday party? Wedding anniversary? Whatever the occasion you could have a tea party through the day or a nice bistro meal at night at Butler's Tea Room & Bistro, please Call 01302 390959 and ask for Lynn or Carl for more details Or visit the Tea Room's website

 

​Tours & Group Visits

Cusworth hall & Park offers exciting Group Booking Packages for group visits. These Packages are bespoke and tailored to your requirements to make your day as enjoyable and informative as possible and to help you get the most out of your Cusworth experience.

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Your Group can relax and dine meaning that you avoid queues in our public cafe during busy periods. In addition to this,  our museum curator and head gardener   to tell you the  history and development of Cusworth Hall & Park.

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Coach parking available within the car park. Group organisers should notify the Hall of any intended visits contact 01302 782342



 

Educational Activities

Doncaster Museums' Education Service offers a range of learning sessions from the Romans to Remembrance Day, and from the Victorians to Mini-Beasts, to schools and educational establishments at its two sites, Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and Cusworth Hall Museum and Park. 

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Specialist and experienced Education Officers deliver learning workshops to schools across a broad range of  topics as well as out-of-school-hours activities for families and local communities.

Educational study areas are available for school parties. Call 01302 782342 for further details or select link

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By Car

Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park is located 2 miles north of Doncaster, off the A638 Doncaster to Wakefield Road. It is signposted from the A1 and A638. (please note Sat Nav for DN57TU may take you to Cusworth Village, the main car park is accessed off Back Lane).

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​Public Transport
Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park to and from Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange: 42 or 219 to Cusworth, then approximately a 10-15 minute walk. Use the Journey Planner area of the Travel South Yorkshire website or contact Travel South Yorkshire on 01709 515151 for full details of all bus services.

 

Access

The museum has full disabled access throughout with a lift to the first floor and disabled toilet. Level access available to the hall and much of the park. There is an induction loop system in reception, disabled parking and drop off is available outside the Hall.

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Cusworth Hall Museum & Park

Cusworth Hall

Cusworth Hall, a grade I listed country house was built between 1740-1744 for local land owner William Wrightson by George Platt a local mason/architect. The house was altered and expanded by James Paine (architect of Doncaster Mansion House) between 1749-1752 by the addition of the chapel and library. Some of the best craftsmen and artist of the day were invited in decorating and furnishing the house. The last owner died in 1952 and the house eventually opened as a museum in 1967.

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Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park re-opened to the public in May 2007, after several years of extensive restoration work. The Hall and its surrounding parkland have been transformed, with entire sections of the interior previously in a poor state of repair has been given a new lease of life. Stunning ceiling paintings in the Italianate Chapel have been revealed and restored, after being hidden under layers of paint for 50 years. The Great Kitchen, Bake House, Still Room and Laundry have also been restored giving a glimpse of what life was like 'below stairs'.

Cuswort​h Park

In 2002 the park and house received a major funding award from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). It was in poor condition and desperately needed to be restored before the historic landscape was completely lost. After careful consideration the date of restoration was set to 1909 to reflect the house. The 18th century features could be still seen, but the landscaping was practical for its use as a public park.

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The work in the park aimed to conserve and restore the historic features of the 18th century landscape, and yet make it more accessible for today’s visitors. This included restoring ‘ye greate river’ which involved major civil engineering on the reconstruction of the middle lake. The lakes are a rich habitat for many species including, watervoles, kingfishers and green flowered heleborine orchids.

Museum

Visitors to Cusworth are certain to appreciate the rich variety of objects in the museum which tell the story of life in the Doncaster area.  The history of the hall and family are fully interpreted.

The museum collections are extensive and have been mostly donated by local people. The collections contain around 36000 objects as well as printed ephemera and around 10,000 photographs and glass plate negatives.

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The collections cover every aspect of life from birth to death. Collections are particularly strong in costume and accessories, toys and games, kitchen equipment, photographs, household equipment, agricultural and mining hand tools and working life.

Space only permits a relatively small number of items to be displayed at any one time. Work is also going on behind the scenes to improve storage and the documentation of collections to make them more accessible. Over the next few years, the museum intends to make its collections more available through changing exhibitions

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