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York Castle Museum is one of Britain's leading museums of everyday life. York Castle Museum shows how people used to live by displaying thousands of household objects and by recreating rooms, shops, streets - and even prison cells. York Castle...
Come and explore the breathtaking, state-of-the-art building with panoramic views of this huge wetland... A brilliant café - just follow your nose for freshly-brewed coffee, gooey cakes and mouthwatering meals... A great shop where you'll be...
Wharram Percy Deserted Medieval Village asre the most famous and intensively studied of Britain's 3,000 or so deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy occupies a remote but attractive site in a beautiful Wolds valley. Above the substantial ruins ...
Heugh Battery Museum encourages people to understand war and conflict and the impact it has both on those at the Front but also those who are left behind at home. The venue is divided across three levels with the underground magazines, the parade gro...
The Woodland Centre can be found at the end of the Valley Gardens and acts as a link through to Rifts Wood. The ranger, responsible for the Valley, is based at the Woodland Centre in which the story of the valley is told through leaflets, displays, e...
The remains of 1,000 year old houses are revealed beneath your feet, objects taken from the excavations are explored and Viking-age timbers are brought before your eyes. New audio and video displays help you to investigate all of the information gath...
From the creators of JORVIK Viking Centre, Micklegate Bar Museum is situated on the route of York's famous walls, which have stood sentinel to the city for over 800 years. Visit the ancient gateway to explore the pageantry and barbaric history that h...
Housed within 3 huge halls you can discover all about trains in the National Railway Museum. Their are daily demonstartions, talks and a miniature railway rides as well as a childrens play area to ensure a great family day out....
Set in over 100 acres of magnificent parkland, Preston Hall was built in 1825. The museum provides an opportunity to explore domestic life of the past with the many recreated period rooms ranging from an 1880s parlour to a 1960s bedsit....
The Museum presently has on display over a thousand objects which represent some facet of Guisborough's social history. Displays are changed each year so that different themes can be showcased....
If you like maritime history and ships then The museum of Hartlepool is right up your street. here you can grapple with the press gang at the Napoleonic seaport attraction, join Nelson in Trafalgar or live the legacy of Captain Cook or Hartlepool's ...
The Captain Cook Birth Place Museum opened on the 28th October 1978 - the 250th anniversary of Cook's birth. It is housed in a purpose-built building close to the granite urn marking the site of Cook's birthplace cottage in Stewart Park, Marton, Midd...
The Schoolroom Museum in
Great Ayton is housed in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner. It was here, between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education....
The museum offers a great range of eight themed display galleries, full disabled access throughout and additional facilities such as cafe, on- site collection stores, resources room and education suite.
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Kirkleatham Museum is the local history museum for the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland. It was opened on 5th October 1981, after the rationalisation of the Museums Service. The Service was originally based at the Chapel Beck Gallery, Guisborough and th...
The museum houses the Zetland, the oldest extant lifeboat. Built by Henry Greathead as The Original in 1802, the Zetland was a clinker-built, double-ended rowing boat requiring a crew of 13-20 to power her. Crewed by the fishermen and local pilots of...
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Experience Deepdale. This nationally accredited museum offers visitors an exciting and authentic underground experience with a guided tour lasting around 80 minutes.
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The museum which is housed in Bedale Hall, was founded in 1959. With many items originating from local donations, it has grown to become a collection of 'bygones' which now includes tools, lamps, record books, accounts, flat irons and wartime memorab...
The museum is instantly recognisable by its whitewashed stone front elevation and an observant eye will see an original plaque dated 1696 with the words 'The fear of God be in you'. When you pay us a visit you will discover that there is much more ...
shows how ordinary people lived, in imaginative and realistic settings. There are sections devoted to Agriculture, Industries, Religion, Transport and Costume. The corridors are lined with photographs of local interest.
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Visit the strongest sulphur wells in Europe, where over 15,000 people used to come every summer. Don't forget to taste the water for yourself, it's an unforgettable experience!
You can also discover Harrogate's connection to Russian royalty and ...
This fascinating museum, managed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, tells the story of the people and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales past and present, and stimulates vistors to think about its future. Displays interpret the development...
A stronghold of Medieval Kings, Knaresborough Castle still stands towering over the River Nidd. A visit to the site includes a tour to discover what Royalty got up to in the King's Tower, get a glimpse of the dungeon and walk through the underground ...
A visit to our unique Museum at EDEN CAMP will transport you back in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds, even the smells of those dangerous years. This is no ordinary Museum - Not another Military Museum - Not a glass...
Malton Museum is Ryedale's premier archaeological museum. It is home to a fascinating and imaginatively displayed collection of Roman artefacts discovered locally. In addition, the museum currently hosts a superb exhibition showcasing the work carrie...
The Beck Isle Museum is housed in a handsome Regency residence near the centre of Pickering, adjacent to the Pickering Beck, a stream that flows under a four arched road bridge. One arch of this bridge (originally much narrower) is reputedly of media...
Welcome to the Ryedale Folk Museum's website. Hopefully you'll find everything you need to plan a visit, or to reflect upon your time with us. We have special events planned throughout the year, but wonderful things crop up all the time, so take a lo...
The Green Howards' Museum is situated in Richmond in North Yorkshire, at the heart of the Regiment's recruiting area. The Museum tells the story of the illustrious Green Howards Regiment from its very beginnings to the present day. Artefacts and ph...
Your visit begins in a reconstructed cruck house, with a collection of domestic bygones. The Leadmining Gallery details the industry which flourished in Swaledale until the end of the 19th century. The Transport Gallery , with its model of Richmond S...
Housed in the Methodist Day School built in 1836 the lively displays and hands-on exhibits explain the development of the area from its geological foundations, via early human occupation in the Iron Age, to the growth and decline of lead mining betwe...
The museum is housed in the former Quarter Sessions Courthouse built in 1830 to replace its mediaeval predecessor and the interior of the courtroom has not changed much since then. After Quarter Sessions ceased in 1953 the court continued as a Magist...
The museum is housed in a building which formed part of the former House of Correction and Liberty Gaol and which is now an integral part of the overall attraction of the museum. The building's origins go back to the late 17th Century but the part no...
'Hush-a-bye baby, on a tree top. When you grow old, your wages will stop. When you have spent the little you made. First to the poorhouse and then to the grave.'
This rhyme tells the story of many a working man's life in the 19th Century. The rath...
Breighton Airfield, a former Second World War heavy bomber base and cold-war nuclear missile launch site, is now home to the classic aircraft collection of the Real Aeroplane Company and the Real Aeroplane Club, an active flying club whose members ow...
Located in Skipton Town Hall, Craven Museum & Gallery has impressive displays of Social History, Archaeology, Geology and Art. The exhibition gallery on the ground floor shows a changing programme of exhibitions related to heritage and the arts.
Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum is completely managed and staffed by volunteers. The museum opens daily from April 1st to October 31st between 2.00 and 4.30pm and only at weekends during the winter period. Volunteers are only asked to do one session e...
Thirsk Museum was established in 1975 with the aim of preserving objects that were disappearing from everyday use, but which told something of the history and customs of past generations who had lived and worked in Thirsk and the surrounding district...
The Museum is in the 17th century house on Whitby's harbour where the young James Cook lodged when an apprentice. It was here he trained as a seaman leading to his epic voyages of discovery. A world class collection of ship models, original paint...
A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Railway Tubes,Bouquet Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and much more. Crackling spark, electric flame laden demonstrations. Showing what the education of th...
Built in 1895, the double boathouse was used by the RNLI until 1957 when it was re-established as a museum. The museum has grown to contain an abundance of lifeboat material including models, paintings, medals, photographs, lifeboat kit and items fro...
Whitby Museum was started by local gentlemen in 1823 to preserve the fossils and other interesting artefacts existing in the area. It is owned by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society and run entirely by volunteers from among the society's member...
Experience the tremendous atmosphere of the award-winning Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial whilst admiring fascinating displays, such as the superb new Bomber Command exhibition, restored Control Tower, Air Gunners Room, Archives & U...
The Bar Convent is the oldest living convent in England. It was established as a school for Catholic girls in 1686 on the current site and the surviving Grade 1 listed Georgian building, which dates back to the 1760's, now offers a variety of award w...
These delightful Gardens, close to the centre of Pocklington (a thriving market town in the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England), are home to a National Collection of Hardy Water Lilies - the biggest such collection to be found in a natur...
The museum contains the collections of both the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
Both regiments can trace their ancestry back to 1685, as the cavalry was formed by the amalgamation of four of the senior cav...
Perhaps one of York's best kept secrets is this fascinating Museum situated in York's tallest and most impressive Medieval Gatehouse, based in the Monk Bar. It is said King Richard added its top storey himself in 1484. Your stay in historic York woul...
The Yorkshire Museum is home to some of Britain's finest archaeological treasures and the history of England until 1550 can be traced through its galleries.
It also specialises in geology and biology and its rocks, fossils, animal and plant materi...
The Museum holds a fantastic regional agricultural collection. Displays show a detailed look at how agriculture has shaped and influenced both society and the landscape. The collection includes many thousands of objects, photographs and archival mate...
For centuries Richmond has been a centre of fashion and the arts, as well as home to several of Britain's monarchs. The Museum celebrates the rich heritage of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew and, through the exhibition and education programmes, all ...
18th-century mansion with National Portrait Gallery paintings and walled garden. York's 'country house and garden', this grand Georgian mansion with an impressive baroque interior exhibits over 100 18th-century portraits in partnership with the Natio...
17th-century farmhouse in beautiful Coverdale. This remote stone-built house has some fine original features including fireplaces and panelling. The main hall, sitting room and oak staircase are on show to visitors.
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Moorland nature reserve. The Bridestones and Crosscliff Estate covers an area of 488ha (1,205 acres) and is a during the Jurassic period -- is a SSSI and nature reserve with typical moorland vegetation, including three species of heather....
Dramatic moorland rock formations. At a height of nearly 300m, Brimham Rocks enjoy spectacular views over the surrounding countryside. Set within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this fascinating moorland is filled with strange and ...
Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden and medieval deer park. One of the most remarkable places in Europe, this World Heritage Site comprises the spectacular ruin of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey and monastic watermill, an Elizabethan mansion (tw...
Formal & informal gardens with a variety of features. Former home of Noel Goddard Terry of the famous York chocolate-making firm, the house (in use as the Yorkshire office of the NT and not open to the public) was designed in 1927 by Walter Brierley....
High moorland landscape with dramatic limestone features. This outstanding area of upland limestone country consists of 6 farms, some with flower-rich hay meadows, limestone pavements and a National Nature Reserve around Malham Tarn, where there is a...
17th-century manor house. This compact stone manor house dates from 1650. It has a very fine carved wood staircase.
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Ruin of a 14th-century Carthusian priory. This is England's most important Carthusian ruin. The individual cells reflect the hermit-like isolation of the monks; a reconstruction enables visitors to see the austere and simple furnishings. There is a s...
Picturesque Yorkshire manor house with organic garden. The sheltered walled garden on the bank of the River Rye, with its delightful mixed borders, orchards of traditional fruit varieties and spring-flowering meadows, complements this mellow 17th-cen...
Mid 18th-century Palladian mansion. Ormesby Hall is an intimate home lived in by the Pennyman family for over 300 years, with fine plasterwork, carved wood decoration and fascinating portraits. The Victorian laundry and kitchen with scullery and game...
One of Yorkshire's finest 18th-century landscape gardens. The half mile-long grass terrace and adjoining woodland offer vistas over Rievaulx Abbey (English Heritage) to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hills. There is an abundance of wild flowers in spring....
Distinctive and iconic landmark with fine views across North Yorkshire and Cleveland At just 1,049 feet (320 m) high, Roseberry Topping may not be the biggest hill you'll ever see, but it will certainly be one of the most distinctive. Its shape, c...
Elegant town house dating from medieval times. Originally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to ...
Area of classic Yorkshire Dales countryside. Amongst these 2,470ha (6,100 acres) of the Upper Wharfe valley north of Kettlewell, the Trust owns 9 farms and the hamlets of Yockenthwaite and Cray. The landscape incorporates dry-stone walls and barns, i...
Varied coastal area with natural history and industrial archaeology interest. This group of coastal properties extends over 40ml from Saltburn in the north to Filey in the south, centred around Robin Hood's Bay. The Cleveland Way National Trail follo...
Byland was one of the great Yorkshire Cistercian abbeys, housing at its zenith well over 200 monks and lay brothers. Much of its huge cathedral-sized church survives, including the whole north side and the greater part of the 13th-century west front....
Let us take you on a fascinating journey from the coastline to the depths of the ocean. Discover a magical underwater world filled with a dazzling array of amazing creatures. Every step will reveal something new, from a face to face encounter with sh...
SkyBlueRed Studio is an not-for-profit tea room and gallery / art space where you can enjoy a hand blended tea in vintage china, eat home-made cakes and lunches, paint a pot, take up an art session or buy unique high quality contemporary art and craf...
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