list of museums in north yorkshire
Table:
Name

Image

Town/City

Region

Type

Summary

Aldborough Roman Site

Aldborough
Harrogate
Archaeology
Operated by English Heritage, excavated Roman fort and artifacts

Bar Convent

York
York
Religious
17th century Roman Catholic convent that was established and operated in secret, museum of its history

Barley Hall

York
York
Historic house
Excavated and reconstructed medieval house

Beck Isle Museum

Pickering
Ryedale
History
Period shops displays, Victorian-era pub and parlour, historic costume gallery

Bedale Museum

Bedale
Hambleton
Local
website, local history, household and agriculture tools and items

Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough
Hambleton
Historic house
Operated by the National Trust, late Georgian mansion with baroque interior, walled garden, home to over 100 portraits on loan from the National Portrait Gallery

Bolton Castle

Castle Bolton
Richmondshire
Historic house
Medieval fortress where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1569 after her defeat at the Battle of Langside

Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre

Staithes
Scarborough
Biographical
website, memorabilia and antiquities related to Captain James Cook, local history, fishing and mining

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Marton
Middlesbrough
Biographical
History and memorabilia of explorer James Cook

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

Whitby
Scarborough
Historic house
17th-century house where the young James Cook lodged as apprentice, period rooms, exhibits on Cook, his voyages and their impact

Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum

Great Ayton
Hambleton
Education
website, reconstructed early 18th century schoolroom, exhibits about James Cook's early life and education, and his later achievements

Castle Howard

Castle Howard
York
Historic house
Early 18th century stately home with 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of gardens and landscapes, collections of paintings, antiquities, bronzes, furniture and tapestries

Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum

Skinningrove
Redcar and Cleveland
Mining
website, also known as the Tom Leonard Mining Museum, ironstone mining, mine tours, skills, customs and life of the miners

Courthouse Museum

Ripon
Harrogate
Law enforcement
website, 19th century period courthouse, part of the "Yorkshire Law and Order Museums"

Craven Museum & Gallery

Skipton
Craven
Multiple
website, local social history, archaeology, geology, art

Dales Countryside Museum

Hawes
Hambleton
Local
Local history of the Yorkshire Dales, including school days, home life, leisure time, religion, transport, communication and tourism, farming, local crafts and industries

DIG: an archaeological adventure

York
York
Archaeology
Discovery centre about the science of archaeology and area excavations

Dorman Museum

Linthorpe
Middlesbrough
Multiple
Natural history, local and social history, pottery and decorative arts, Ancient Egyptian and Roman artefacts, ethnographic artifacts, water science

Duncombe Park

Helmsley
Ryedale
Historic house
Reconstructed 18th-century country house with collection of English and Continental furniture, gardens, parkland

Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum

Malton
Ryedale
Military
Former prisoner of war camp in World War II, themed barracks displays about the war

Fairfax House

York
York
Historic house
Georgian townhouse with restored 18th century interior

Filey Museum

Filey
Scarborough
Local
website, local history, culture, fishing, farming, period craft and room displays

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

Aldfield
Harrogate
Multiple
Operated by the National Trust, include the ruins of the 12th century Cistercian monastery, Fountain Hall, Studley Royal Park, 12th-century Cistercian cornmill, water garden

Grassington Folk Museum

Skipton
Craven
History
website, local history, lead mining, minerals, tools, farming, period costumes, Yorkshire Dales Railway, household items

Green Howards Regimental Museum

Richmond
Richmondshire
Military
History and memorabilia of the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)

Guisborough Museum

Guisborough
Redcar and Cleveland
Local
website, local social, agricultural and commercial history

Holgate Windmill

Holgate
York
Mill
Late 18th-century tower windmill under restoration

Hovingham Hall

Hovingham
Ryedale
Historic house
18th century Palladian-style country house, childhood home of Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Jorvik Viking Centre

York
York
Archaeology
Preserved remains of the Viking city of Jórvík, reconstructed 10th century settlement with living history enactors

Kiplin Hall

Scorton
Richmondshire
Historic house
17th century Jacobean house, exhibit on George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore and family

Kirkleatham Museum

Kirkleatham
Redcar and Cleveland
Multiple
website, local history, art including works by the Staithes group, toys, mining, culture

Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough
Harrogate
History
Ruins of medieval fortress, Courthouse Museum of local history, royal residents, medieval life exhibit, Tudor courtroom

Kohima Museum

Fulford
York
Military
website, history of the 1944 Battle of Kohima in India and the British and Indian soldiers who fought there

Malton Museum

Malton
Ryedale
Archaeology
website, local Roman-era artifacts, reconstructed village home and artifacts from Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village

Mansion House

York
York
Historic house
Early Georgian townhouse, official home of the Lord Mayor of York

Markenfield Hall

Ripon
Harrogate
Historic house
14th century medieval country house

Mercer Art Gallery

Harrogate
Harrogate
Art
website

Merchant Adventurers' Hall

York
York
History
Medieval guild hall, almshouse and chapel with art, furniture and furnishings from different periods

Micklegate Bar Museum

York
York
Historic house
website, located in the Micklegate Bar, city gate and house, exhibits on city's history, famous battles, uprisings and revolutions

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Art
Contemporary art gallery

Moulton Hall

Moulton
Richmondshire
Historic house
Operated by the National Trust, 17th-century manor house, open by advance arrangement

Museum of Victorian Science

Glaisdale
Scarborough
Science
website, early scientific equipment and electrical instruments, open by appointment

National Railway Museum

York
York
Railway
History of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society, locomotives, rolling stock, equipment, artifacts and memorabilia

Newby Hall

Ripon
Harrogate
Historic house
Late 17th-century house with interior by Robert Adam, gardens

Newham Grange Leisure Farm

Coulby Newham
Middlesbrough
Agriculture
Farm park and rare breed conservation centre, reconstructions of a 19th-century veterinary surgery and an early 20th-century agricultural merchants shop, history of farming since the 17th century

Nidderdale Museum

Pateley Bridge
Harrogate
History
Rural life, period rooms and trades, costumes, agriculture tools and equipment, local industries and transport vehicles

North Yorkshire Motor Museum

Thornton-le-Dale
Ryedale
Transportation
website, commercial vehicles, automobiles, motorbikes, memorabilia

Nunnington Hall

Nunnington
Ryedale
Historic house
Operated by the National Trust, country house with 17th and 18th century period rooms, art and photography exhibits

Ormesby Hall

Ormesby
Redcar and Cleveland
Historic house
Operated by the National Trust, 18th-century mansion house with Victorian kitchen and laundry, gardens, weekend living history enactors

Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum

York
York
Military
History and artifacts of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire; located in the same building as the Royal Dragoon Guards Museum

Prison & Police Museum

Ripon
Harrogate
Prison
website, 19th century prison and later police station, includes prison cells, pillory, stocks, whipping post, police box, history of policing, uniforms, insignia, part of the "Yorkshire Law and Order Museums"

Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry Museum

York
York
Military
information, history and artifacts of the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry, open by appointment

Quilt Museum and Gallery

York
York
Art
History of British quilt making and textile arts

Richard III Museum

York
York
Prison
Located in the Monk Bar, historic prison with exhibits of Richard III, last king of the Plantagenet dynasty

Richmondshire Museum

Richmond
Richmondshire
Local
Local history, transportation, lead mining, period chemist's shop, grocer's shop and post office, set from the All Creatures Great and Small TV series

Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingdales Museum

Robin Hood's Bay
Scarborough
Local
website, local history, smuggling, fishing, shipping

Royal Dragoon Guards Museum

York
York
Military
History and artifacts of the regiment

Royal Pump Room Museum

Harrogate
Harrogate
Local
website, local history, culture, artifacts from Ancient Egypt, sulphur well, spa town heritage, Victorian home life

RNLI Whitby Museum

Whitby
Scarborough
Maritime
website, lifesaving history and artifacts, a lifeboat, models, paintings, medals, photographs, lifeboat kit, items from famous rescues, famous coxswains Henry Freeman and Tom Langlands

RNLI Zetland Museum

Redcar
Redcar and Cleveland
Maritime
website, website, lifesaving and the Zetland Lifeboat, replica fishermens cottage, local maritime history

Rotunda Museum

Scarborough
Scarborough
Natural history
Jurassic fossils and minerals, geology

Ryedale Folk Museum

Hutton-le-Hole
Ryedale
Open air
website, historic buildings from different eras, trades and types, art gallery

Scampston Hall

Scampston
Ryedale
Historic house
1690 country house, remodeled in the late 1700s, decorated in 1860 and 1910, collection of paintings, porcelain and furniture, known for contemporary walled garden

Scarborough Art Gallery

Scarborough
Scarborough
Art
website

Scarborough Fair Collection

Scarborough
Lebberston
Amusement
Mechanical organs, steam engines, fairground rides, vintage cars, miniature vehicles and model railways

Skipton Castle

Skipton
Craven
Historic house
Medieval fortress castle with six drum towers

Sutton Park

Sutton-on-the-Forest
Hambleton
Historic house
18th century Georgian country house

Swaledale Museum

Reeth
Richmondshire
Local
Local history, geology, lead mining, trades, farming, culture

Thirsk Museum

Thirsk
Hambleton
Local
website, local history, culture, 19th century period cottage kitchen, Victorian bedroom, early 20th century period sitting room, period shop displays, archaeology, cricketing memorabilia

Treasurer's House

York
York
Historic house
Operated by the National Trust, reflects different periods from the Roman to Edwardian eras, collection of antique furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings from a 300-year period

Whitby Abbey

Whitby
Scarborough
Religious
Operated by English Heritage, remains and artifacts of the Benedictine abbey

Whitby Museum

Whitby
Scarborough
Multiple
Local history, social history, Pannett Art Gallery, costumes, Whitby jet, Captain James Cook and HM Bark Endeavour, whaling industry, natural history, jewellery,

Winkies Castle Folk Museum

Marske-by-the-Sea
Redcar and Cleveland
Local
Local history, culture

Workhouse Museum

Ripon
Harrogate
History
website, 19th century workhouse, part of the "Yorkshire Law and Order Museums"

World of James Herriot

Thirsk
Hambleton
Biographical
Life and works of veterinarian and author James Herriot, 1940s period house with veterinary science exhibits

York Art Gallery

York
York
Art
Collection includes paintings from 14th century to contemporary, and 20th century ceramics

York Castle Museum

York
York
History
Recreated Victorian street with shops, period rooms including a Victorian parlour and Jacobean dining room, displays of every day life, 1960s memorabilia, wartime experience in World War II, York Castle Prison

York Cold War Bunker

Holgate
York
Military
Secret Cold War bunker to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout in the event of nuclear war

York Minster

York
York
Religious
Cathedral, tower, stained glass window conservation centre, exhibits of art and history of the cathedral

Yorkshire Air Museum

Elvington
York
Aviation
Historic aircraft, history of RAF Elvington, military vehicles, exhibits on air gunners, RAF Bomber Command

Yorkshire Museum

York
York
Multiple
Natural history, geology, archaeology and astronomy

Yorkshire Museum of Farming

Murton
York
Agriculture
Agriculture equipment, rural life, changes in farming, small section of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, live animals

Zetland Museum

Redcar
Redcar and Cleveland
Maritime
website, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, houses the Zetland lifeboat, exhibits about lifesaving rescues

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