Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York– Open daily 10am – 5pm. Entry fees apply (children 16 and under go free with a paying adult)
Details
Accessibility:
The closest car park is at Marygate and includes blue badge parking spaces. There is ramped access into the museum. The Museum is mainly wheelchair accessible except for the reading room and historic library on the first floor which are not accessible to wheelchairs There is a lift that serves all floors of the museum. There are public toilets including wheelchair accessible and baby changing facilities. A hearing induction loop system is in place. The gardens have several tarmac paths which are situated on easy or moderate slopes.
Please note that at busy times there may be a delay in using the lift, as only one wheelchair user is allowed on the first floor at one time due to fire regulations.
Brief Description:
The Yorkshire Museum was originally opened in 1830 and then reopened following refurbishment in August 2010 it is located within the Museum Gardens which houses the medieval ruins of St Mary’s Abbey. It has five galleries exhibiting rare animals, birds and fossils along with archaeological displays. Here you can discover all about Roman York, and also what York was like before the Roman invasion of AD71.
Further Information
Address:
Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York YO1 7FR
Email:
Phone:
01904 687687
Website:
https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/
Opening Hours, Entry fees apply (children 16 and under go free with a paying adult). :
Open daily 10am – 5pm. Closed 25th and 26th December and 1st January.
Directions:
From Fulford via A19. Head north on Fulfordgate towards Heslington Lane. Turn left onto Heslington Lane. Turn right onto Main Street/A19. Continue onto Fishergate. Continue straight onto Fishergate/A1036. Slight right onto Tower Street. Turn right onto Tower Street/A1036. Slight left onto Tower Street/B1227. Continue onto Clifford Street. Continue onto Low Ousegate/B1227. Turn right onto George Hudson Street. Continue onto Rougier Street/B1227. Turn left onto Station Road/A1036. Keep right to continue onto Station Rise/A1036. Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Station Avenue/A1036. Slight left to stay on Station Avenue/A1036.
From Rawcliffe via A19. Head south-west on Staindale Close towards Troutsdale Avenue. Turn right onto Troutsdale Avenue. Turn left onto Howard Drive. Turn left onto Shipton Road/A19 and continue to follow for 2 miles. Continue onto St Leonard’s Place/A1036. Turn right onto Museum Street/A1036.
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Transport:
The closest railway station is at York approximately 630 yards away. Buses operate in and around the local area. For more travel information go to http://www.traveline.info or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
York has a wealth of attractions including museums, churches, hotels, bed-and-breakfast accommodation, bars and restaurants, with grocery stores and shopping centres.
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
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