Museums & Galleries · Yorkshire
Thirsk Museum
📍 YO7 1PQ
Photo: Martin Dawes (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- House where Thomas Lord, founder of Lord's Cricket Ground, was born
- Exhibits on local life, industry and farming equipment
- See the bones of the Saxon Giant
- Hear the legend of the Busby Stoop Chair
- Guided tours available for groups and schools
Thirsk Museum occupies the house where Thomas Lord, founder of Lord's Cricket Ground, was born in 1755, and is packed with local history: displays cover local life and industry, cricketing memorabilia, farming equipment, furniture, costumes and toys, alongside the bones of a Saxon Giant and the legend of the Busby Stoop Chair. It suits history lovers, families and school groups, with guided tours available by arrangement for parties of up to thirty. The museum is open daily except Sundays until 31 October, has a ramped ground-floor entrance (though the first floor is stairs-only), and welcomes assistance dogs. Based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, close to Thirsk station 1.2 miles away, it's a handy stop if you're staying nearby, with 47 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily except Sundays until 31 October
- Parking
- Limited Market Place parking, first hour free; also Marage Road car parks
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Accessibility
- Ramped ground floor entrance; first floor reached by narrow stairs only
- Booking
- Groups and school parties of up to 30 by prior arrangement
From the attraction's own website on 9 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Parking
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- Thirsk 1.2 miles
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