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Museums & Galleries in Yorkshire
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Yorkshire have you covered — think Mother Shipton's Museum and Gift Shop, Tudor Courthouse Museum and The Royal Pump Room Museum — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
1.3 mi from Yorkshire
Mother Shipton's Museum and Gift Shop
Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, is a historic museum and gift shop set within a riverside woodland park. You can explore the cave linked to the legendary p...
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1.3 mi from Yorkshire
Tudor Courthouse Museum
Museum building in Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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2 mi from Yorkshire
The Royal Pump Room Museum
The Royal Pump Room is a Grade II* listed building in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Today it houses the town's museum – operated by North Yorkshire Council. It was formerly... — Wikipedia
7.8 mi from Yorkshire
Aldborough Roman Site Museum
Aldborough Roman Site Museum sits on the site of Isurium Brigantum, once capital of the Romanised Brigantes, the largest tribal confederation in Roman Britain. You can explore rema...
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9.4 mi from Yorkshire
The Courthouse Museum
The Courthouse Museum occupies a Georgian courtroom built in 1830 and barely altered since, where you can explore the dock, witness box and Justices' bench and imagine standing tri...
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9.6 mi from Yorkshire
Workhouse Museum
The Workhouse Museum sits in Ripon's original Gatehouse building, where you follow an inmate's journey from admittance in the Guardian's Room through the baths and fumigation proce...
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10.1 mi from Yorkshire
Second World War Experience Centre
The Second World War Experience Centre is a registered charity archive in Otley near Leeds, dedicated to collecting and preserving the personal testimony of people who lived throug...
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10.2 mi from Yorkshire
The Ron Kitching Library
Ron Kitching Cycling Memorobilia, 100 years of cycling
12.1 mi from Yorkshire
Nidderdale Museum
Nidderdale Museum sits in the village of Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales, and brings to life over 200 years of rural history through thousands of objects displayed in origina...
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12.7 mi from Yorkshire
Horsforth Museum
Local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
13 mi from Yorkshire
Abbey House Museum
Abbey House Museum recreates authentic Victorian streets and displays childhood toys, offering a hands-on look at Leeds' social history. It suits families and history enthusiasts,...
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13.3 mi from Yorkshire
Thackray Medical Museum
Medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
13.6 mi from Yorkshire
M&S Company Archive: Marks in Time
The M&S Company Archive in Leeds, Yorkshire tells the story of the company's role in people's lives since 1884, drawing on a collection of over 72,000 items including founders' not...
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13.8 mi from Yorkshire
Leeds City Museum
Leeds City Museum, established in 1819, is a museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since 2008 it has been housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick,... — Wikipedia
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14 mi from Yorkshire
Leeds Industrial Museum
The Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, near Leeds, in West Yorkshire, Northern England. The museum includes collections o... — Wikipedia
14.1 mi from Yorkshire
Ilkley Toy Museum
Ilkley Toy Museum is a small museum in the centre of Ilkley displaying a private collection of toys gathered over two decades, opened in 2001. You'll see dolls, dolls houses, teddi...
14.1 mi from Yorkshire
Manor House Art Gallery and Museum
17th century manor house on on 14th century site and Roman fort. Now a local heritage and art museum located in Ilkley's old Manor House.
14.4 mi from Yorkshire
Royal Armouries
Royal Armouries in Leeds is a national museum dedicated to arms and armour, home to one of the world's oldest and most extensive collections of its kind. Inside you'll find histori...
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14.7 mi from Yorkshire
Leeds Museums Discovery Centre
Leeds Discovery Centre is the purpose-built display storage facility built for Leeds Museums & Galleries in 2007. It was funded by Leeds City Council and the National Lottery Herit... — Wikipedia
15 mi from Yorkshire
Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam House is a grand historic mansion in Leeds offering over 40 beautifully preserved rooms filled with art, design and stories, including the Chinese Drawing Room and th...
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Make a day of it
Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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Frequently asked questions
How far are these from Yorkshire?
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