Museums in York

You’re never short of museums in York, we have loads, full of amazing exhibitions.

Order by:  Name  |  Distance from the Minster

The Royal Dragoon Guards Museum

The Royal Dragoon Guards museum is your chance to find out about the regiment’s history. The museum features dozens of display cases to tell the story of the regiment’s history from 1685 to the present day.

996 metres from the Minster.
3 Tower St, York YO1 9SB, United Kingdom

Clifford’s Tower

Clifford’s Tower offers stunning views of the city from it’s vantage point on top of a mound. The tower is what’s left of the York Castle which was built by William the Conqueror.

1 mile(s) from the Minster.
Tower St, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9SA, United Kingdom

York Castle Museum

The York Castle Museum hosts a variety of exhibits from a fully reconstructed Victorian street showing the varying lives of the rich and the poor to the castle prison which once housed the infamous Dick Turpin.

1 mile(s) from the Minster.
Eye of York, York YO1 9RY, United Kingdom

Henry VII Experience at Micklegate Bar

Find out about his early life as an exile Lancastrian heir to the throne, see the impact on the city of York as it continued to prosper throughout his reign and enjoy interactive experiences exploring life and death in Tudor times.

1 mile(s) from the Minster.
Micklegate, York YO1 6JX, United Kingdom

National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum is a vast museum showcasing the history of the Britain’s railway. The museum features a massive collection of locomotives as well as over a million objects from 300 years of railway history.

1 mile(s) from the Minster.
Leeman Rd, York, York YO26 4XJ, United Kingdom

Bar Convent Museum

The Bar Convent was founded in 1686 and is still been used today as a residence for the religious community. The 18th century building’s house a museum, library, gift shop, meeting rooms, guest accommodation and a café.

1 mile(s) from the Minster.
17 Blossom St, York YO24 1AQ, United Kingdom

Yorkshire Museum of Farming

The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is a 16 acre site on the outskirts of York dedicated to the agricultural history of the Ridings of Yorkshire. The museum runs activities throughout the year.

4 mile(s) from the Minster.
Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton, York, YO19 5UF

Yorkshire Air Museum

The Yorkshire Air Museum is the largest independent air museum in Britain. In it’s 22 acre site at Elvington, you can view a range of exhibits including a collection of aircraft and military vehicles.

7 mile(s) from the Minster.
Halifax Way, Elvington, York, North Yorkshire YO41 4AU, United Kingdom

Eden Camp

Eden Camp is an award winning museum housed within the grounds of an original second world war prisoner of war camp. It’s located on the outskirts of Malton and is your chance to see what life was like in a British prisoner of war camp.

21 mile(s) from the Minster.
Malton, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 6RT, United Kingdom