Museum · York · North Yorkshire

Barley Hall

Barley Hall is a house museum in York. It is a Grade II listed building. There are 52 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with York Minster (200 m).

Photo: Barley Hall, jhartshorn (James Hartshorn) (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

Run by

York Archaelogical Trust (Yorvik)

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in York

Inside York

Barley Hall is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; York has 1,271 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

In York the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec7° / 2°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in York, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for York. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. York’s full climate →

About

Barley Hall

The site is run by York Archaelogical Trust (Yorvik). Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

York’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: York Archaelogical Trust (Yorvik)
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in York
Official site: barleyhall.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Barley Hall

Orange marks Barley Hall, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

With 141,696 people, York is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km north of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km southeast of it

Heslington

1,787 people · 41 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barley Hall is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Huntington	2.1 km north of it	12,420	44
Osbaldwick	2.6 km east of it	2,313	44
Heslington	2.6 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Nether Poppleton	3 km northwest of it	727	38
Upper Poppleton	3.9 km northwest of it	3,520	37
Bishopthorpe	4.1 km south of it	3,333	40
Haxby	4.6 km north of it	10,176	24

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Nearby, 52 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a church and a castle.

ChurchYork Minster200 m away 2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1 km away · 808K visitors a year 3

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower600 m away 4

MuseumYorkshire Museum300 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5

MuseumYork Castle Museum700 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6

Art galleryYork Art Gallery300 m away 7

FortYork city walls600 m away 8

MuseumJorvik Viking Centre400 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Barley Hall

Where is Barley Hall?

Barley Hall is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barley Hall?

House museum in York, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Barley Hall?

York Archaelogical Trust (Yorvik).

When is the best time to visit Barley Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barley Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Barley Hall?

Within 15 km: York Minster (200 m), National Railway Museum (1 km), Clifford's Tower (600 m) and Yorkshire Museum (300 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Barley Hall: jhartshorn (James Hartshorn), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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