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Fairfax House Museum

Fairfax House Museum is a museum in York. It comes under York Civic Trust. Our list has 51 more places within 15 km; first among them is York Minster, at 600 m.

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

Run by

York Civic Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in York

Inside York

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

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

When to go

The year in York

Expect highs of 18–22°C in York from June to September.

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

Fairfax House Museum

Museum in York, England, United Kingdom.

It is run by York Civic Trust.

In York, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: York Civic Trust
Town: in York
Official site: fairfaxhouse.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Fairfax House Museum on the map

The map centres on Fairfax House Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Fairfax House Museum

York tops the 7 for size, at 141,696 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southeast of it

Heslington

1,787 people · 41 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km north of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Fairfax House Museum is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Heslington	2.2 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Osbaldwick	2.5 km east of it	2,313	44
Huntington	2.5 km north of it	12,420	44
Nether Poppleton	3.4 km northwest of it	727	38
Bishopthorpe	3.7 km south of it	3,333	40
Upper Poppleton	4.2 km northwest of it	3,520	37

Make a day of it

Also near Fairfax House Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 51 more, including 4 museums, a church and a castle.

ChurchYork Minster600 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower100 m away 3MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1.2 km away · 808K visitors a year 4

MuseumYorkshire Museum700 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5

MuseumYork Castle Museum200 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6

FortYork city walls200 m away 7

MuseumJorvik Viking Centre100 m away 8

Art galleryYork Art Gallery800 m away

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

Fairfax House Museum, answered

Where is Fairfax House Museum?

Fairfax House Museum is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Fairfax House Museum?

Museum in York, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Fairfax House Museum?

York Civic Trust.

When is the best time to visit Fairfax House Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Fairfax House Museum?

Within 15 km: York Minster (600 m), Clifford's Tower (100 m), National Railway Museum (1.2 km) and Yorkshire Museum (700 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 (7)

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 city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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