Museum · Knaresborough · North Yorkshire

Tudor Courthouse Museum

Tudor Courthouse Museum is a museum building in Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building. Add Knaresborough Castle, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 31 places within 15 km.

Photo: Tudor Courthouse Museum, Supergolden (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Knaresborough

inside the built-up area

Run by

North Yorkshire Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Knaresborough

Inside Knaresborough

Tudor Courthouse Museum is inside Knaresborough’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Knaresborough has 206 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

Month by month in Knaresborough

Afternoons in Knaresborough reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°63 mm

Feb8° / 1°65 mm

Mar10° / 2°56 mm

Apr13° / 4°50 mm

May16° / 6°55 mm

Jun19° / 9°68 mm

Jul21° / 11°60 mm

Aug20° / 11°79 mm

Sep18° / 9°67 mm

Oct14° / 6°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°80 mm

Dec7° / 1°69 mm

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

About

Tudor Courthouse Museum

Management falls to North Yorkshire Council.

Knaresborough’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: North Yorkshire Council
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Knaresborough
Official site: northyorks.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/museums-harrogate-area/knaresborough-castle-and-museum/knaresborough-castle-and-museum-opening-times-and-prices

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Finding Tudor Courthouse Museum

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Tudor Courthouse Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

The towns around Tudor Courthouse Museum

Of the 5, Harrogate is the largest, at 75,522 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Knaresborough

15,781 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km west of it

Harrogate

75,522 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Scotton

696 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3 km east of it

Goldsborough

476 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Tudor Courthouse Museum is	People	Places to visit
Knaresborough	It’s in town	15,781	12
Harrogate	1.2 km west of it	75,522	14
Scotton	2.7 km northwest of it	696	8
Goldsborough	3 km east of it	476	8
Follifoot	4.1 km south of it	645	10

Make a day of it

Around Tudor Courthouse Museum

Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and an attraction, among 31 within 15 km.

CastleKnaresborough Castle100 m away 2

AttractionOld Mother Shipton's Cave Park200 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey14 km away 4

Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park14 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle5.9 km away 6

Historic houseHarewood House13 km away 7

CathedralRipon Cathedral15 km away 8

Historic houseRipley Castle7.6 km away

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

Quick answers on Tudor Courthouse Museum

Where is Tudor Courthouse Museum?

Tudor Courthouse Museum is in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tudor Courthouse Museum?

Museum building in Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Tudor Courthouse Museum?

North Yorkshire Council.

When is the best time to visit Tudor Courthouse Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Knaresborough, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Tudor Courthouse Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Tudor Courthouse Museum?

Within 15 km: Knaresborough Castle (100 m), Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park (200 m), Fountains Abbey (14 km) and Studley Royal Park (14 km).

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 (9)

Tudor Courthouse Museum: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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