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York Art Gallery

York Art Gallery is an art gallery in York. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building. A short trip away is York Minster, 300 m off, the first of 52 within 15 km.

Photo: York Art Gallery, Tilman2007 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

Run by

York Museums Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in York

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside York

York Art Gallery 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

The seasons here

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

York Art Gallery

Running it is York Museums Trust. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 10 languages.

York’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Run by: York Museums Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in York
Official site: yorkartgallery.org.uk

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

The map

York Art Gallery at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near York Art Gallery with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around York Art Gallery, by distance

The most populous of the 8 is York, at 141,696. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Nether Poppleton

727 people · 38 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where York Art Gallery is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Huntington	2.1 km northeast of it	12,420	44
Nether Poppleton	2.7 km northwest of it	727	38
Osbaldwick	2.9 km east of it	2,313	44
Heslington	3 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Upper Poppleton	3.6 km northwest of it	3,520	37
Bishopthorpe	4.3 km south of it	3,333	40
Haxby	4.4 km north of it	10,176	24

Make a day of it

Next door to York Art Gallery

A visit can add 4 museums, a church and a castle, from 52 places within 15 km.

ChurchYork Minster300 m away 2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum800 m away · 808K visitors a year 3

MuseumYorkshire Museum200 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)4

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower900 m away 5

MuseumYork Castle Museum1 km away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6

FortYork city walls900 m away 7

Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey100 m away 8

MuseumJorvik Viking Centre700 m away

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

York Art Gallery: common questions

Where is York Art Gallery?

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

What is York Art Gallery?

Art gallery in York, United Kingdom.

Who runs York Art Gallery?

York Museums Trust.

When is the best time to visit York Art Gallery?

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

Is York Art Gallery a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near York Art Gallery?

Within 15 km: York Minster (300 m), National Railway Museum (800 m), Yorkshire Museum (200 m) and Clifford's Tower (900 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)

York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, 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
St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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