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York Castle Museum

York Castle Museum is a museum of social and military history in York. 2013 brought 284K visitors. Within 15 km there are 51 more places to visit, starting with York Minster (800 m).

Photo: York Castle Museum, Jitka Erbenová (cheva) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

Visitors a year

284K

in 2013 (Wikidata)

How well known

Top 4%

#308 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in York

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

#308 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside York

York Castle 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 weather, month by month

In York, June to September bring the warmest days: 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 Castle Museum

It is written up in 9 Wikipedias.

Type: Museum
Visitors: 284K visitors a year (2013)
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in York
Official site: yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

The area around York Castle Museum

The numbers show what else is near York Castle Museum, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near York Castle Museum

Among the 8, York is the biggest, home to 141,696 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2 km southeast of it

Heslington

1,787 people · 41 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km north of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where York Castle Museum is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Heslington	2 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Osbaldwick	2.4 km east of it	2,313	44
Huntington	2.6 km north of it	12,420	44
Bishopthorpe	3.5 km south of it	3,333	40
Nether Poppleton	3.5 km northwest of it	727	38
Upper Poppleton	4.4 km northwest of it	3,520	37
Skelton (York)	5.9 km northwest of it	1,380	21

Make a day of it

Beyond York Castle Museum

The 51 places within 15 km include 3 museums, a church and a castle.

ChurchYork Minster800 m away 2

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

MuseumYorkshire Museum1 km away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5

FortYork city walls200 m away 6

MuseumJorvik Viking Centre300 m away 7

Art galleryYork Art Gallery1 km away 8

Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey1 km away

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

Asked about York Castle Museum

Where is York Castle Museum?

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

What is York Castle Museum?

Museum of social and military history in York, England.

How many people visit York Castle Museum?

About 284K visitors a year, in 2013 (the latest count on Wikidata).

When is the best time to visit York Castle 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 York Castle Museum?

Within 15 km: York Minster (800 m), Clifford's Tower (100 m), National Railway Museum (1.3 km) and Yorkshire Museum (1 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 (8)

York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 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
St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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