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Yorkshire Museum

Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York. The site is in the hands of York Museums Trust. Close by, York Minster is 400 m away, one of 51 within 15 km.

Photo: Yorkshire Museum, Tim Green from Bradford (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

Run by

York Museums Trust

the operator on record

Visitors a year

164K

in 2019 (Wikidata)

How well known

Top 3%

#174 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

#174 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside York

Yorkshire 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

Picking your season

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

Yorkshire Museum

Visitors in 2019 numbered 164K. Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: York Museums Trust
Visitors: 164K visitors a year (2019)
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in York
Official site: yorkshiremuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where to find Yorkshire Museum

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

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Largest of the 8 is York, home to 141,696. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Nether Poppleton

727 people · 38 places to visit

4 · 3 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Yorkshire Museum is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Huntington	2.2 km northeast of it	12,420	44
Nether Poppleton	2.6 km northwest of it	727	38
Osbaldwick	3 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	4.1 km south of it	3,333	40
Skelton (York)	4.5 km northwest of it	1,380	21

Make a day of it

After Yorkshire Museum

Of the 51 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, a church and a castle.

ChurchYork Minster400 m away 2MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum700 m away · 808K visitors a year 3

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower800 m away 4

MuseumYork Castle Museum1 km away · 284K visitors a year (2013)5

Art galleryYork Art Gallery200 m away 6

FortYork city walls800 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.

Questions people have about Yorkshire Museum

Where is Yorkshire Museum?

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

What is Yorkshire Museum?

Museum in York, United Kingdom.

Who runs Yorkshire Museum?

York Museums Trust.

How many people visit Yorkshire Museum?

About 164K visitors a year, in 2019 (the latest count on Wikidata).

When is the best time to visit Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Museum?

Within 15 km: York Minster (400 m), National Railway Museum (700 m), Clifford's Tower (800 m) and York Castle 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)

Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 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
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
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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