Situated on top of a grassy mound, Pickering Castle offer a splendid view of the surrounding countryside. The stone ruins consist of two baileys with...

Originally a 1940s prisoner of war camp this award winning attraction is more than just a military museum. In contains some fascinating displays that make...

Malton Museum is Ryedale’s major archaeological museum and is located in the heart of Malton’s market place. The renowned collections are imaginatively displayed....

The Ryedale Folk Museum invites visitors to go on a trip through time, back to an age when life was very different from today, and...

Nunnington Hall is a mellow 17th Century manor house surrounded by a sheltered, walled garden on the banks of the River Rye, stocked with scented...

Byland Abbey is one of the most charming pieces of religious architecture in this area of the world. The historic abbey has been one...

This centre is not usually open to the public and so if you want to access the large collection you will be required to make...

Today’s ruins date from the turn of the 13th Century. After consolidation by the de Roos family, the castle briefly passed to Richard III until...

Begun in 1699, and taking over 100 years to complete, Castle Howard is still the home of the Howard family and is arguably one of...

Stroll and picnic on the elegant half-mile grass terrace and enjoy the superb views over Rievaulx Abbey to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hils. Visit...

Kirkham Priory is owned and overseen by English Heritage, and a great deal of time and effort has been invested into this site to restore...

This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1131 as part of a missionary effort to reform Christianity in western Europe. A founding community of 12 grew...

Grosmont is the northern terminus of this railway preservation project that runs 18 miles through the national park to Pickering. It also is home the...

Housed in an Italianate villa built in the 1840s, Scarborough Art Gallery represents one of the most impressive artistic collections in this area of Yorkshire....

The Rotunda Museum has been described as the finest surviving purpose-built museum of its age. William Smith, known as the Father of Modern Geology,...

Crescent Arts is a well respected art gallery that holds a large collection of pieces o a fairly quick turnaround, ensuring that the displays are...

Located on a beautiful headland area between two bays, close to the main town centre in Scarborough, site has a history that dates back many...

It was between 1760 and 1767 that the eccentric parson Laurence Sterne wrote his famous tale Tristian Shandy. The early 15th Century house is...

One of the smallest military museums that you will find anywhere in the country, this brilliant collection has been established to tell the story of...

The former Methodist Chapel in Staithes High Street has been turned into the town’s Heritage Centre, focusing on the history of the fishing village and...

This museum is located in Whitby and carries an extensive collection of local history. There are many separate collections on display, each of which...

The World of James Herriot offers a unique tribute one of the most famous vets and authors from Yorkshire. Based in his original surgery...

This museum is based in the house where Thomas Lord, founder of Lord’s Cricket Ground, was born in 1755. There are eight rooms of...

Handsome 17th century harbourside house where the great explorer, James Cook, came to serve his apprenticeship in 1746 - now a museum. The rich collection...

This beautiful double boathouse was in operational use by the RNLI from 1895 until 1957, when it was converted into a museum. Quickly the...

Whitby Abbey is situated on a cliff top that overlooks the town of Whitby and the harbour. It is probably Whitby’s most visited attraction due...

This interesting visitor centre opened in 1995 and gives you the chance to see how the furniture industry has developed, and continues to flourish in...

The North Yorkshire Moors and coast used to be a major ironstone mining area. At its height the industry supported some 80 mines with an...

This museum is dedicated to the long tradition of Ironstone mining that has gone on in this region for many decades. Like much of...

Our falconry courses or hawk walks are an ideal birthday or Christmas present or a fantastic idea for that corporate company special day out for...

The Yorkshire Museum of Farming was opened in 1982 with a range of exhibits from Burton Constable which had been accumulated by the East Yorkshire...

The Borthwick Institute is one of the key treasures held by the prestigious University of York on its Heslington campus, close to the historic city....

Mount Grace Priory is England’s most important Carthusian ruin - the remains of a 14th Century priory. It has a small herb garden, nature...

The Richard III Museum is located in Monk Bar – one of York’s mediaeval entrances to the city. It is an appropriate location as the...

Just underneath the city wall, the Merchant Taylors’ Hall appears from the outside to be a 17th Century building. However, underneath this more recent exterior,...

As its name suggests, the Treasurer’s House was once home to the Treasurer of York Minster and the building lies within the Minster’s shadow. Its...

St William’s College is dedicated to St William of York who was a nephew of King Stephen and probably a great-grandson of William the Conqueror....

Saltburn and many of the North Yorkshire coastal villages were known as smuggling centres during the 1700s. Set in ancient fishermen’s cottages on the sea...

The Saltburn Miniature Railway is a fun half-mile 15” gauge line running from the sea front in Saltburn, through the Valley Gardens, Italian Gardens, Tea...

DIG is an exhibition located in the historic city of York that relates to the massive archaeological programme that has gone on in and around...