Museums

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is a social history museum in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. The museum features period business displays including the shops of a barber, blacksmith, chemist, cobbler, cooper, printer, gentleman's draper, dairy and hardware store. There is also a Victorian-era pub and parlour, and a historic costume gallery. More Info...

Ryedale Folk Museum

Ryedale Folk Museum is a large open air museum. Began by a group of local men in the 1960s the site has continued to grow into the 4 acres that you see today. The wide range of historic buildings we have were rescued from around the area and contain a large collection of historic artefacts bringing to life the lives of ordinary people from Ryedale's past. More Info...

The Mouseman Museum

Visitor Centre shows the journey through the life and times of the Mouseman from humble beginnings to furniture legend. Visitors to the centre can pass through rooms set in the 1930s that are full of Robert Thompsons own personal furniture, also to experience what life must have been like for Robert growing up in the late 19th century as part of a thriving village community.More Info...

James Herriot Museum

Visit the original home and surgery of the world's most famous vet. Learn about being a vet and check out the displays of veterinary equipment. The World of James Herriot is the only veterinary science museum in the country - with over 4000 objects in its collection. More Info...

Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum

Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum is a large World War II-related museum near Malton in North Yorkshire in England. It occupies a former World War II prisoner of war camp of 33 huts. After the prisoners left, the camp was used for storage and then abandoned. Its grounds then became overgrown. As the museum was being set up, much clearing, as well as repair and renovation of the buildings, was required. More Info...

The National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records. More Info...