Museums in Yorkshire

The Green Howards Museum tells the story of this famous Regiment from its founding in 1688 and includes uniforms, medals, letters, weapons and personal items that tell the personal story of regimental officers and soldiers over the past three centuries. The museum is housed in a medieval church in the centre of Richmond's historic market square.
Trinity Church Square, Richmond, Yorkshire, England, DL10 4QN

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Heritage Highlight: 1606 Willance Chalice

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A glimpse into the past of Hornsea, based in a historic farmhouse occupied by the same family for 300 years. The farmhouse was home to the Burns family until 1952 and is filled with artefacts from daily life from the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum rooms are carefully arranged to show how the family lived, worked, and played.
11 - 17 Newbegin, Hornsea, Yorkshire, England, HU181AB

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Grab a trowel and get your hands dirty by taking part in the excavation of artefacts from two millennia of York history, from Roman times through the Victorian era.
St Saviour's Church, St Saviourgate, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 8NN

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Heritage Highlight: Set in an historic medieval church

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One of York's premier visitor attractions, the Jorvik Viking Centre is a modern museum that helps bring 10th-century Viking York to life. Visitors can take a dark ride through tableaux of street scenes, craftsmen at work, and domestic living. There are frequently costumed re-enactors at work, engaging visitors with hands-on accounts of life in Viking times. Jorvik also displays artefacts found during excavations on the site, and you can get a combined ticket to see the Archaeological Resource Centre.
Coppergate, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 9WT

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The Mercer Art Gallery is located in the former Harrogate Promenade Rooms, built in 1806 as a place for visitors to the spa to socialise. The historic building showcases the fine art collection of Harrogate District along with changing exhibits of works by local and national artists.
31 Swan Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, HG1 2SA

Attraction Type: Museum - Gallery
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Heritage Highlight: housed in the former Promenade Rooms, c. 1806

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This is a hands-on, or perhaps I should say, a hands-under museum. You descend 450 feet under the ground to experience for yourself the life of a miner from 1820 to the present day. Be warned: it gets cold underground; dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes. For the claustrophobic there are above ground displays and videos.
Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, WF4 4RH

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The National Media Museum is devoted to media from film, photos, TV and radio to the web. You can learn to operate a TV camera, or stand in front of one and read the news. See permanent and changing photography exhibits and an IMAX 3D theatre (that's the one with the huge screen and the surround sound that will blow your mind if you haven't experienced it before).
Little Horton Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, BD1 1NQ

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Heritage Highlight: The first ever photographic negative

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If you're a train buff, this is the place to come: it's the world's largest railway museum. See a replica of Stephenson's Rocket, a section of the Chunnel (Channel Tunnel), Queen Victoria's royal railway carriage (can you say "posh"?), the world's fastest steam engine, and more.
Leeman Road, York, Yorkshire, England, YO26 4XJ

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This popular steam railway runs regular journeys of 18 miles through the North York Moors National Park from Pickering to Grosmont.
Pickering Station, Pickering, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England, YO18 7AJ

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The Prison and Police Museum is housed in the original 1816 Liberty Prison, and houses exhibits on the history of policing in Yorkshire. Spend 'hard time in authentic prison cells and try your hand at turning the Crank or stepping on the treadwheel. Learn about life in a real Victorian prison.
St Marygate, Ripon, Yorkshire, England, HG4 1LX

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Heritage Highlight: Authentic Victorian prison

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