York Castle Museum

Shop

Visit our new-look shop in the foyer of the museum for vintage gifts, retro design and nostalgic souvenirs. The shop has undergone a complete refit and re-opened with a delightful selection of new stock as well as old favourites.

New for 2010

Homeware

Enamelware items with a selection of other goodies from the shop

Borrow some style tips from your Grandma’s kitchen and grab a bargain from our selection of vintage-style enamelware, including a bread bin and washing bowl.

Clean-up the old-fashioned way with our range of glass cloths, oven cloths, dusters, scrubbing brushes, carbolic soap and linen “scrims” (traditionally used for cleaning windows).

Drying-up won’t be a chore with our aprons and tea towels featuring retro advertising campaigns and you can keep things tidy with white linen laundry, cotton wool and lavender bags.

Tableware

Plate it up patriotically!

Spruce up your table with Royal Stafford’s Britannia range, including bowls, dining plates and side plates, or keep it simple with a ceramic Fish and Chip tray and mushy peas dish from Poole Pottery.

We’ve also got a range of tableware from Ganduxer charting events through the 64 years of Queen Victoria’s reign.

Reproduction coins

From shillings to sixpences...

Collect some small change from the days before credit cards and pin numbers with a selection of original and reproduction coins from Westair, dating from Victorian times through the first few decades of the 20^th century – you’ll find half-crowns, shillings and sixpences.

Bestsellers

A taste of nostalgia…

Take your pick from our Pantry

Our popular Pantry shop has been incorporated into the new museum shop and contains a wide range of sweets, biscuits, jams, chutneys, cakes and tea, from local firms including Farrah’s Harrogate Toffee, York Preserves and Taylors of Harrogate.

Jewellery

Find a beautiful gift amongst our jewellery selection – featuring Whitby Jet and Amber.

Wooden toys

Traditional wooden toys

These toys never go out of fashion – teach your grandchildren how to play with yoyos, cups and balls and diabolos.

Postcards and books

Always a hit with visitors is our great selection of retro advertising postcards from Robert Opie. We have a great selection of books on historical periods, nostalgia and cookery, plus children’s titles to tie in with National Curriculum topics.

York Castle Prison and The Sixties

Souvenirs of your time "inside"

Take home a souvenir of these two popular exhibitions - we've got mugs, key rings, torches - and even a ball and chain egg cup! (see main picture).

Ordering by post

Click here to email us for more information if you are interested in ordering an item by post. We will do our best to help.