Raindale Mill is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11am-2pm.  Please note this is volunteer dependant. If you’d like to check whether the Mill is open on the day of your visit please call us on 01904 687687. Relax in our peaceful riverside area where you can explore the bank of the River Foss, find …

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Please note Toy Stories will be CLOSED whilst we undertake repair work, please check back again later for updates about reopening.     **************************************************************************************** Take a trip back to childhood and rediscover some of your favourite toys in our popular exhibition. Bikes, bath toys, computer games, Lego and beautiful handmade dolls are among the toys on …

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York Castle Museum is housed in 18th century prison buildings. Now you can get a flavour of what life was really like in the original cells and see some of the most infamous inmates brought to life in this fascinating exhibition. Experience a brutal and crooked prison and meet our most notorious prisoner: the legendary …

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Kirkgate is a recreated Victorian street which has become the most iconic part of York Castle Museum.   The street is one of the oldest recreated indoor streets of its kind in the world, possibly the oldest, and the first to be opened in Britain. It was created by Dr John Lamplugh Kirk, the founder …

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Please note this exhibition has now closed. 25 March 2007 – 25 March 2008 Our Unfair Trade exhibition marked the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade by exploring the impact slavery had on everyday life. It looked at how ordinary people both helped the trade flourish and campaigned for its abolition, using historic material from York …

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