As you step through the entrance of the Ryedale Folk Museum you will be transported back in time. Take a walk through the site and learn about the history of Ryedale from centuries past. Gain an authentic understanding of traditional ways of life ranging from the construction of a Cruck framed house in the Elizabethan […]
The Red House
The Red House, West Yorkshire Delightful 1830’s cloth merchant’s home with fascinating Brontë connections. Charlotte Brontë visited often and featured Red House in her novel “Shirley”. Includes period rooms, enchanting recreated gardens and exhibitions in restored outbuildings. Built in 1660, the house was home to the Taylor family who were cloth merchants and manufacturers. Mary […]
Ripon Musuems
The Yorkshire Law and Order Museums Law and Order Trail Discover law and order history through Ripon’s building treasures associated with the upholding of law and order within Ripon since mediaeval times may be seen in a convenient stroll around the city by following the Law and Order Trail. Courthouse Museum The Georgian Courthouse remains […]
Oakwell Hall & Country Park
An attractive Elizabethan manor house, set out as a family home of the 1690s and surrounded by 110 acres of country park. The Visitor Centre includes a shop, café and the “Discover Oakwell” gallery. This beautiful Elizabethan manor house has delighted visitors for centuries. Visiting in the 19th Century, Charlotte Brontë featured it as ‘Fieldhead’ […]
National Media Museum
The National Media Museum covers seven floors of a city centre building in Bradford. It offers permanent interactive galleries about photography, television and animation, three cinemas including an IMAX showing the latest 3D films, two special exhibition galleries, the BBC’s Bradford radio, TV and online studio – a real, working exhibit within the Museum. Winner […]