Kirkham Priory is owned and overseen by English Heritage, and a great deal of time and effort has been invested into this site to restore...

The Yorkshire Museum of Farming was opened in 1982 with a range of exhibits from Burton Constable which had been accumulated by the East Yorkshire...

Begun in 1699, and taking over 100 years to complete, Castle Howard is still the home of the Howard family and is arguably one of...

This museum is based at an actual World War Two bomber command station. There are a series of displays that relate to the history...

Byland Abbey is one of the most charming pieces of religious architecture in this area of the world. The historic abbey has been one...

The Borthwick Institute is one of the key treasures held by the prestigious University of York on its Heslington campus, close to the historic city....

The Richard III Museum is located in Monk Bar – one of York’s mediaeval entrances to the city. It is an appropriate location as the...

Just underneath the city wall, the Merchant Taylors’ Hall appears from the outside to be a 17th Century building. However, underneath this more recent exterior,...

As its name suggests, the Treasurer’s House was once home to the Treasurer of York Minster and the building lies within the Minster’s shadow. Its...

St William’s College is dedicated to St William of York who was a nephew of King Stephen and probably a great-grandson of William the Conqueror....

DIG is an exhibition located in the historic city of York that relates to the massive archaeological programme that has gone on in and around...

The ARC provides visitors with a fascinating opportunity to discover York’s history in an unusual way. It is actually a working archaeology unit but it...

Bedern Hall is a mediaeval building in one of York’s oldest districts. The Bedern area had degenerated into slums until it was redeveloped in recent...

Located in the shadow of York Minster, St Michael-le-Belfrey is built on a site upon which a church has been in existence since 1294. It...

Saint Margaret Clitherow was a butcher’s wife who converted to Catholicism and permitted mass to be said in her house despite this being a crime...

The Council for British Archaeology is the main academic body that oversees the work of the archaeologists working in the United Kingdom. Their headquarters...

The De Grey Rooms is a fine 19th Century building located on the junction of Exhibition Square and York’s finest crescent – St Leonard’s Place.Originally...

King’s Manor is a beautiful building which dates back to the 13th Century and housed the Council of the North following the dissolution of the...

York Deanery is the residence of the Dean of York Minster who is responsible for all administrative matters concerning the Minster. His residence is located...

Barley Hall is an excellent example of a 15th Century timber-framed house which was built on the site of a former monastery. Today the hall...