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This place seems to have only recently reopened before our visit in November 2010 after a major refurb. I've no idea what it was like before but the museum now is pretty impressive. It's not a huge place but it will still take a couple of hours minimum to get round it all. The Roman and medieval history sections were particularly interesting.
Written Nov 7, 2011
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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I love Science Museums the MOST! I love historical museums too. This place is both. I was in heaven. Its next to the ruins of St. Mary Abby, take a bit of time to enjoy it and the gardens. That part is free to everyone. But don't miss the museum. It wasn't an expensive museum to visit (7 pounds). It has a whole range of exhibits.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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It is located within 10 acres of Museum Gardens. It contains Roman, Anglo Saxon and Viking art galleries , as well as the £2.5 million Middleham Jewel, a gold amulet engraved with the Trinity and the nativity, and holding an enormous sapphire.
In the museum gardens, you will find peacocks wandering among the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, once the most influential Benedictine monastery in northern England. In the basement of the Yorkshire Museum there is an exhibition on what abbey life was like.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR
Phone: 01904 629745 Fax:01904 651221
On the grounds of the Yorkshire Museum, these gardens are open to the public even at times when the museum is closed. The most impressive bits are the ruins of the former St. Mary’s abbey. They are the remains of a monastery which was founded in 1088 but met the fate of most medieval monasteries in England: Dissolved by Henry VIII. OK, they are not as impressive as Fountains abbey which is just a daytrip away, but still worth a visit and for free. If this wasn’t enough to convince you, the gardens also have a couple of sculptures, the remain of a roman fortress and a medieval building.
Entry to the gardens is free, check the museum site for the opening times.
Written Sep 2, 2010
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
Website: http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
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The Hospitium is situated within the lovely museum Gardens. It is the oldest surviving timber framed structure in York today, dating from the 14th Century. It is now cared for by the York Museum Trust and is used as a venue for conferences, seated dinners and Christmas functions.
Written Jul 18, 2010
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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St Marys Abbey was one of the first monastic houses to be established in Yorkshire after the Norman conquest. It was founded in 1080 by Benedictine Monks and became one of the wealthiest benedictine abbeys. It was dissolved on the orders of Henry VIII in 1539 and subsequently fell into a state of disrepair.
The Abbey is situated in the corner of the Museum gardens and would be a lovely place to just sit and read a book on a sunny day.
Written Jul 15, 2010
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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The Yorkshire Museum hosts a wealth of collections, including a large number of archeological finds which portray Yorkshire life from Roman times to medieval. The museum was closed during our visit but we hope to call in here next time we're in York.
The newly refurbished museum opens on Yorkshire Day - 1st August 2010.
Updated Jul 15, 2010
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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The Yorkshire Museum was opened in 1830 by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, a society devoted to the study of science through public display and study of archaeology, geology and natural history collections. It was one of the first purpose-built museums in the country.
The museum was built on the site of the medieval St Mary's Abbey and remains of the abbey can be seen on the lower floor of the museum. The story of how the monks lived is told here. The ruins of the Abbey's church, gatehouse and precinct wall can be seen in the Museum Gardens.
Further on in the museum our Hunters and Hunted gallery focuses on the sea creatures which lived millions of years ago in the time of the dinosaurs.
Adult- £5Child - £3.50Under 5s - FreeConcessions - £4Residents with a York Card - FreeTwo adults with:One child - £12Two children - £15& £3 per child after that (2007 prices). However once tickets are purchased you can go back for free for up to a year.
If you do not want to visit the museum the grounds are very welll worth seeing.
Closes 2/11/09 until 1/8/10.
Updated Apr 27, 2009
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: (01904) 687687
Website: http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
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The Abbey of St Mary in York is a ruined Benedictine abbey. The original abbey on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olave. St Mary's was once the largest and richest Benedictine establishment in the north of England and the abbey was one of the largest landholders in Yorkshire. However, in 1539, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, it was closed and subsequently substantially destroyed.
Written Jul 13, 2008
Address: Yorkshire Museum & Gardens Museum Gardens York
Phone: +44 (01904) 687687
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The museum is set in a lovely garden in the middle of York and it shows you about 2000 years of Yorkshire history. There are archaelogical collections covering the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Medieval times.
Updated Apr 27, 2008
Address: Museum Gardens York
Phone: 01904 551800
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