Museums in Yorkshire and the Humber
201 museums
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Sheffield
A complete 18th-century water-powered scythe works — Sheffield's industrial heritage preserved entire
Aldborough Roman Site and Museum
Aldborough
Roman capital of the Brigantes — the finest Roman town site in northern England
Arctic Corsair
Hull
A preserved 1960s deep-sea trawler that fished the Arctic grounds and took part in the Cod Wars, moored on the River Hull
Bagshaw Museum
Batley
A Victorian Gothic mansion in Batley housing world cultures and Egyptian antiquities
Bayle Museum
Bridlington
A medieval priory gatehouse telling the story of Bridlington, from Augustinian priory to Yorkshire seaside resort
Baysgarth House Museum
Barton-upon-Humber
Georgian elegance meets deep local history — archaeology, ceramics and social heritage in Barton-upon-Humber's park-set house museum
Bankfield Museum
Halifax
World-class textile collections in a magnificent Victorian mansion at the heart of Halifax
Barley Hall
York
Step inside a magnificent medieval townhouse at the heart of historic York, brought vividly back to life by the York Archaeological Trust
Beningbrough Hall
Beningbrough
A magnificent Baroque mansion in the Vale of York, showcasing outstanding portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Beverley Guildhall
Beverley
Beverley's Georgian civic courtroom, with an outstanding plasterwork ceiling, still in active council use
Byland Abbey
Coxwold
Home to England's largest medieval tiled floor — a magnificent Cistercian ruin in the Moors
Bolton Castle
Leyburn
A remarkably complete medieval castle where Mary Queen of Scots was held captive
Bondville Model Village
Sewerby
Over 200 hand-built 1:12-scale buildings in a one-acre garden, reopened for the 2026 season under new ownership
Bradford Industrial Museum
Bradford
Where Bradford's textile heritage comes alive in a real Victorian mill
Bradford Police Museum
Bradford
170 years of Bradford policing — from Victorian wool city to modern West Yorkshire
Bramham Park
Bramham
A Queen Anne house near Wetherby with one of England's finest surviving early-18th-century formal French-style gardens
Breighton Aerodrome
Breighton
A former RAF airfield now home to a working vintage aircraft collection in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Bridlington Harbour Heritage Museum
Bridlington
The story of Bridlington's historic fishing harbour, from medieval landing place to major shellfish port
Burton Constable Hall
Skirlaugh
A Constable family seat since medieval times, with Georgian interiors, a Chinese Room and William Constable's Cabinet of Curiosities
Calderdale Industrial Museum
Halifax
Working machinery and living heritage from the heart of the West Riding's industrial revolution
Cannon Hall Museum
Barnsley
A free Georgian country house, cavalry regimental museum, and stunning walled gardens in 70 acres of South Yorkshire parkland
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Whitby
The house where a young James Cook began his extraordinary journey to become the world's greatest navigator and explorer
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Bradford
Victorian elegance meets artistic excellence in Bradford's magnificent park gallery
Castle Howard
Coneysthorpe
A baroque masterpiece by Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor, set in 1,000 acres of Yorkshire parkland
Castleford Forum Museum
Castleford
Roman Lagentium, the coal mining heritage, and the birthplace of Henry Moore
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bradford
Victorian textile wealth meets natural history in a Gothic Revival mansion
Clifford's Tower
York
York's iconic medieval keep — site of royal power and England's gravest medieval Jewish massacre
Colne Valley Museum
Huddersfield
Handloom weaving and Victorian life in the heart of the textile Pennines
Conisbrough Castle
Conisbrough
England's finest circular Norman keep, immortalised in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
Cooper Gallery
Barnsley
Turner, Constable, and van Dyck in Barnsley's intimate civic art gallery — one of Yorkshire's hidden art treasures
Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park
Doncaster
Doncaster's social history museum in a Grade I listed Georgian house above its own landscaped park
Dales Countryside Museum
Hawes
Lead mines, knitting needles, and limestone barns — the hard beauty of Yorkshire Dales life across four centuries
Dewsbury Museum
Dewsbury
Childhood memories and the remarkable story of Dewsbury's shoddy and mungo industry
DIG - An Archaeological Adventure
York
Excavate York's past in a hands-on archaeological adventure for all ages
Dinostar
Hull
A hands-on, family-focused dinosaur and prehistoric life attraction in Hull city centre
Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum
Halifax
Three centuries of a proud West Riding regiment — from Blenheim to the Falklands
Easby Abbey
Richmond
Romantic Premonstratensian abbey ruins in an idyllic riverside setting near Richmond
Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum
Malton
Britain's Most Immersive Second World War Experience — In the Original Wartime Huts
Eureka! The National Children's Museum
Halifax
The UK's leading hands-on discovery museum for children aged 0-11
Experience Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley's story, told through its people, in the heart of the Town Hall
Ferens Art Gallery
Hull
The Ferens Art Gallery stands as one of the finest regional art galleries in England, housing an exceptional collection spanning seven centuries of European…
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough
One of the earliest working Trinity House lighthouses, on a chalk headland famous for seabirds and shipwrecks
Fort Paull
Paull
A Napoleonic-era coastal fort guarding the Humber estuary, with a long and layered military history
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
Ripon
A UNESCO World Heritage Site uniting England's largest Cistercian abbey ruins with a Georgian water garden masterpiece
Georgian Theatre Royal
Richmond
One of Britain's oldest working theatres, a complete 1788 Georgian playhouse still staging live performances
Gisborough Priory
Guisborough
Dramatic priory ruins in Guisborough, jointly cared for by English Heritage and a community heritage project
Harewood House
Leeds
Yorkshire's great treasure house with Chippendale, Capability Brown and Adam interiors
Hedon Museum
Hedon
Hedon's story — from important medieval Humber port to quiet East Riding market town
Helmsley Castle
Helmsley
A Civil War siege split this Norman tower in two — its dramatic ruin endures as a monument to three months of stubborn resistance
Helmsley Walled Garden
Helmsley
A five-acre Victorian walled garden restored from dereliction — one of northern England's finest
Hornsea Museum
Hornsea
Hornsea's seaside resort and Hornsea Pottery history, displayed in a historic farmhouse setting
Hovingham Hall
Hovingham
A uniquely designed Palladian house in North Yorkshire built around an indoor riding school, birthplace of Katharine Worsley, later Duchess of Kent
Huddersfield Art Gallery
Huddersfield
Outstanding Lowry collection and modern British art in West Yorkshire
Hull and East Riding Museum
Hull
The Hull and East Riding Museum brings to life the rich archaeological and social history of Hull and its surrounding region, from prehistoric times through…
Hull Maritime Museum
Hull
Hull Maritime Museum tells the story of one of Britain's greatest port cities and its profound connections to the sea across eight centuries. Hull (officially…
Humber Car Museum (Allan Marshall)
Hull
A specialist private collection of classic and vintage motor cars in the Hull area
Ingrow Loco Museum
Ingrow, Keighley
Historic locomotives and vintage carriages on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
York and Lancaster Regimental Museum
Rotherham
South Yorkshire's Regiment — From the Somme to the Steel City
York Art Gallery
York
York Art Gallery, reopened in 2015 following a transformative £8 million refurbishment, stands as one of England's leading regional art museums. Located in a…
York Minster Undercroft
York
Journey beneath York Minster through 2,000 years of history — from Roman fortress to Gothic cathedral
Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial
Elvington
Britain's largest independent air museum — from biplane to jet on a real wartime Yorkshire airfield
Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Murton
Eight thousand years of Yorkshire farming — and a working Viking village
Ken Hawley Collection
Sheffield
Over 80,000 Sheffield-made tools and cutlery — one man's life's work preserving a city's heritage
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
Doncaster
Two centuries of Yorkshire's light infantry heritage
Kiplin Hall
Richmond
A Jacobean manor with American connections — birthplace of Maryland's founding family
Kirkham Priory
Kirkham
England's most ornate medieval gatehouse guards ruins on the tranquil banks of the Derwent
Knaresborough Castle and Museum
Knaresborough
Medieval royal castle with dramatic views over the Nidd Gorge
Leeds City Museum
Leeds
Where Leeds meets the world - natural history, ancient civilizations, and local stories
Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills
Leeds
One of the world's largest woollen mills, now telling Leeds's industrial story
Malton Museum
Malton
Roman Derventio, medieval markets, Dickens's Yorkshire, and England's oldest brewery town
Marmion Tower
West Tanfield
A perfect Perpendicular gem — North Yorkshire's most elegant medieval manor gateway
Mercer Art Gallery
Harrogate
Victorian and contemporary art in a beautiful Regency spa building at the heart of Harrogate
Middleton Railway Museum
Hunslet, Leeds
The world's oldest continuously working railway, running steam trains since 1758
Mount Grace Priory
Northallerton
England's best-preserved Carthusian monastery, revealing the hermit monk's solitary world
Museum of Rail Travel
Keighley
The golden age of railway carriages on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Leeds
Interdisciplinary science, technology, and medicine collections from across the University of Leeds, established 2007
National Coal Mining Museum for England
Wakefield
Descend 140 metres underground to experience the real world of coal mining at an authentic Yorkshire colliery
National Emergency Services Museum
Sheffield
Britain's most comprehensive emergency services heritage — fire, police and ambulance under one roof in Sheffield
National Fishing Heritage Centre
Grimsby
The most dangerous job in Britain — the story of the Grimsby trawlermen
National Railway Museum
York
World's largest railway museum - where legendary locomotives come alive
National Science and Media Museum
Bradford
Britain's museum of photography, film, television, and the internet
Nidderdale Museum
Pateley Bridge
Yorkshire Museum of the Year — Seventeen Rooms of Nidderdale's Vanishing World
Normanby Hall
Scunthorpe
A magnificent Regency mansion by Robert Smirke, set in 300 acres of country park
North Lincolnshire Museum
Scunthorpe
Six thousand years of North Lincolnshire history, from Iron Age to Steel Age
Nostell Priory
Nostell
The world's largest documented collection of Chippendale furniture in a magnificent Palladian mansion
Nunnington Hall
Nunnington
A 17th-century manor of secrets, stories and extraordinary miniature worlds in the heart of Ryedale
Oakwell Hall Country Park
Batley
A beautiful Elizabethan manor and Charlotte Brontë's model for 'Fieldhead' in Shirley
Otley Museum and Archive Trust
Otley
Chippendale's birthplace and the town that built the world's printing presses
Pannett Art Gallery
Whitby
Whitby's own art gallery celebrating the town's maritime heritage and the artists it inspired
Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire Museum
York
Three centuries of Yorkshire military service
RAF Holmpton
Holmpton
A preserved Cold War underground bunker and radar station on the Yorkshire coast, accessible by guided tour
Richmond Castle
Richmond
One of England's best-preserved Norman castles — 900 years above the River Swale
Richmondshire Museum
Richmond
Yorkshire Dales history from Swaledale lead mines to Georgian market town
Rievaulx Abbey
Helmsley
The first Cistercian monastery in northern England — spectacular ruins in a hidden valley
Rievaulx Terrace and Temples
Helmsley
The most celebrated views in Yorkshire — Cistercian ruins framed by a Georgian landscape designed to make you gasp
Ripon Prison and Police Museum
Ripon
Crime and punishment in Victorian Yorkshire — genuine prison cells and original police artefacts
Ryedale Folk Museum
Hutton-le-hole
Discover centuries of Yorkshire rural life among rescued historic buildings in a stunning moorland village
Robin Hood's Bay Museum
Whitby
Smuggling, cobles and coastal erosion in a village stacked above the North Sea
Royal Dragoon Guards Museum
York
Three centuries of cavalry courage — the proud story of the Royal Dragoon Guards in York
Royal Pump Room Museum
Harrogate
Drink the waters that made Harrogate famous — in the original Victorian pump room over the strongest sulphur spring in Europe
Rotunda Museum
Scarborough
One of the world's oldest purpose-built museums — where geology comes to life
Saltaire Collection
Shipley
The story of Sir Titus Salt's UNESCO World Heritage model village, built for workers on the banks of the River Aire
Scarborough Art Gallery
Scarborough
Fine art in a Victorian villa overlooking Scarborough's South Bay
Sewerby Hall Museum and Art Gallery
Bridlington
Clifftop Georgian Grandeur with Views to Match the Adventure
Shandy Hall
Coxwold
Laurence Sterne's home and the world's finest collection of Tristram Shandy editions
Shibden Hall
Halifax
The medieval home of Anne Lister — 'Gentleman Jack' — an iconic LGBTQ+ heritage site in West Yorkshire
Skidby Windmill
Skidby
The East Riding's last working windmill, built 1821, with demonstrations of traditional wind-powered flour milling
Sledmere House
Sledmere
The Sykes family's Yorkshire Wolds seat, with a recreated Georgian library and the Waggoners' Memorial to a unique First World War reserve force
South Yorkshire Transport Museum
Rotherham
Buses, trams and trolleybuses of South Yorkshire, kept on the road
Southburn Archaeological Museum
Nafferton
Over 1,000 archaeological finds from the Yorkshire Wolds, spanning Neolithic to Medieval times
Spofforth Castle
Spofforth
Ruined Percy stronghold with rock-cut undercroft in the North Yorkshire countryside
Streetlife Museum of Transport
Hull
Streetlife Museum of Transport offers visitors an immersive journey through 200 years of transport history, bringing the sights, sounds, and even smells of…
Sutton Park
Sutton-on-the-Forest
A Georgian house near York owned by the Sheffield family — distinct from the unrelated Sutton Park National Nature Reserve in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
Temple Newsam House
Leeds
The Hampton Court of the North — Tudor mansion with world-class decorative arts
The Courthouse Museum
Ripon
The full force of Victorian law — Ripon's courthouse and magistrate's room preserved as they were
The Ropewalk
Barton upon Humber
Contemporary craft and visual arts in a converted 19th-century ropewalk — the cultural heart of Barton-upon-Humber
The Staithes Museum and Heritage Trust
Whitby
The fishing village where the young James Cook first heard the call of the sea, and home to a celebrated colony of coastal artists
The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery
Leeds
University of Leeds art collection in the iconic Parkinson Building
The Stewart Museum (Burnby Hall)
Pocklington
A world explorer's remarkable legacy — trophies, artefacts and the National Collection of Hardy Water Lilies
The Ted Lewis Centre
Barton-upon-Humber
The writer who invented British noir, and the film that made him famous
Thirsk Museum
Thirsk
The birthplace of Thomas Lord, founder of Lord's, and the collection of a North Yorkshire market town
Thwaite Mills Watermill
Leeds
A rare water-powered mill on its own island — 400 years of industrial heritage
Treasure House
Beverley
Beverley's combined library, archives, museum and gallery, opened 2007 as the East Riding's flagship cultural building
Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
Sandtoft
One of the world's largest trolleybus collections, with a working demonstration line on a former RAF airfield
Wagoners' Museum
Sledmere
A thousand Yorkshire Wolds waggoners, raised for a war that had not yet started.
Wakefield Museum
Wakefield
Wakefield's Wars of the Roses battlefield, Waterton's nature reserve, and the West Riding heritage
Wentworth Woodhouse
Rotherham
Britain's longest country house facade, under a decades-long restoration you can walk through
Whitby Abbey
Whitby
A dramatic ruined abbey high above Whitby — birthplace of English literature and inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula
Whitby Museum
Whitby
An extraordinary Victorian cabinet of curiosities — from fossils and jet to the infamous Hand of Glory
Wilberforce House
Hull
Wilberforce House stands as one of Britain's most significant heritage sites, being the birthplace of William Wilberforce, the parliamentarian whose tireless…
Wilderspin National School
Barton upon Humber
Where Victorian Britain learned to teach its smallest children — the living museum of Samuel Wilderspin's revolutionary infant education methods
Withernsea Lighthouse Museum
Withernsea
A decommissioned Victorian lighthouse, now stranded inland by coastal change, telling Withernsea's maritime story
Worsbrough Mill Museum
Barnsley
A 17th-century corn mill still grinding flour — industrial heritage alive in Yorkshire
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