Fun things to do York (GB)

National Railway Museum York is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Fridays.

Escape the day-to-day and join us for a journey through time. Book your free admission tickets through our website. Home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance, we celebrate the past, present and future of innovation on the railways. Dedicated to igniting our visitors’ curiosity about the people, places and engineering marvels behind the railways, we put our passion for amazing stories into everything we do.

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York Castle Museum is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Fridays.

An award-winning museum for the whole family. Walk down our recreated Victorian street, visit York Castle Prison and swing back to The Sixties.

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York Theatre Royal is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

York Theatre Royal has been producing great drama in the beautiful city of York for over 270 years and is one of the country’s leading producing theatres. Each year we entertain over 200,000 people with a wide variety of performances, events and activities. Come inside, see it live and be part of it.

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Merchant Adventurers' Hall is most popular around 2 PM on Mondays. It's most quiet on Fridays.

Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world - Home to York’s entrepreneurs for 660 years – and counting. Explore the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall and delve into York’s entrepreneurial past, present and future following stories of the “mystery of mercers” - business pioneers who made it happen: from the medieval wool trade, via the railways, chocolate and two universities to the 21st century Science City.

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Barley Hall is most popular around 2 PM on Fridays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Step back in time and discover this Hidden Gem of York! Barley Hall is a medieval townhouse that has been restored to its former glory after being rediscovered in the 1980’s. It boasts stunning high ceilings, beautiful exposed timber frames and a magnificent Great Hall. Learn about the hall’s former residents which included the Priors of Nostell and even a former Mayor of York. Discover how residents would have lived during the medieval period.

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Hull Road Park is most popular around 11 AM on Mondays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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