Leeds Bradford Airport 1 hr
National Trust - Treasurer's House, York (22 min) Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings. Merchant Adventurers' Hall (21 min) 1350s building where merchants congregated, with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). Piglets Adventure Farm (18 min) Children meet pigs & goats, play mini golf or ride go-karts in a farm attraction with on-site cafes. York Art Gallery (24 min) Gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. Yorkshire Museum (26 min) Five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals, birds and fossils. York Maze (10 min) Large maize maze, plus high-tech funhouse, kids' adventure activities and pig racing, open Jul-Sep. Richard III Experience at Monk Bar (21 min) Interactive museum dedicated to the 1480s reign of Richard III set within a medieval city gate. Barley Hall (26 min) Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. Fairfax House (22 min) Imposing Georgian townhouse museum with significant collections of furniture, paintings and clocks. Yorkshire Museum of Farming (12 min) A 16-acre site dedicated to history of local agriculture, with machinery, livestock and a library. DIG: An Archaeological Adventure (21 min) Archeology museum where children unearth replica historical finds in hands-on excavations. York Castle Museum (22 min) A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. Museum Gardens (25 min) Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins and medieval abbey. Clifford's Tower, York (22 min) 13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. National Railway Museum York (26 min) Railway history and artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard. |