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North Yorkshire County Record Office
County Record Office
Malpas Road
Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8TB UK
Telephone: 01609 777585
Email: archives@northyorks.gov.uk
Website: North Yorkshire County Record Office

North Yorkshire county record office provides record keeping services for North Yorkshire County Council and its communities. It collects, preserves and makes accessible historic and current records of significance for the study of North Yorkshire and its people and holds them in trust for the use of present and future generations. The archives we hold date from the 12th century to the present day and cover over five miles of shelving. Most of these collections can be freely consulted in our public searchroom.

Borthwick Institute
University Library and Archives
University of York
Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK
Telephone: 01904 321166
Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Website: Borthwick Institute

Our mission - We support and expand the University of York's cultural endeavour and contribute to human understanding through collecting archives, preserving them and making them widely available for research to all people, now and in the future.

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Suite 10E
Joseph's Well
Hanover Way
Leeds, Yorkshire LS3 1AB UK
Telephone: 0113 245 7910
Email: yas.secretary@gmail.com
Website: The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society

The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (known until recently as the Yorkshire Archaeological Society) has promoted the study of Yorkshire’s past since 1863, when it was created as the Huddersfield Archaeological and Topographical Association. On this site you'll find details of the society's historical and archaeological activities across Yorkshire - lectures, excursions, publications, projects - and links to its vibrant special interest sections.

Explore York Libraries & Archives
York Explore Library Learning Centre
Museum Street
York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK
Telephone: 01904 552800
Email: archives@exploreyork.org.uk
Website: Explore York Libraries & Archives

Great Ayton Discovery Centre
105b High Street
Great Ayton
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB UK
Telephone: 01642 723268
Email: greataytondisco@outlook.com
Website: Great Ayton Discovery Centre
Website: Visit Great Ayton Discovery Centre

Teesside Archives
Exchange House
Exchange Square
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS1 1DB UK
Telephone: 01642 248321
Email: teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Website: Teesside Archives

Libraries

Harrogate Library
Victoria Avenue
Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1EG UK
Telephone: 01609 533189
Email: harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Website: Harrogate Library

Northallerton Library
Northallerton Library & Customer Services Centre
1 Thirsk Rd
Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 1PT UK
Telephone: 1609 533832
Email: northallerton.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Website: Northallerton Library

York Library
Library Square
York, North Yorkshire YO1 7DS UK
Telephone: 1904 552800
Email: archives@exploreyork.org.uk
Website: York Library ly papers as well as the records of York-based charities, businesses and community groups.

Museums

EAST YORKSHIRE

The Bayle Museum

The Bayle Museum
Baylegate
Old Town
Bridlington, East Yorkshire YO16 7JT UK
Telephone: 1262 674308
Email: bayle@lordsfeoffees.com
Website: The Bayle Museum

Beverley Guildhall

Beverley Guildhall
42 Toll Gavel
Beverley, East Yorkshire HU17 9AR UK
Telephone: 1482 392783
Email: fiona.jenkinson@eastriding.gov.uk
Website: Beverley Guildhall

The Beverley Guildhall is a Grade 1 listed building which has had a long and fascinating history. Originally purchased by the Beverley town keepers in 1501, it has been in continuous civic use since then. Today it is run as a historic building and community museum but is still used for ceremonial civic occasions. It is worth visiting this beautiful building, if only for the stunning Georgian courtroom featuring plaster stucco-work by Giuseppe Cortese.

Goole Museum

Goole Museum
Goole Library
Carlisle St
Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5DS UK
Telephone: 1405 768963
Email: janet.tierney@eastriding.gov.uk
Website: Goole Museum

Goole Community Museum is located on the first floor of the Goole Library building, and explores the history of the historic port town of Goole through permanent displays and a temporary exhibition programme. The museum welcomes visits from schools and community groups, and has a dedicated Education Room in which pupils and visitors can work with the museum collections.

Hornsea Museum

Hornsea Museum
Burns Farm
11-17 Newbegin
Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1AB UK
Telephone: 1964 533443
Email: hornseamuseum@tiscali.co.uk
Website: Hornsea Museum

Based in an 18th Century farmhouse, this award-winning museum depicts the changing patterns of village life over the past centuries. Here you’ll also find an exhibition of Hornsea Pottery, and have the opportunity learn more about this famous pottery and what it means to the people of the town.

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum
National Park Centre
Station Yard
Burtersett Rd
Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NT UK
Telephone: 1969 666210
Email: dcm@yorkshiredales.org.uk
Website: Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum tells the fascinating story of the Yorkshire Dales and the people who have lived and worked here and shaped the landscape for thousands of years.

Knaresborough Castle and Museum

Knaresborough Castle and Museum
Castle Yard
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8AS UK
Telephone: 01423 556188
Email: museums@harrogate.gov.uk
Website: Knaresborough Castle and Museum

In a stunning cliff-top location towering over the River Nidd stands Knaresborough Castle, once a mighty stronghold of medieval kings. The Courthouse Museum tells the story of Knaresborough and many of the its fascinating residents from the past. Housed in the Tudor courthouse with its extremely rare original interior, the museum reveals fascinating details from the Middle Ages to the Victorian period. Our newly opened 17th century gallery explores the role that Knaresborough Castle played in the English Civil War.

National Railway Museum

National Railway Museum
Leeman Rd
York, North Yorkshire YO26 4XJ UK
Telephone: 844 815 3139
Email: nrm.visitorservices@nrm.org.uk
Website: National Railway Museum

Discover 300 years of history and 1,000,000 objects that changed the world in the UK's largest railway museum.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Clifton Park Museum

Clifton Park Museum
Clifton Ln
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S65 2AA UK
Telephone: 1709 336633
Email: cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk
Website: Clifton Park Museum

The Museum highlights the history of the borough in a way that appeals to all ages and helps to bring both our lives, and those of our ancestors, into sharp focus.

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Rd
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 2AE UK
Telephone: 1302 734293
Email: museumD@doncaster.gov.uk
Website: Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery was opened in 1964 to display important collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art. There is also a large and varied temporary exhibition programme throughout the year, as well as special activities for all ages.

Weston Park Museum

Weston Park Museum
Western Bank
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2TP UK
Telephone: 114 2782600
Email: info@museums-sheffield.org.uk
Website: Weston Park Museum

Weston Park is an award-winning, family-friendly museum where the visitors come first. If visiting with children, simply wind up and release, but there is plenty of treasure here for adults too. Discover the real story of Sheffield, from its geological roots to the people, politics and music that shaped the modern city.

WEST YORKSHIRE

Leeds City Museum

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8BH UK
Telephone: 113 2243732
Email: city.museum@leeds.gov.uk
Website: Leeds City Museum

The museum was officially opened in September 2008 and replaces the old museum. Many of the famous objects from the old Leeds City Museum are on display, including the famous Leeds Tiger, fossils, lots of artwork and much about the history of Leeds.

Tolson Museum

Tolson Museum
Ravensknowle Park
Wakefield Road
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD5 8DJ UK
Telephone: 1484 223240
Email: tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk
Website: Tolson Museum

A vivid and intriguing picture of the area and its people, from pre-history to present day, revealed through unique collections. From Roman finds to textiles, birds to transport, Tolson is a treasure house of the fascinating, the curious and the amazing.

Wakefield Museum

Wakefield Museum
3 Burton St
Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2DD UK
Telephone: 1924 305356
Email: museums@wakefield.gov.uk
Website: Wakefield Museum

Wakefield Museum is a stimulating and vibrant part of the new and prestigious Wakefield One building in the heart of Wakefield. The museum is located on the lower ground floor along with Local Studies where you are invited to explore and engage with the history of the people of Wakefield.

For a long list of East Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in East Yorkshire in Wikipedia.
For a long list of North Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in North Yorkshire in Wikipedia.
For a long list of South Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in South Yorkshire in Wikipedia.
For a long list of West Yorkshire museums, go to List of museums in West Yorkshire in Wikipedia.