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Welcome

Enter the grim Victorian prison with whitewashed cells and barred windows. On the ground floor is a history of policing in Yorkshire from the Anglo-Saxons to the formation of professional policing.

Upstairs, crime and punishment is the theme, with many hands-on activities to help imagine the horror of the Victorian prison regime.

An exterior photo of the Prison & Police Museum in Ripon

Visual

The walls and the doors have high colour contrast.
Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

General

We have a concessionary rate for disabled visitors.
We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.
There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.

Getting here

St Marygate
Ripon
HG4 1LX

Travel by public transport

You can get to Prison & Police Museum by bus.
The nearest bus stop is at Ripon Bus Station, Moss's Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Ripon Taxi Service by calling 01765 600128.

Parking

There is parking near the venue. There are accessible parking spaces. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is not free.
The nearest drop off point is St Marygate car park, which is just across the road from the museum. From the car park to the entrance, there is level access.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.

Main entrance

The main door is side hung and manual.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

We have high colour contrast between walls and doorframes.
Some parts of the venue have low lighting.
The ground floor corridor in the Prison & Police Museum

Lift

We have 1 lift.
You can get a lift to all floors.
The lift is a platform lift.
The lift is 1000mm wide. The lift is 1480mm deep.
The lift shows the floor number, at each floor.
When exiting the lift on the first floor, visitors will need to open a heavy door to enter the upstairs corridor. Wheelchair users may need assistance.
Lift controls at the Prison & Police Museum

Ticket/ information desk

Prison & Police Museum ticket desk

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access.

Things to See and Do

We have a concessionary rate for disabled visitors.
We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.

Ground floor cells

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. Some display information is low, for wheelchair users.

The corridor and cells on the ground floor of the museum are small, with narrow doorways.

There is uneven stone flooring.

Narrow corridor and doorway

Public toilet

Prison & Police Museum toilet

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access.

Shop

Prison & Police Museum shop

From the main entrance to the shop, there is level access.

Stairs

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.

The stairs to the first floor are very worn and uneven. A handrail is provided.

Stairs to the first floor, as seen from above

Getting around outside

Prison yard

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access.

The museum has a small yard just outside the main entrance. Entry is through a gateway. The yard has an uneven stone floor.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We provide wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are free.

Wheelchairs can be borrowed from the Workhouse Museum, please request one in advance of your visit.

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