Welcome
The Yorkshire Museum is set in ten acres of botanical gardens, both of which were founded in the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. The museum currently houses a number of archaeological, geological and natural history artefacts from our extensive collections. Within the Museum Gardens are the ruins of the 13th century St Mary’s Abbey, a medieval Hospitium and guest lodge, and a 19th century Observatory. All of the buildings are listed and the gardens are a registered Garden of Special Scientific Interest.

Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
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Visual
General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Parking
Cars can drop off at the front of the museum by prior arrangement. The closest parking is a five minute walk and has 350 spaces. The Marygate car park, Frederick Street, York, YO30 7DT.
Marygate is off Bootham, the A19, which is the main road into York from the north.
Free parking for blue badge holders is available immediately outside the car park, located between the entry and exit points. For further car parking information please click here.
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
There are two manual opening doors at the main entrance.
To operate them manuallly; pull on entry and push on exit.
Getting around inside
Lift
lift to all floors
Ticket/ information desk
Main entrance
Things to See and Do
museum galleries
The library and bookable lunch room are only available via steps.
Shop
museum shop
Getting around outside
The gardens have a network of tarmac paths. The majority of the paths are situated on easy or moderate slopes.
Access into the gardens is via Museum Street and Marygate. Both entrances are level with no doors.
Customer care support
Emergency evacuation procedures
Customer care support
Low Sensory Experiences once every three months where light levels are static, sounds and smells are turned off for the last hour and a half of our opening times.