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York Castle Museum
Kirkgate, York Castle Museum's Victorian Street   The Eye of York
York
YO1 9RY
North Yorkshire
England
Kirkgate, York Castle Museum's recreated Victorian street
Collection details
Agriculture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Land Transport, Medicine, Music, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War
Facilities
Food: yes Shop: yes Baby changing facilities: yes Study area: yes Wheelchair access: yes
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Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01904 687687
General information (Fax) : 01904 671078
E-mail : castle.museum@ymt.org.uk
Website : www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
Open
Open Daily 9:30am - 5:00pm

Closed
25 & 26 December, 1 January
Admission charges
Adult: £6.50
Child: £4
Concession: £5.50
Under 5s: Free
Any two adults with one child: £15.50 (& £3.50 per child after that)
Special Rates for groups 10+
Description
Take a journey through six hundred years of everyday life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Walk down cobbled streets, peer through windows of shops long gone and experience life in Victorian Britain.
Discover a city at war, see toys that children used to treasure and then venture into the prison cells where notorious highwayman Dick Turpin spent his last night. Young or old you'll never forget this journey to the past.
Collections description
Designated for its collections, York Castle Museum houses some of the finest collections of costume, textiles, military and social history.

Key artists and exhibits
Exhibition - Spotless ; Discover the history of keeping clean at York Castle Museum's latest exhibition - Spotless. Find out why cleanliness was next to godliness and what people used before deodorant at the exhibition which puts the spotlight on household and personal hygiene.


Articles
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Events
The Sixties  Exhibition (temporary)
 

Available resources
Everyday Life in Victorian York  Activity or art kit; Guided tour (Resource); Roleplay or interpreters; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
 

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Education facilities available
Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Restaurant
Shop
Study facilities