Ryedale Folk Museum

We didn’t actually realise the museum was there at first, we’d just gone to visit Hutton-le-Hole & spotted the museum while walking in the village. So glad we saw it & visited. It’s really good value for money, with friendly staff , & it’s much bigger inside than it looks from the outside. The old shops & workshops with their original contents were fascinating, along with the large collection of old farm machinery. One of the highlights was getting up close to & feeding the 2 resident pigs. We’d definitely visit again & recommend it to others.

Lovely little museum. Visited for the first time and was pleasantly surprised at what was here. Plenty of different time periods to visit and see. Nice little outside games along the way to play as a family. Welcoming staff. Even had a free homecooked jam tart. Lovely to see a little apple orchard.

We really enjoyed the Ryedale Folk Museum. The staff was super friendly, and the open air set up offers an excellent history lesson on what life was like in years past. There are several structures from various time periods, and placards in each explain how they are built and what life was like living in that time period. One of the gems is an daylight photography studio that is listed as the first of its kind. One can take their own Edwardian photograph inside. In addition to a small village, homes from different time periods, and farm animals on the grounds, there is a large building in the back that is an agricultural museum with a myriad of holdings inside. From churning butter to a variety of tea cups (my favorite was the moustache cup), one could spend quite a bit of time learning about farming life. This is a real gem worth seeking out. Plus, our ticket gave us 10% off something to eat and the nearby cafe.

We loved this museum. Much bigger than we thought once we entered through the shop. Plenty to see and explore. Great for all ages. Little hamlet /village kept as traditional as the day it was built. Buildings were stocked with plenty of items from that time and how those people lived back then. Lots of information board on your way round. Centred in a beautiful small village.

fascinating look at local history with reconstructed dwellings and businesses from bygone times. allow several hours to appreciate in full. ticket price reasonable and lasts for a year includes money off in local cafes

Brilliant (mainly) open air museum demonstrating what local life would have looked like through the ages. Genuinely fascinating. Had a ghost tour on for Halloween which was good fun

Spent a good 5 hours here, including coffee at a nearby coffee shop. The entrance ticket gives you a discount in the village coffee shops. The museums was really well kept, staff were helpful and friendly and the entrance price is very good value. Had a lovely day but be aware of the two pigs.. They are always hungry and know the sound of you opening the bag of food that's available to feed them. 😄.

A great little discovery. We stopped here in the way home from a weekend away. Pay once and have entry for a year. Some great buildings to explore. Some amazing olden days cottages showing how people would have lived.

Situated on the main road through the village opposite The Green.From the outside the museum does not appear to be very big,but once inside you realise what the site lacks in width it makes up for in depth.The exhibits consist of old buildings from around Yorkshire that have been dismantled,taken to the museum and then re-erected.These range from an old manor house,farm cottages,various shops and business premises dating from the 17th to 20th centuries.Access to the various buildings is good and there is plenty of signage to explain about each exhibit.A couple of things worth noting are that as an open air museum the weather could determine ones enjoyment and there are no catering facilities.However our visit was most enjoyable and we came away with a good insight into life in rural Yorkshire in bygone days.

Years ago I had driven past thsi place and assumed there must be another one because of what i had read about it.It looked like a couple of little cottages. Later i stopped and took my children and got a big surprise! It has a big outside area with loads to see. There are loads of buildings rescued from elsewhere. cottages ,houses ,farm buildings and there was allsorts of work shops.There was machinery and vehicles connected wih various trades and professions.You can see people at work ,read about the history of various occupations and ways of life some of them long past.They have special days and exhiitions. The frontage has altered since I first went and every time I have been more stuff had been added.I haven't been for a while but writing this has made me realise it is time to pay avisit.

For what at first seems such a small museum this is great and there's actually loads to see and do. It's really interesting learning about the rural heritage of the area and entry isn't too expensive. There are lots of buildings like a blacksmith's forge, a village shop, a chemists, a medieval cottage and manor house (amongst others) uprooted from wherever they originally were, transported and re-erected in the confines of the outdoor museum - fascinating to explore and great fun for children. There's also a museum to moorland industries within the main museum, as well as a collection of old photography housed in the old photography studio, and a collection of tractors and other old vehicles housed in a barn. You could easily spend a whole day here.

This seems like such a wee museum with not much in it when you first go in. However it's deceiving as its actually huge! There are lots of cottages (some gorgeous thatched ones!) that are all perfect examples of how people lived. There were some staff teaching pottery and baking within some of the cottages but they were only doing this for large parties Luke school groups. There's a stone-age roundhouse, basic-affluent cottages that look to be original with straw beds and open fires. There's a cobblers, blacksmith, undertakers, chemist and lots of farming history also. My favourite bit was the 1950's post office as I'm 50's daft! There was also a vey friendly cat which appeared to be running the post office! There's acres of land to walk on do you could spend a whole day there. The shop has lovely gifts and locally made goods. There is a cafe but we would have had to ask for it to be opened to have had something. I think the museum needs a big injection of money to make it even better.