Yorkshire Museum

Great collection of Roman artifacts found in and around York. Superb mosaic, which visitors can walk on (shoes off!). Other highlights include Anglo-Saxon helmet in basement along with other viking and medieval treasures. Don't miss remains of Middlesbrough meteorite on 1st floor plus the original and very first geological map of the UK created by William 'Strata' Smith.

A lovely museum which is well laid out, very interactive, and has great staff:) the museum itself is small enough to do in an hour or so- and the ticket covers entry for a year! Surrounded by beautiful gardens, historic sites, and coffee shops!:)

We visited the Yorkshire Museum as part of a tour group from the US. I thought it was a great experience full of history. The period street was absolutely phenomenal. My son doesnt like huge crowds and tight spaces so we didn't see the WW II side of the museum, as there was a large family group ahead of us. Others in our group said that side of it was great as well.

The Viking display was open for the first time today. Was very interesting and is definitely worth a visit. Bought the tickets that give access for a year and will definitely be back to explore the other exhibits!

Great museum, we are a low income autism affected family so we’re able to get free entry, this is amazing for us as it means we can educate our child and allow them to enjoy such a fantastic museum. Really well cared for. We really enjoyed our visit.

A great place to visit and understand the history. Enjoyed the prehistoric period and walked on a Roman mosaic floor. One can see St Mary’s Abbey which was built in 1088. We can now see the remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England.

Explored the museum but visited specifically for the Viking exhibition and we're not disappointed. The exhibits on display were varied and interesting, would recommend a visit.

Tbh, we came here for a ground picnic and visit the ruins. It's nice and definitely relaxing. Haven't been inside the museum, but I'm sure it's worth the visit.

What a great museum! It was fairly quiet on a Monday afternoon; a few school groups were going through, but they were well behaved and quiet. Here we were, two adults from America. I was there for the insights on Roman and medieval York, and the exhibits did not disappoint. We were at the British Museum in London not long before and it was showy and grand. I felt like I got more out of York's museum because it was about the day to day lives, the stuff that interests me the most as a writer and history geek.

I learned quite a bit from my visit to this museum. The collection is small, and most of what is displayed is from the area. Spend some time and pay attention to the placards. Some of the pieces are very significant; I watched some of the other visitors and they hardly paid any attention to some of the pieces. There a number of important displays containing helmets, coins, jewels, bowls Roman and Viking hoards. Note: the famous Middlesborough Meteorite, 1881, 4.5 MYA resides here.