Yorkshire Museum

I can’t believe I was spending almost 4 hours in there. I am so fascinated with the different sections of exhibitions. The dinosaur fossils are so impressive. You also don’t want to miss the library on the upper floor with books over 300 years old. The people there can give you a lot more information if you talk with them.

Our visit to the museum was mainly to see the Viking exhibition. There were a number of very interesting items and it only takes one thing that just triggers your curiosity. For me it was some of the intriguing hordes of coins buried to hide them from Viking the invaders. I also found a battle helmet with engravings a fascinating item to ponder. My only gripe is some places needed better signage. The Star Carr exhibit was also nicely thought out and a real insight into life in early Britain.

The museum is dated, small and a bit chaotic which is why we felt it was overpriced for what you get. But the vikings exhibition was great, the gardens are lovely and the ruins are also very impressive. You can enjoy a nice picnic after your visit away from the noice of the bussy streets.

A fun afternoon trip. I especially enjoyed the trippy cameras that you scan over the dinosaur fossils to put meat and skin on the bones. There's are anthropolgical exhibits which were very interesting too.

I'll be honest, I didn't have many expectations of this place and for some reason I thought it was going to be really small (I don't know why). However it was absolutely incredible! I cannot believe how beautiful all the exhibits were! And some of the things that are actually kept there! Wow! I unfortunately didn't get photos of anything from inside the museum cause I was so so immersed in seeing everything! A huge huge positive for me was that it was busy! I had time to actually go and read every single exhibit I saw! 100% recommend a visit!

Interesting museum with some great exhibits! There are lots of interesting pieces to the museum, from dinosaurs to Romans and the history of York. The ticket lasts for more than 1 day which is great if you need to come back. When I asked if we could return the next day with the same tickets, staff members told me yes. The next day, the museum was fully closed so we missed seeing everything. This was partly on us for not checking whether it was open - I feel like the staff should also have said this.

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.

I think we may have missed a fair part if this museum, it doesn't flow well! The viking section was good. Luckily its free entry for people on any kind of universal credit because I wouldn't of been pleased if I'd paid full entry price but they didn't look happy about it at the till

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.