Self-guided visits

The galleries at the Yorkshire Museum span millions of years of history, from the Jurassic period to Medieval York.  

The Yorkshire Museum is open for primary and secondary schools to visit from 10am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  

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Prices

here are no entry fees for primary and secondary (Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four) school groups who are making a self-guided visit from a school in North Yorkshire. This excludes fee paying schools.  

 For all other schools, the following entry fees apply:  

 School child: £3.00 

 Additional adult in excess of free adult to pupil ratio: £6.00

Home educating families can visit the Yorkshire Museum at our reduced school rates. These rates are only available for visits made in term time during school hours. All visits must be booked in advanced.  

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Booking a visit  

Schools can book a self-guided visit to the Yorkshire Museum using our online booking form.  

Please note that completing the form does not represent a confirmed booking. A member of our team will be in touch within two days with further information. 

Alternatively, if you would like to make an enquiry about visiting, then you can speak to a member of our team at schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348.

Discovery Boxes  

Groups can book our free Discovery Box resources when making a self-guided visit to the Yorkshire Museum. The contain information packs and activities to help children get the most out of their museum visit.  

We have two Discovery Boxes available to borrow:  

• Roman York Discovery Box 

• Viking North Discovery Box 

Please note that our Roman York Discovery Box contains images of human remains.  

Our Discovery Boxes can be reserved when booking a self-guided visit to the Yorkshire Museum. 

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Preparing for your visit 

To ensure you are fully prepared for a visit to the Yorkshire Museum, please download and read the following documents:  

• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Pack 

• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Map  

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Pre- and post- visit resources  

Our resources for schools page has helpful materials, including teachers’ exhibition packs, videos and 3D object scans, that you can use with your pupils before, during, or after a visit to the Yorkshire Museum.  

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SEND and access  

Find out more how we can make school visits inclusive and accessible for pupils with SEND by visiting our SEND and access page. 

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Free teacher pre-visits  

We encourage teachers to carry out a free pre-visit to familiarise themselves with the Yorkshire Museum before they come with their class.  

Teachers are entitled to bring up to one additional adult and two children as part of a free pre-visit.  

Please contact schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348 for further details. 

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Get in touch!  

If you require further information about planning a visit to the Yorkshire Museum, then please get in touch at schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348.  

If you are looking to book a visit on behalf of a Further or Higher Education organisation, or a school from outside the UK, then please complete a Group Booking Request Form or email group.bookings@ymt.org.uk.