School 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 schools to visit from 10.00am on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  

Led workshops  

The following led workshops and experiences are currently available to book at the Yorkshire Museum:  

• Discover: Roman York – KS2 Workshop 

• Time Odyssey – KS2 Experience 

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Self-guided visits 

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

The following entry fees apply when making a self-guided visit to the Yorkshire Museum:  

School child:

£3.00

Additional adult in excess of free adult to pupil ratio.

£6.00

There are no entry fees for any Primary or Secondary (Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four) School groups making a self-guided visit from a school in North Yorkshire. This excludes fee paying schools.  

Pre-visit resources  

 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  

 The following documents may also be of use if you are planning to cover a particular topic during your visit:  

• Roman York: Meet the People of the Empire – Teachers Exhibition Pack 
• Star Carr: Life after the ice – Teachers Exhibition Pack

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Free teacher pre-visits 

We encourage teachers to carry out a free pre-visit to familiarise themselves with a site 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 for further details. 

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Home educators 

Home educating families can visit our sites at the reduced schools rate detailed above. These rates are only available for visits made in term time during school hours.  

All visits must be booked in advance by contacting schools@ymt.org.uk. 

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Get in touch! 

If you require further information about planning a visit to one of our sites, then please get in touch at schools@ymt.org.uk. 

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

Don’t forget you can also visit us at York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery!

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