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a Museum in the town of York, in the county of North Yorkshire

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About Yorkshire Museum & Gardens

The Yorkshire Museum stands in spacious gardens on the banks of the River Ouse. It contains rich finds from the Roman city and houses an incredible collection of local antiquities.

Artefacts to be seen include pottery and porcelain, the fossilised remains of ichthyosaur and plesiosaur - these remains where unearthed at Whitby in the 19th century and are relics of large sea reptiles from millions of years ago.

In the museum garden visitors can see parts of the old City walls, ruins from St.Mary's Abbey and the fascinating Multangular Tower which was built as part of the Roman defences.

This is an incredible place with much to see and to learn of - it has something for everyone and makes an ideal visit for all the family.
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York, a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
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Tadcaster, in the county of North Yorkshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SW)
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Husthwaite, in the county of North Yorkshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction N)
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Coxwold, in the county of North Yorkshire (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction N)
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Old Malton, in the county of North Yorkshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NE)
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Eggborough, in the county of North Yorkshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)
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Harrogate, in the county of North Yorkshire (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)
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Snaith, in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction S)
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Nearby travel help

York Station	(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)
Poppleton Station	(2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction W)
A1(M) Junction 47	(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)
A1(M) Junction 45	(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SW)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction W)
Humberside International Airport	(40.3 miles, 64.8 km, direction SE)
Yorkshire Museum & Gardens to London	(174.3 miles, 280.5 km, direction S)

Accommodation & Hotels near Yorkshire Museum & Gardens

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Dean Court Hotel	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)
Minster Hotel	(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)
Airden House	(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)
Park Inn York	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
Hedley House Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
The Royal York Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Ramada Encore York	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
The Churchill Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
The Grange Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
The Beckett Guest House	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
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