School Visits

A visit to York Castle Museum will bring history to life! Speak to the residents of Victorian York, clamber through a First World War trench, and meet the inmates of York Castle Prison.  

York Castle Museum is open for schools to visit on Mondays (from 11.00am), Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (from 10.00am).  

Led workshops  

The following led workshop is currently available to book at York Castle Museum:  

• A Victorian Christmas Cracker – KS2 Workshop 

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Self-guided visits  

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

The following entry fees apply when making a self-guided visit to York Castle Museum:  

School child:

£4.00

Additional adult in excess of free adult to pupil ratio.

£8.00

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 York Castle Museum, please download and read the following document:  

 York Castle Museum: School Visit 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 the Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery!

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