Bayle Museum

Bayle Gate, Old Town, Bridlington
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO16 4PZ
England

Website

www.bayle.bridlington.net

E-mail

Museum Offices

bayle.museum@btinternet.com

Telephone

General Enquiries

01262 674353

Curator

01262 424099

Fax

Museum Offices

01262 674308

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The Bayle Museum is situtated in a monastic gatehouse over 800 years old, the gatehouse was once the entrance to Bridlington Priory which amoungst the wealthiest monasteries in Yorkshire in the fifteenth century. The Museum was founded in 1928.
Today the Bayle is a Grade I Listed Building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, which makes it of great interest historically and architecturally.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

3 May to 1 October 2004
Monday - Friday 10.00 am to 4.00 pm; Sunday 11.00 am to 4.00 pm

Closed: October- April
Although visits can be arranged out of season with the curator.

 Admission charges

Adults £1.00
Children £0.50

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Loan service

Additional info

Full access to the museum is by two staircases, unfortunately due to the nature of the building we have not been able to provide full access for all.

Bayle Gate, Old Town, Bridlington
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO16 4PZ
England

Website

www.bayle.bridlington.net

E-mail

Museum Offices

bayle.museum@btinternet.com

Telephone

General Enquiries

01262 674353

Curator

01262 424099

Fax

Museum Offices

01262 674308

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The museum has varied collections including: local social history, Green Howards Military History, agricultural objects, photographs, Medieval manuscripts and much more. The Museum was updated in 2001 and now incorporates, interactive games, life-size models, CD-ROMs and audio panels to tell the history of Bridlington.

Collection details

Agriculture, Architecture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Law and Order, Medicine, Photography, Religion, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Licence to Crennelate 1388; Medieval Breviary 1400's; Queen Henrietta Marias' Gloves 1643; Ancient Breech Loading Swivel Gun c.1600

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service

Bayle Gate, Old Town, Bridlington
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO16 4PZ
England

Website

www.bayle.bridlington.net

E-mail

Museum Offices

bayle.museum@btinternet.com

Telephone

General Enquiries

01262 674353

Curator

01262 424099

Fax

Museum Offices

01262 674308

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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