Richmondshire Museum

Ryders Wynd
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4JA
England

Website

www.richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01748 825 611

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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Richmondshire Museum was founded in 1974 by the Soroptimists of Richmond and the Dales; it opened its doors in 1978 in a former joiner's workshop, and has gradually grown ever since.

Your visit begins in a reconstructed cruck house, with a collection of domestic bygones.

The Leadmining Gallery details the industry which flourished in Swaledale until the end of the 19th century.

The Transport Gallery , with its model of Richmond Station, leads to the Herriot Set from the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small, and Barker's Chemist's Shop.

Next is the Wenham Gallery, which covers the history of Richmond and district, and contains a former village Post Office from just up the dale.

The latest addition is a recreation of the Richmond grocer's shop, just round the corner in Frenchgate, where the founder of the Fenwick department store chain began his working life.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

April-October
Daily 10.00-17.00
Open Bank Holidays

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Ryders Wynd
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4JA
England

Website

www.richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01748 825 611

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.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Coins and Medals, Science and Technology, Social History, Land Transport

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Ryders Wynd
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4JA
England

Website

www.richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

E-mail

info@richmondshiremuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01748 825 611

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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