Ryedale Folk Museum

A unique visitor attraction located in the picturesque village of Hutton le Hole, where the history of Ryedale and the North York Moors – from the Iron Age to the 1950s - is brought to life through the Museum’s buildings and collections.

Step back in time and explore:

A typical Iron Age roundhouse
A Medieval crofter’s cottage
A thatched Elizabethan Manor House
An 18th Century thatched cottage with rare wooden witch post
A Victorian thatched cottage, washhouse and dairy
An array of horse-drawn vehicles – a hearse, fire engine, carriages and ploughs
Traditional workshops of the blacksmith, cobbler, wheelwright, tinsmith, cooper, saddler and carpenter
An Edwardian daylight photographic studio – the oldest in the country
Vintage farming equipment – tractors, ploughs, carts and threshing machine
A nostalgic 1950s village shop and chemist
The Rosedale glass furnace – an insight into an illegal 15th Century glass making industry
The Harrison Collection – a treasure trove of antiques and curiosities

Accessibility

Ryedale Folk Museum is a large open-air site with historic buildings. Whilst almost all of the site is at ground level, some of the paths are uneven by their nature and there are one or two steps in and out of several buildings.

Assistance dogs (and other dogs) on leads are welcome throughout Museum, including within the buildings.

For more information on access, including prices for disabled visitors and free wheelchair or mobility scooter hire, please see the Museum’s website or call 01751 417367.

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