Sights & Attractions in Yorkshire

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Castle Museum A former 18th-century debtors' prison, this quirky museum of everyday...	Museums / Galleries	York

Clifford's Tower This rather battered-looking keep at the top of a steep mound...	Architectural Sites	York

Fairfax House This 1762 Georgian town house is a museum of decorative arts...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	York

Granary Wharf Once at the heart of Leeds's decaying industrial zone, this regenerated...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Leeds

Magna A 45-minute drive south from Leeds to Rotherham brings Yorkshire's...	Industrial Sites	Leeds


Merchant Adventurers' Hall Built between 1357 and 1368 by a wealthy medieval guild, this...	Government Buildings	York

Royal Armouries Much of the legendary arms and armor originally collected in...	Museums / Galleries	Leeds

Temple Newsam One of the country's great country houses, this huge Elizabethan...	Museums / Galleries	Leeds

Thackray Medical Museum Even the squeamish won't balk at the exhibits in this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Leeds

Town Hall Park Row is an impressive parade of restored 19th-century office...	Government Buildings	Leeds

Treasurer's House Surprises await inside this large 17th-century house, the home...	Houses / Mansions	York

Yorkshire Museum The natural and archaeological history of the county, including...	Museums / Galleries	York
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