Yorkshire Museum of Farming

Local nameYorkshire Museum of Farming
LocationYork, UK

The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is located in Murton Park near York in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 14 acres, and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming. In the autumn of 2010, the museum was awarded full accreditation status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.The museum has built up a large collection of artefacts that illustrate the history of farm mechanisation. The collection also contains domestic items and other documentary material relating to the social structure of rural life in the area. Events are held throughout the year relating to rural and farming themes. There is also a children's play area and a cafe.

The site is also home to the last surviving stretch of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, part of whose archive is also in the museum's collection.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Museum_of_Farming

Official Website https://www.murtonpark.co.uk/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yorkshire-Museum-of-Farming/101723326545210

Email enquiries@murtonpark.co.uk

Phone +44 1904 489966

Address Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF, UK

Coordinates 53°57'45.051" N -1°0'42.892" E

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