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Fond farewell to Helen after more than 30 years at Ryedale Folk Museum

Whitby RNLI Museum Curator Neil Williamson, Community Manager Alex Maskery, coxswain Richard Dowson and Nick Chambers (Visits Team) with the 2027 calendar at Whitby Lifeboat Station. photo: Ceri Oakes / RNLI

Whitby RNLI charity calendar back for fourth year in a row

Simon Crawford at Byland Abbey.

Artistfollows in inspiring footsteps for new exhibition at Ryedale Folk Museum

The family-friendly event promises a day of fun. Photo: The Beck Isle Museum

Beck Isle Museum to hold ‘family-fun’ Model Day

Commissioned by Qatar Foundation and nestled in its Education City campus, the museum was inaugurated on November 28, 2025

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31 fun-filled summer activities for children - for every day in August

31 fun-filled summer activities for every day in August

A guitar once thought to have been lost for over 50 years, owned by The Rolling Stones, has been discovered as part of a collection at a New York art museum.

Stolen Rolling Stones' guitar found at New York Museum

Inside the Victorian cottage at Ryedale Folk Museum

Ryedale Folk Museum welcomes acclaimed author Sally Coulthard as new patron

Bee smoker on display in the 'Making a Meal of It' exhibition at Ryedale Folk Museum

Bee-friendly half term at Ryedale Folk Museum celebrates the region’s beekeeping...
Ryedale Folk Museum is set to offer a buzz-worthy week of half-term fun from Saturday 24 May, with a focus on bees and other pollinators, and their rich local history.
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Acoustic Buddies

Beck Isle Museum welcomes back ‘Music at the Museum’ with a summer celebration o...

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

A small dog being groomed

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Shop owner holding an artificial leg

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Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

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Three brandy glasses during Ararat factory tour

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Head gardener Jill Ward pauses to admire the cherry blossom in full bloom in a carpet of flowering purple heather at Burnby Hall Gardens. Photo: Tony Johnson

Burnby Hall Gardens set to be illuminated at night for the very first time

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

A memorial painted onto a wall at Eden Camp of the last surviving member of the York Normandy Veterans Group, Ken Cooke, 98.

D-Day: Eden Camp commemorates 80th anniversary with special event

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Maps and planning documents detailing top-secret plans were donated to House on the Hill museum.

Watch: Top secret D-Day documents from Normandy found in old car boot

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Ryedale Folk Museum has unveiled a new initiative inviting individuals to ‘adopt’ objects from its diverse collection, as part of the Museum’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

Ryedale Folk Museum Launches ‘Adopt an Object’ in its 60th anniversary year

Sewerby Hall are looking for more volunteers to help with costumed interpretation, children’s activities, and workshops for schools.

Bridlington's Sewerby Hall is on the hunt for heritage volunteers

The children from CAVCA Children's University graduating.

Scarborough and Whitby children graduate from CaVCA Children's University

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

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Taylor Swift has spoiled fans again with a brand new music video featuring Taylor Lautner, Joey King and Presley Cash
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Buckingham Palace

King Charles drops major hint about future of Buckingham Palace

An exceptionally rare Chinese box and cover from the 15th century Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967.

Old tin found in attic turns out to be Chinese Ming Dynasty treasure

Two Just Stop Oil supporters were arrested at the Herbert Museum in Coventry while demanding that the government stop all new UK fossil fuel projects and calling on employees and directors of UK cultural institutions to join in civil resistance against the governments genocidal policies.

Just Stop Oil protestors tackled to ground after storming dino exhibit

The Natural History Museum has released a list of new animal and plant species found in 2022

Scientists release list of new animals and plants found in 2022

Joanne Whittle won a New Light prize with Sorrowing Cloth

Call for entries for prestigious Northern art prize exhibition opens in February

The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby.

Whitby's Captain Cook Museum to host summer activities

Chief executive of Scarborough Museums and Galleries Andrew Clay in the Rotunda

Scarborough Museums Trust and Woodend merge to form Scarborough Museums and Gall...

Seven-year-old Daisy Lewis wearing a Jubilee crown and you an make your own at free events

Free jubilee events for your youngsters at Scarborough Art Gallery and Rotunda M...

Scarborough Museums Trust learning officer Rhian Roberts preparing for the Roman history half-term events

Free half-term events for children at Scarborough Art Gallery and Museum - how t...

Kane Cunningham’s ‘Northern Eutierria’ at Ryedale Folk Museum

Dramatic new artwork by Kane Cunningham on display at Ryedale Folk Museum

Clockwise from top left: Emma Stothard (pic: Tony Bartholomew); Silver Darlings jewellery (pics: Chloe Humenko).

Whitby sculptor Emma Stothard's jewellery pays tribute to town's Herring Girls

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These 21 indoor activities will keep kids entertained when it’s raining

Beck Isle Museum

Popular North Yorkshire museum - Beck Isle in Pickering - to remain shut for re...

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Date set for reopening of Scarborough's Rotunda Museum - how to book your place

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Here are 40 ideas for keeping the kids entertained during the summer holidays

Museum’s search for best football fan memorabilia

Kirsty Harris

Whispers from the Museum – a free online adventure for young people - how to tak...
Scarborough Museums Trust is calling on adventurous young people to help solve anew mystery, Whispers from the Museum, at Scarborough Art Gallery and the circular Rotunda Museum.
Sue Wilkinson

A whopping 371 discoveries were reported since records started in 2012 – the country’s joint fifth-biggest haul.

North Yorkshire among the UK’s treasure find hotspots

Beck Isle Museum volunteer Gordon Clitheroe.

Beck Isle volunteer Gordon up for award

Gordon Clitheroe in the bar at Beck Isle Museum

Gordon is only one from Yorkshire nominated for top museum volunteer award: Gord...

Ryedale Folk Museum is looking for a volunteer to become the attractions resident witch.

Enjoy a spell as witch expert at folk museum

Water lillies at Burnby Hall and Gardens, Pocklington.

Visit '˜a jewel in Yorkshire's crown'

The scene from William Hayes wedding reception held in his photographic studio.

Step back in time to the age before selfies

The Village Shop at Ryedale Folk Museum.

Exhibit of the Week: The Rosedale Shop drawers, Ryedale Folk Museum

The selected recipes will be cooked at Malton Cookery School and photographed for the new book.

Museum appealing for Ryedale recipes

Delighted child with pumpkin.

Museum seeks detail on Tindale pictures

Reggie 'n' Bollie are performing at Party in the Park at Flamingo Land.

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