Making a Visit
We welcome school and group visits to the York Castle Museum, the York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens.
All the information you need is provided on our website – for further details, please contact us directly.
To make an enquiry or book a visit, please click here to complete a booking request form and email it to groupbookings@ymt.org.uk.
You can contact our Group Bookings department on 01904 687633 for further information (Monday – Friday).
Click here to download the guide to Planning Your Visit.
Click here to download the guide to On the Day Information.
Click here to download our York Castle Museum Teacher’s Guide.
Click here to download the York Castle Museum Generic Risk Assessment Guidance.
Click here to download the Yorkshire Museum Generic Risk Assessment Guidance.
Admission
The rates listed below are for groups of a minimum of 10.
York Castle Museum
Child – £4.50
Student – £5.00
Accompanying Adult within supervision ratio (see below) – Free
Additional Adult – £7.00
Under 5s – Free
Yorkshire Museum
Child – £4.00
Student – £4.00
Accompanying Adult within supervision ratio (see below) – Free
Additional Adult – £5.50
Under 5s – Free.
York Art Gallery
Child – £3.00
Student – £4.00
Accompanying Adult within supervision ratio (see below) – Free
Additional Adult – £5.00
Under 5s – Free.
Please note that free admission for groups only applies to City of York council funded schools.
Supervision
Accompanying adults within our supervision ratios receive free admission. We request that school groups stick to the following ratios:
Nursery – One adult per four children
Key Stage 1 & 2 – One adult per six children
Key Stage 3 & 4 – One adult per 10 students
Preliminary visits
We recommend that group organisers make a preliminary visit to discuss their visit with the learning team. Teachers receive a free family ticket for their preliminary visit.
Workshops
Please click on the links below to view the workshops available for each of our sites.
We require a minimum of two full working days’ notice of cancellations for sessions not to be charged in full.
If you are running late on the day we ask that you call 01904 687633 to let us know your expected arrival time and if
your group are 30 minutes late for your booked workshop/s you will be charged £30.00 (per 30 minutes) to cover our costs.
Health and Safety and Public Liability Insurance
Our Planning Your Visit guide for groups is sent out to all booked groups, which includes information on health & safety and our public liability insurance.
You can also click here to download our Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Coach Parking
Unfortunately there is no coach parking or drop-off points available at our sites. Coaches are recommended to make use of the coach parks in the city centre. Click here for more information about coach parks in the city. Under certain circumstances, coaches can drop-off outside our sites – ask for information when making your booking.
Access
Please click the relevant site below for Access information:
Prayer Space
Although we do not currently offer designated prayer spaces at our sites, please ask a member of staff if this is something you require and they’ll try to find an appropriate space for you.
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