Yorkshire Museum Of Farming

Farming museum, tractors, steam train, World War 2 home front exhibition, Roman fort, viking village, Tudor brick house, goats and ponies and chickens and all sorts of animals to look at, play park area — it’s not big and it won’t take you all day to go round, but there’s plenty to look at. They use it as an educational site during the week and it’s always full of school parties dressed as Roman soldiers or viking villagers. If you go at the weekend, you may be lucky enough to see some of the historical re-​enactors who live on the village for many weekends over the summer — everything from vikings, medieval, cowboys (the Roman fort can double as a wild west fort easily) or Spanish Civil War re-​enactors trying to blow up the train. In December, they turn the viking village into Santa’s village and all the staff dress up as elves — you can get the steam train up to the village and see the elves making Xmas presents in the longhouse /​Xmas present factory. Definitely one to take your children to if you can. They do events throughout the year, all of which you’ll find on their website — from spooky Halloween storytelling to learning about bees and beeking, all kinds of interesting stuff. I have to admit, I’m one of the re-​enactors who live on the village occasionally over the summer months and so this isn’t the most unbiased review, but I absolutely love this place.

its a nice place, i wish we had places like this in scotland, but i visted the farm on a recent trip down to york to see my boyfriend.
its a lovely little place, i loved seeing all the animals, the pony was so cute.
even though it was a pretty dull day (wheather wise) the animals soon made it brighter with there funny little ways.
the café was really nice, there sandwhichs are sooo yummy, there to die for! we spent a good 2 – 3 hours here, and had our lunch here.
got good parking spaces, i cant remember if it was free or not.
when we were there, there was a school trip there, since it was raining the day before, the poor wee kids got all muddy, and so did we! so if your going, make sure you have old clothes on or wellies!!! just in case! lol
but its well worth a vist with the kids, as im sure kids will love it, as its a great hands on experience for them.

If you’re up in York and the weathers good go and take the kids to the Yorkshire Museum of Farming.
Its fantastic value for money. I think my little family of 3 got in for about the same price as it cost one of us to get in to York Minster.
Theres several parts to it with a small viking settlement, how farmings changed through the years, an old steam train, farm animals, the shop (so the kids can buy spend their pocket money) and a great café. Theres also a large grassed area with picnic tables. You can either take your own or buy something freshly made from the café. They have lovely home made cakes and all the food and drinks are really good value for money and very tasty indeed.
I think we spent all morning here and then had lunch. It was a lovely warm day and my daughter played away on the monkey bars and talked to a pony (obviously it didn’t talk back, but she was happy!) We just sat in the sunshine and relaxed.
Theres lots of information about, but nothing is forced on you and you’re left to wander round the site at your own pace and leisure.
I’ve often seen the signs when Ive been up in the area and wondered what it was like. I’m glad I went and would go again.

this is a must go and take the kids kind place, its used alot by schools
has farm animals a viking village and a nice café with out door seating.
its not a full days visit as it can be walked around in a couple of hours
reason why i remember this place is the ducks???
my step son, was no great lover of animals, even my pet rabbit use to bully him, bless
but we sat at the café outside and watched on, as he discovered that lonely chicken was frightened of him, so he chased it about, and we thought, aww bless his over coming his fear!
this continued till the chicken basically got fed up and ran behind the sheds?
so off went the brave step son out of sight…
seconds later, out he ran, with the look of complete terror on his little face, as the other chickens, geese and ducks ganged up to chase down the one that had been, bullying there mate!
moments like these with children make it all the more worth while taking them out!
told step son, we’ll have chicken for sunday dinner, to cheer him up.
and soon after step son took up running!