Visitor Information
Annual family season ticket, just £16.50!
The whole family can enjoy Knaresborough Castle and Harrogate's Royal Pump Room Museum all year round for just £16.00!
Usual admission for a family is £9.50 to the Royal Pump Room Museum and £8.50 to Knaresborough Castle and Museum so visit each venue once and you'll save pounds!
Tickets are valid for one year from date of issue.
Call in at either site to pick up yours today, or call 01423 556188 for more details.
Where do you want to go?
Royal Pump Room Museum?
Mercer Art Gallery?
Knaresborough Castle and Courthouse Museum?
St Robert's Cave?
Private Hire of Royal Pump Room Museum and Mercer Art Gallery
Both of these venues are available to hire for functions.
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Royal Pump Room Museum
Crown Place, Harrogate, HG1 2RY
Opening Times:
Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm (4pm November to March)
Sunday 2pm - 5pm (4pm November to March, Open 12pm Sundays in August)
Closed 24-27 December 2011 and 1-13 January 2012. Re-opening with new exhibition: Harrogate for Health and Happiness: A Spa Town in the 20th Century
Admission charges:
Adult £3.60
Concession/NUS £2.55
Child £2.10
Family (2 adults + 2 children) £9.50
Group rates on application.
Access:
There is level access throughout and swing doors at the entrance. Toilet facilities, including for wheelchair users, available. There are also baby changing facilities, a hearing induction loop.
Large print available on request.
Directions:
By public transport
The Museum is a leisurely 10 minute walk from the railway and bus terminals through the town centre. Cross the road from the terminals and head straight through the centre towards the war memorial. Go down Montpellier Hill at the bottom of which you can see the Crown Hotel to your right, and the White Hart Hotel ahead. The museum is by the Crown Hotel, across the roundabout and opposite the Valley Gardens.
See Google maps to help plan your route.
By road
Brown signs on the A61 and A59 will guide you towards the museum. Three-hour parking is available in most of the nearby roads (Swan Road, Valley Drive, Cornwall Road) but you must display a time disc in your vehicle. These are available from shops and the museum and gallery. A single parking bay for visitors with disabilities is available in Swan Road, by the Mercer Art Gallery, a short walk from the Museum.
See Google maps to help plan your route.
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Mercer Art Gallery
Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SA
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm (closes 4pm November to March)
Sunday 2pm - 5pm
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays.
Closed 24-27 December 2011 and 1 January 2012.
FREE ENTRY
Access: Ramped access at the side door. Accessible toilet and baby changing facilities. The gallery is equipped with a hearing induction loop. Large print is available on request.
Directions:
By public transport:
The Gallery is a leisurely 10 minute walk from the railway & bus terminals through the town centre. Cross the road from the terminals and head straight through the centre towards the war memorial. Walk down Parliament Street and at the traffic lights cross straight over and turn left. You will pass the tourist information centre on the left and the main Council Offices on the right. Continue past Hales Bar and turn right into Swan Road. The gallery is 100 yards on the right, opposite the Studley Hotel.
See Google maps to help plan your route.
By road:
Three-hour parking is available in Swan Road, outside the gallery, but you must display a time disc in your vehicle. These are available from shops and the museum and gallery. A single parking bay for visitors with disabilities is available in Swan Road.
See Google maps to help plan your route.
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Knaresborough Castle and Courthouse Museum
Castle Yard, Knaresborough, HG5 2AS
Opening Times:
2 April - October daily from 11am - 4pm
Admission charges:
Adult £3.20
Concession/NUS £2.10
Child £1.75
Family (2 adults + 2 children) £8.50
Group rates on application.
Access:
The Castle site is accessible for wheelchairs but there is limited access to the historic buildings. The ground floor of the King's Tower is on a single level, but access to the dungeon and King's Chambers are via steep and worn stairs.
Access to the sallyport is down a steep set of stairs, and there is a steep downward slope within the sallyport which can be slippery.
Regular access to the Old Courthouse Museum is via a set of steps, but level access from the rear can be provided with prior arrangement. The majority of displays are on a single level, but there are some steps within the museum. The museum is equipped with a hearing induction loop and large print is available on request.
Directions:
Find us on Google maps.
By public transport:
Bus
From the bus station the walk down the cobbled street to the main town square. Stay left and walk towards the Market Tavern pub. Turn right as you reach the pub to head into Castle Yard car park. The Castle is to your left, next to the car park.
Train:
The Castle is a 10 minute walk up a steep picturesque hill from the train station. At the top of the hill and enter the Castle Yard car park by the police station. Head across the car park to enter the Castle grounds.
By road:
Follow brown signs to guide you to the nearest car parks for the Castle. Limited Pay and Display parking is available at the Castle site, and 4 bays are reserved for visitors with disabilities.
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St Robert's Cave
Abbey Road, Knaresborough
Opening Times:
The site is open all reasonable hours.
Admission is free.
Access and Directions:
St Robert's Cave is located on Abbey Road in Knaresborough, a few hundred yards from Wetherby Road. The site is marked by a roadside interpretation board. Entry is through a wooden gate at roadside, down to the river via a path and a set of fairly steep steps. Care is needed as the path and steps can be slippery.
Access by car to the cave is difficult and parking is extremely limited. A layby on the roadside will accomodate two vehicles. The best route is a leisurely walk along Abbey Road from the town centre, approximately 25 minutes. Alternatively, parking is available at the St James Retail Park on the A658, and the site is a 10 minute walk.
There are no facilities on the site.
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