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Museum
National Railway Museum
Museum of railway history beside York station, part of the Science Museum Group.
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A mini guide to
Station and Museum Gardens
The National Railway Museum, the station and the Museum Gardens
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1 / 6Welcome to the area
The National Railway Museum, the station and the Museum Gardens
The western side of the centre is York's railway quarter. The station sits just outside the walls, a short walk from Lendal Bridge, and the National Railway Museum, part of the Science Museum Group, is beside it.
Across Lendal Bridge, the Museum Gardens surround the ruins of St Mary's Abbey, the Multangular Tower and the Yorkshire Museum, with York Art Gallery on Exhibition Square close by.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Railway station
York railway station
Station with a long curved train shed under a glass roof, just outside the city walls.
Bridge
Lendal Bridge
Road bridge across the River Ouse between the station and the city centre.
Tower
Lendal Tower
Medieval tower on the bank of the Ouse beside Lendal Bridge, part of the city's old defences.
Windmill
Holgate Windmill
Windmill west of the centre, restored and run by volunteers from a preservation society.
Museum
Yorkshire Museum
Museum of archaeology and natural history in the Museum Gardens, run by York Museums Trust.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Station and Museum Gardens and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Check the railway museum's travel page
The National Railway Museum says it is being transformed and that routes to the museum have changed. Check its website for entrances and booking before you go.
2
Lockers
Visit York says lockers are available at the National Railway Museum, near the station, which helps if you arrive by train with luggage.
3
Museum Gardens
York Museums Trust says the Museum Gardens are open seven days a week. The abbey ruins and the Multangular Tower are within the gardens.
4
Step-free views of the walls
The council points visitors who cannot use the wall steps to the Multangular Tower for close views of the Roman and medieval walls.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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- Station and Museum Gardens (area photo): Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- National Railway Museum: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, source
- York railway station: The original uploader was Tagishsimon at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lendal Bridge: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lendal Tower: Mango salsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Holgate Windmill: Synaptic peach, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- York Museum Gardens: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary's Abbey ruins: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Multangular Tower: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Hospitium: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- St Olave's Church: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Minster Quarter: Chris Gorringe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Shambles and Stonegate: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate: Steven Fruitsmaak, Public domain, source
- Micklegate and Bishopthorpe Road: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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