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Welcome to Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life. Come and discover the history of Pickering; its people, trade and local industries. Explore period shops, bygones of a Victorian age, including a printer’s workshop, grocers’ shop, gentleman’s outfitters, pub and chemist’s shop. Don’t miss the blacksmith’s forge and industrial heritage gallery detailing the fascinating past of the Rosedale ironstone mine and railway.
By Foot
Beck Isle Museum is located on Bridge Street just around the corner from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Our address is:
Bridge Street
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 8DU
By Bus/Train
There are regular buses to Pickering from York (via Malton), Thirsk, Helmsley, Whitby, Scarborough and Leeds.
There is no mainline train station in Pickering but Malton station is approximately 20 minutes away by bus or taxi.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs steam trains between Grosmont and Pickering for most of the year, and from Whitby at peak times. Their timetable can be found here: https://www.nymr.co.uk/pages/category/timetable It is a five minute walk from NYMR Pickering Station to the museum.
More information can be found on the Traveline website:https://www.traveline.info
By Car
The museum postcode is YO18 8DU.
From York take the A64 towards Malton take the A169/B1257 exit towards Whitby/Pickering/Malton and at the roundabout take the first exit onto the A169.
From Scarborough take the A170 to Pickering.
There is limited car parking available onsite. There are also several pay and display car parks a short walk from the museum. These include:
Ropery Car Park
YO18 8DY
Charge: £2.60 for 2 hours
Vivis Lane Car Park
YO18 8BP
Charge: £2.50 for 2 hours
Eastgate Car Park
YO18 7JD
Charge: £2.50 for 2 hours
More information here:
https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/pickering/?arriving=201812151430&leaving=201812151630
Opening Times
Open Monday to Thursday from 14th March to 9 April then Monday to Saturday from 11 April to 29 September
10am to 5pm
Admission Prices
For the price of just one visit, your ticket will give you 12 months’ complimentary admission to the Beck Isle Museum.
Adults £7.00
Concessions £6.00
Children 5 to 16 £4.00
Children under 5 Free
Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £18.00
Family Ticket (1 adult and up to 3 children) £11
Group Visits (10 or more people)
Day visit £5.00 per person
Educational Visits
School groups £3.50 per person
We accept credit and debit cards.
Access information
We are in a Grade II* listed building, so access to the museum isn’t always straightforward. The galleries in the outbuildings are fully wheelchair accessible. The main museum is accessible on the ground floor only as the first floor is accessed by a flight of stairs.
Disabled parking is available outside of the museum.
We welcome certified assistance dogs in the museum.
Toilets are wheelchair accessible
Baby changing facilities are available and there is a space to leave prams/pushchairs.
Please contact us if you would like any further guidance in advance of your visit.
Facilities
The museum has a small gift shop where visitors can purchase gifts, souvenirs and cards. We have a range of books about the history of Pickering, including the Book of Remembrance, which details the lives of the 79 soldiers from Pickering who died during the First World War.
Browse our cards and prints many of which are from the Sydney Smith collection of local photography; an extensive selection of images of Pickering and the local area from the early 20th century.
On a sunny day visitors are welcome to eat lunch at our riverside picnic area. We do not have a café at the museum but there are plenty of places in Pickering to get something to eat and drink.