Visit

The Museum has now closed for the winter and will re-open in March 2026. We will post out re-opening date here in due course.

Ticket sales are currently suspended as the Museum is closed for the winter.

Ryedale Folk Museum is a large open-air site with historic buildings. Whilst almost all of our site is at ground level access some of our paths are uneven by their nature and there are one or two steps in and out of several buildings. For more information on access including prices for disabled visitors and free wheelchair or mobility scooter hire, please click here.

Ryedale Folk Museum is in the picturesque village of Hutton le Hole in the North York Moors National Park. We are located on the road which runs from Kirkbymoorside over ‘Blakey Ridge’ to the village of Castleton, just two miles north of the main A170 road between Helmsley and Pickering. Postcode for navigation – YO62 6UA It’s less than a one-hour drive from Whitby, York, Scarborough and Middlesbrough and around a one and half hour drive to Leeds and Hull.

The Museum does not have its own car park but there are two close-by. Museum visitors can make use of The Crown Inn car park, which is immediately next door to the Museum. £3 per day – coins only (for those not eating at The Crown Inn). Alternatively, you can park in the North York Moors National Park car park on Moor Lane, a 300m walk from the Museum. The National Park car park is more expensive than the pub car park.

Please find the most up to date information about other bus services to Hutton le Hole, by visiting the Get Down site for bus services to the village and around the area.

The Moorsbus service usually runs through Hutton-le-Hole during the summer season. Please visit the Moorsbus website for all the details and timetables.

We do not have our own café on site (except for on event days when we occasionally run a ‘pop-up’ service). There are a number places to eat and drink all a short walk away. They include The Crown Inn, The Forge Tearoom,  The Barn Tearooms  and the Old School House Bakery and Deli. Show your Museum pass to receive a discount in these cafes (excluding The Crown Inn).