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Barley Hall

2 Coffee Yard | Stonegate, YO1 8AR, England
44-1904-610275
Ranked #27 of 124 attractions in York
4.0 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings, History Museums
Description: Restored 15th-century town house that re-creates a medieval household filled with period furniture, pottery, tiles and wall hangings.
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Lincolnshire
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15 reviews 15 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

This is an interesting building with plenty of history. Be aware that school trips visit and take lunch in the banquet hall. More

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Wellington, United Kingdom
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Hard to find and little to see . Bought as part of package with entry to Jorvik Centre -and, on reflection- a mistake. Very helpful staff. More

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Keighley, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

I really enjoyed this. There's an exhibition on, of costumes from TV and films which I liked. More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

A real gem in an alley way. We nearly missed it but enjoyed this timbered house. It was well presented. Take the free audio when offered it it makes the visit More

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

This was included in our YAT pass About 40 minute worth of stuff to do The dining room has an amazing tile floor and upstairs there are lots of outfits from the era More

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Wrexham
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012

Looked beautifull from outside but don't plan to go there on a weekend as a special visit as it looks as if it closes to the public for weddings and funtions so call if you're visiting other things as well. More

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North Wales
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

The tiled floor, mediaeval furniture and decoration of the great hall make this worth the visit, there are other exhibits in the rest of the rooms which are not so lavishly decorated. Do this with your multi-museum pass. More

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Preston
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

Loads of information about all the hall's occupants from the medieval times onwards. The History to Hollywood exhibition which was on when we went was fantastic More

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Liverpool, UK
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
107 helpful votes 107 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2012

We spent a happy hour here this morning and really enjoyed it. The house is only quite small so you'd be hard pressed to fill much longer than an hour but this is perfect if you have a short attention span like me. I get museum-fatigue very quickly usually so this was a great size for me! The hands-on aspect... More

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Australia
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Barley Hall was set up for visitors to experience the past, and does this nicely. It is not very big and during our visit they have a lovely display of costumes from period films and television shows. More

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