Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life

Bridge Street
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 8DU

Tel: +44 (0)1751 473 653
Email: beckisle@aol.com
Web: Attraction's Own Web Site

Bookmark and Share


An extensive museum containing a magnificent assortment of items curious, mysterious, marvellous and common place from the last 200 years.

These include:
  • The Sidney Smith collection of local photographs
  • Welsh Guardsman painted by Rex Whistler for a children's Christmas party
  • The Hardware shop one of several shop displays to be seen in the museum
  • The Victorian Parlour
  • Working print shopFacilities: Wheelchair facilities, baby changing, toilets and disabled toilets
  • 'New Rosedale Ironstone Mines & Railways Gallery
  • Restored Penny Farthing Bicycle
  • Working Blacksmith's Forge and Demonstartion Days
  • Re-furbished Reception area and shop
  • Re-furbished Printing Room

    The museum also has a meeting room that is hireable for small events, meetings or club functions. Educational visits can be booked also evening tours for parties and groups.
    Limited parking is available for museum visitors.
    Directions
    Around the corner and over the bridge from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway station.
    Show map of Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life...

    Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life Postcode for SatNav: YO18 8DU

    Nearby Attractions
    North Yorkshire Moors Railway (< 1 Mile)*
    The 24 mile North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs through the beautiful North York Moors National Park, between the market town of Picering through to Whitby.
    Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo (3 Miles)*
    Looking for that destination that offers a wide variety of attractions for all the family from toddlers to grandparents? Then look no further! Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo offers a wealth of fun and excitement for all ages.
    Eden Camp Modern History Museum (6 Miles)*
    The site was named Eden Camp and the first inmates were two hundred and fifty Italian prisoners. These prisoners were put work constructing a larger permanent camp, consisting of forty-five huts. This is now a Modern History Theme Museum.
    more attractions in Pickering and things to do in Pickering ...
    more things to do in North Yorkshire and days out in North Yorkshire...
    * Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

    Nearby Hotels
    The White Swan Inn (< 1 Mile)*
    The White Swan Inn is a 16th century coaching inn which has been transformed into a luxurious hotel and restaurant. Rooms are available with both traditional and modern decor. The elegant rooms all feature flat-screen TVs and DVD players.
    Beansheaf Hotel (2 Miles)*
    Ideally situated for exploring Ryedale and the North Yorkshire Moors, the hotel is situated in an area of natural beauty, between the traditional market towns of Pickering and Malton.
    Talbot Hotel (8 Miles)*
    Nestled in its own gardens, high above the River Derwent, the Talbot Hotel is a beautiful 18th century Coaching Inn that commands a picturesque location second to none.
    more hotels near Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life ...
    * Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

    Nearby Self Catering
    111 Eastgate (< 1 Mile)*
    This 3 storey Victorian townhouse is the former home of the owners and has just been lovingly renovated and modernised to provide a comfortable self-catering holiday home with sleeping accommodation for 6.
    Keld Head Farm Holiday Cottages (1 Mile)*
    Our Cottages sit alongside fields where sheep and cows graze, retaining the open countryside atmosphere of their farming background; yet still conveniently located on the outskirts of the historic market town of Pickering.
    Mel House Cottages (4 Miles)*
    Mel House Cottages comprises four comfortable properties (sleeping 3-6 Guests) sited in the centre of our village. An Indoor Heated Pool, Spa and Sauna is exclusively available to our Guests.
    Your property could be here
    Advertising your self catering property or holiday cottage on AboutBritain.com will get you noticed by thousands of potential guests every day.
    more self catering near Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life ...
    * Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

    Popular Pages

         National Trust | Estate Agents     

     Copyright © 1999-2012 Excelsior Information Systems Limited. All rights reserved.
    Press Room  Terms of Use  Privacy  Link to Us  Index  Site Map