This place is a fascinating walk through a period of history…read more Eden Camp is a real prisoner of war camp built in 1942. You walk through a series of huts and scenes are set with sound and smells depicting WWII. The hand waving, from under a pile of rubble, in the blitz is pretty memorable. Two idemitical rooms show how prisoners of war would escape. Room one shows the room and you try to spot how and where. Room 2 shows the passages open etc. A spot the difference if you like. It is perfectly accessible for the disabled and very child friendly they have a two part Assault Course. One for the Tiny Tot Commandos and through the escape tunnel for the potential SAS members. A lovely gift shop and for food try the Prisoners' Canteen, Officers' Mess Tearooms or have a drink in the Garrison Cinema Bar. Food is called Dambusters stew and dumplings, Churchill Pie, Veggie Did for Victory, Home Guard etc All under a fiver. You need time to visit this place. At least 3 hours I would say. Incredibly interesting.

Regardless if you have got kids or not this place is a great day out…read more This former World War II prisoner of war camp has its displays in the prisoner huts, displays include the Hitler uprisings to how civilians survived the war through bombing and rationing. Also included are more recent conflicts up to the present date along with a memorial chapel to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Entry price is reasonable Adults £5.00 Children £4.00

This is a great day out regardless of age be you 5 or 105 there should be something to interest…read moreyou. Located on a former wartime Air-base this museum is run by many volunteers, including an ex-rear Gunner and wireless operator who was shot up during a raid over Germany. George Martin can be found in the Air Gunners Exhibition and I can assure you a more interesting bloke with his experiences and memories of this period I have yet to meet. The Museum is spread within several restored wartime sheds which house the various themes on display, along with many restored aircraft outside and in hangers. It also still has the air traffic control tower which displays how things would have been. One of the hangers displays other restored Aircraft including, the Halifax bomber of which nearly 80 were lost during raids over Germany from this base alone. Other more modern planes are also on display including the Buccaneer, Vulcan Bomber, and Harrier to name a few. The museum continues to restore aircraft and long may it continue we had an excellent day out and at an entrance cost of only £5.00 per adult including parking it wasn't going to break the bank.

We went on a slightly miserable but warm morning. When we arrived we were very impressed with the…read moresetup of the museum. It is very well kept with lots if different executions and lots of planes to see. I was particularly impressed with the Halifax bomber! You could also try out a couple of actual cockpits and they had 2 simulators, one to practice landings and the other as a rear gunner! The sun came out and it was a glorious day, we sat outside the NAAFI with a drink and a cake from the canteen. We would highly recommend you take a trip out, the kids would love it at well!!!

I was so very impressed with this museum! It's not just a history of the castle and prison within…read morebut also a history of Britain through the times. Enjoy each "decade" of British history between window exhibits , a Victorian street you can walk through (and in and out of shops , sit in a school classroom and sit in a prison cell) and enjoy tons of interactive exhibits such as a room full of vintage arcades and a WWI trench. The prison is really neat - from getting a sense of how it was Luis to be locked in one of the cells to the ability to watch/listen holograms of famous prisoners - very interesting and a highlight in York!!

This place was full history and it is set to tell a different story in every room. It was a nice…read moreinteractive museum with plenty of staff giving speeches to inform the audience of different perspectives of history. It was a nice experience but it did smell a bit funky in there. Pro Tip, use your London Pass for "free" entrance and you will ultimately save yourself a few bucks.

Interesting museum with a displays about various aspects of the criminal justice system locally…read more Quite expensive for a small museum but worth the money. There is a rather good audio commentary but unfortunately it does not work as intended because there is a very poor mobile signal and the free Wi-Fi does not work in the main exhibition areas, it only works close to reception. Doubtless this is due to the thick walls of the former jail, but if the investment in Wi-Fi that covered the whole place could be made, it would enable visitors to make full use of some good material (which I listened to later when connected elsewhere). Anyway, that aside, it is an interesting place with plenty of exhibits and explanations about the misery of being a prisoner in that building, and memorabilia relating to the police.

Fabulous! Don't miss this. You get a sense of how life was like for the Vikings and you get to see…read moresome cool relics. The staff are all wonderful and knowledgeable. York has such cool history all around so make sure you learn about the Vikings too!

We were road tripping between London and Glasgow and saw the sign on the highway for this Centre…read more I'm SO glad we checked it out! It's been a few weeks now and I still think about this experience. I really loved how they created the village (although I could have done without the scents hahah) and even built out some of the people based on bones. The attention to detail (such as the tattoos and spoken language) was awesome. The museum was great and full of fantastic artifacts. Absolutely worth visiting, to be honest.

Wonderful place for a train loving kid and his family :) The collection here is nothing short of…read moreamazing. The Flying Scottsman was a favorite though I wish we could have gone in. The North Shed is undergoing construction that was the only bummer. Everything else fantastic. Was cool to see the royal cars and get a sense of how the (my favorite was the suite for Queen Victoria) traveled!! The museum has 2 buildings. Both buildings have cafes and gift shops. The better gift shop is in the main entrance building.

It is a very cool place and a must visit place in York UK So…read moremuch rail history and so many things to do . You can sit in a bullet train see various old and new engine models and what not If you are into train this is the place . They also have a sit down restaurant and a VR experience

I have allways loved the James herriot books and was keen to visit this place. I wasn't…read moredisappointed and there was so much to see.It was more real than I could have dreamed.A lot is just as it was and you could imagine them in the dining room and the dispensry was amazing. We sat in the gardena and it was like something out of my childhood and I allmost expected to see a young Herriot sleeping in a pram.A lot of the kitchen stuff etc. were things I remembered seeing in use years ago.I watch the repeats of the programmes with new eyes.

So much fun! We had to drag the kids away…read more All indoors and the staff were funny, friendly and full of knowledge.

Situated on the main road through the village opposite The Green.From the outside the museum does…read morenot appear to be very big,but once inside you realise what the site lacks in width it makes up for in depth.The exhibits consist of old buildings from around Yorkshire that have been dismantled,taken to the museum and then re-erected.These range from an old manor house,farm cottages,various shops and business premises dating from the 17th to 20th centuries.Access to the various buildings is good and there is plenty of signage to explain about each exhibit.A couple of things worth noting are that as an open air museum the weather could determine ones enjoyment and there are no catering facilities.However our visit was most enjoyable and we came away with a good insight into life in rural Yorkshire in bygone days.

Years ago I had driven past thsi place and assumed there must be another one because of what i had…read moreread about it.It looked like a couple of little cottages. Later i stopped and took my children and got a big surprise! It has a big outside area with loads to see. There are loads of buildings rescued from elsewhere. cottages ,houses ,farm buildings and there was allsorts of work shops.There was machinery and vehicles connected wih various trades and professions.You can see people at work ,read about the history of various occupations and ways of life some of them long past.They have special days and exhiitions. The frontage has altered since I first went and every time I have been more stuff had been added.I haven't been for a while but writing this has made me realise it is time to pay avisit.