Barley Hall

Barley Hall is a stunning medieval townhouse, once home to the Priors of Nostell and the Mayor of York. Until the 1980s the house was hidden under the relatively modern façade of a derelict office block. Only when the building was going to be destroyed was the amazing medieval building discovered and its history revealed. The building has now been lovingly restored to its original splendour with stunning high ceilings, beautiful exposed timber frames, and possibly the only horn window in England. It has been decorated to replicate what it would have looked like as the Snawsell home around 1483 and boasts a magnificent Great Hall. Visitors to Barley Hall can make themselves at home, sit on the chairs, handle the objects and experience what it would have been like to live in medieval England.

Plague Poverty and Prayer: A Horrid History with Terry Deary

Award winning children's author Terry Deary comes to Barley Hall with a brand new exhibition that explores the life, death and all the gruesome bits in between, in York during the Middle Ages.
Costumes and excerpts from the popular BBC TV show Horrible Histories will take centre stage alongside archaeological evidence from York's medieval cemeteries and records of how the people of York were treated, cured, and killed by the medical practitioners of the time.

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Monday	Open	10am	5pm
Tuesday	Open	10am	5pm
Wednesday	Open	10am	5pm
Thursday	Open	10am	5pm
Friday	Open	10am	5pm
Saturday	Open	10am	5pm
Sunday	Open	10am	5pm