Yorkshire Museum of Farming

The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is an open-air museum and heritage centre at Murton Park, dedicated to the agricultural history and rural life of Yorkshire. The site combines reconstructed and preserved farm buildings, machinery collections and live demonstrations.

On-site features include a working farmyard with heritage breeds, exhibition spaces showing farm tools and tractors, and seasonal events that demonstrate historic farming techniques. The museum’s displays cover changes in agriculture, machinery and rural communities.

The museum was developed to conserve and interpret Yorkshire’s agricultural heritage and to provide educational programs about rural life and farming technology. It functions as a local heritage attraction with regular events and school-focused activities.

Murton Park is located to the east of the city of York in North Yorkshire, on the site of historic farm buildings and land used for agricultural demonstration and interpretation.

• Location and layout: Located at Murton Park just outside the city of York, the site combines indoor exhibits with a working farmyard and outdoor demonstrations.
• Visitor highlights: Family-oriented programming often includes hands-on activities, heritage animal breeds and tractor displays during special events.

What to See #

• Historic farmyard: An open-air farmyard area that reconstructs historic Yorkshire farm buildings and demonstrates agricultural practices, with animal enclosures and period machinery.
• Collections and exhibits: Museum displays and collections that include tractors, agricultural tools and interpretation on the agricultural history of Yorkshire.
• Events and demonstrations: Event and activity spaces used for seasonal demonstrations such as ploughing matches, harvesting demonstrations and family farming activities.