Craven Museum

Location:

In the Town Hall, at the top of Skipton High Street. Upstairs, although theres a lift for accessibility. The museum has bones, skulls, a printing press, loads of geology stuff, grandfather clocks, pianos, old boneshaker bicycles... and lots more stuff. There's a PC workstation in there with a kind of interactive geology/history lesson running on it, and a collection of old photos to browse through too. There is a new exhibition gallery on the ground floor, with changing exhibitions throughout the year, same hours as the Museum.

Admission:

Free.

(the information below is correct as of June 2006)

Opening Times:

April to Sept inclusive:
Mon,Wed,Thur,Fri,Sat - 10am to 5pm
Sun - 1 to 4pm

October to March inclusive:
Mon,Wed,Thur,Fri - 12.30 to 4pm.
Sat - 10 to 4pm

Exhibitions:

Temporary exhibitions range from community projects to exhibitions on loan from larger museums. Phone 706407 for details and to see what's on currently.

Facilities:

Chair lift. Gift shop.

Museum Friends:

There is a Friends organisation that supports the work of the Museum. They arrange summer field trips and winter talks. Contact the Museum for further details.

Contact details:

Phone: 01756 706407
e-mail: museum@cravendc.gov.uk