Guisborough Museum

Volunteer-run town museum in the old stable block behind Sunnyfield House, with period shop displays, a railway exhibition and local archives; free entry.

Opening hoursFree admission Wheelchair accessible

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About the museum

Guisborough Museum opened in 1989 to tell the story of Guisborough, an ancient market town. It is run entirely by volunteers and is looked after by a registered charity, Guisborough Museum Limited.

The museum occupies three adjoining rooms in the old stable block behind Sunnyfield House on Westgate. Next door, the house itself holds the museum archives, a large collection of photographs and records about the social history of the town.

The displays show how local people lived and worked. They include a reconstructed pawnbroker's shop and chemist's shop, the old town stocks, and a popular railway exhibition with a scale model of the former stations. Other displays cover school days, model houses and local people involved in the two World Wars, and the volunteers prepare new displays every year.

Highlights

Reconstructed pawnbroker's shop and chemist's shop
The old Guisborough town stocks
Railway exhibition with a scale model of the old stations and rare photographs
Records of local people in the two World Wars
Archives of photographs and records in neighbouring Sunnyfield House

Permanent exhibitions

Railway exhibition – A scale model of the old Guisborough railway stations with rare photographs of the line.
Town shops and school days – Reconstructed pawnbroker's and chemist's shops, school-day exhibits and colourful model houses.

Founded: 1989
Operated by: Guisborough Museum Limited (registered charity)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator: no information
Accessible restroom: no information
Accessible parking: no information
Service dogs welcome
Tactile models & exhibits: no information
Sign language tours: no information
Easy-to-read materials: no information
Audio description: no information

All areas of the museum are accessible to visitors with disabilities, with ramps and level access.

Kids & families

Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

A quiz for children is available.

Getting there & parking

By public transit

Bus services 5, 5A, 28, 81, 81A and X93 (Arriva North East) and Local Link services 707, 708, 758, 778 and 733 serve Guisborough. The museum names Marske as the nearest railway station.

By car

Parking available

Public disc parking is available on Westgate, and pay and display parking is available on Reid Terrace.

The museum is in a separate building behind Sunnyfield House; walk through the house or round the side. The main road into Guisborough is the A171 from Middlesbrough and Whitby, and the A172 comes from the south.

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