Green Howards Museum
Regimental museum in a former church in Richmond's market place, telling three centuries of the Green Howards through 35,000 objects.
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Over het museum
The Green Howards Museum is the regimental museum of the Green Howards, an infantry regiment from North Yorkshire with a history of about 300 years. After an early life in a regimental depot, the collection found its permanent home around fifty years ago in the former Holy Trinity Church, which stands in the cobbled market place of Richmond.
The building has been redeveloped twice, in 2014 and in 2019, with support from National Lottery Heritage funding, charitable trusts and private donors. The works created a museum spread over three floors, with permanent displays and space for special exhibitions. The museum is run by the Green Howards Trust, a registered charity.
The collection has grown through collecting, donations and conservation to more than 35,000 objects. Key items include the Victoria Cross awarded to Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis for bravery on D-Day, a Crimean coatee, one of the first poppies made to commemorate the fallen, and relics from Hitler's office. The Harrison Medal Room displays more than 4,500 medals awarded to soldiers of the regiment, including 14 Victoria Crosses.
The museum also runs a research service for family historians, an education programme for schools, and online exhibitions about its collection. It received a VisitEngland award for its work.
Hoogtepunten
- Victoria Cross awarded for bravery on D-Day
- Harrison Medal Room with over 4,500 medals
- Crimean coatee, one of only two worldwide
- The Haig Poppy, one of the first memorial poppies
- Relics from Hitler's office
- Housed in the former Holy Trinity Church
Vaste collectie
- The story of the Green Howards – Permanent displays over three floors that follow the regiment's 300-year history through the objects and stories of its soldiers.
- Harrison Medal Room – A display of more than 4,500 medals awarded to Green Howards in the main conflicts of the past two centuries, including 14 Victoria Crosses.
- Beheerder
- The Green Howards Trust
- Bezoekers per jaar
- ca. 50.000
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 8,50 |
|---|---|
| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 5gratis t/m 9 jaar · Ages 10 to 16; under-10s are free. |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | £ 6,50 p.p.Self-guided group visit for 10 or more people, per person. |
| Exclusive Access stores tour | £ 15For groups of at least 6; £20 with tea, coffee and cake, £30 with buffet lunch. |
A ticket can be reused any number of times within 12 months of issue. Entry to special exhibitions is included. English Heritage members receive 25% off; entry is free for Yorkshire Regiment members and for holders of the Max Card, the Art Card and the Northern Museums volunteer scheme.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum is step-free from the street to the main entrance, which has an automatic door, and inside, using a platform lift from the shop and a standard lift to the ground, first and second floors. Handrails are fitted on both sides of the staircases. Large-print versions of the main gallery interpretation are available, and television screens have subtitles. There is no hearing assistance system. A toilet with adaptations is on the ground floor, with parent and baby changing. Disabled parking bays outside the museum are limited to three hours. Dogs are welcome.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 9 jaar |
|---|
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Doe- en voelstations
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk
- Verschoonruimte
The museum has interactive displays and child-friendly hands-on educational tools, and children under 10 enter free. The building is fully navigable with pushchairs, and parent and baby changing facilities are on the ground floor. Curator-led workshops and a free quiz are available for school groups.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Northallerton station
The nearest railway stations are Northallerton and Darlington.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Parking discs from the museum and most shops in the market place give up to two hours of free parking from 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Saturday; parking in the market place is unrestricted on Sundays. Disabled and motorcycle bays are outside the museum. Nuns Close Car Park is a long-stay car park with 228 spaces, where Blue Badge holders can park free in designated bays for up to 10 hours.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
Richmond is about 10 minutes from the A1 and A66. The museum is in the centre of the market place.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café: niet aanwezig
- Restaurant: niet aanwezig
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe
The museum shop sells books and gifts. There is no public café listed; refreshments are served in the Normanby Room for pre-booked groups. Accessible cloakroom facilities are available.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Privéfeesten
- Zakelijke evenementen
The Normanby Room on the first floor can be hired for meetings, evening events and celebrant-led ceremonies; evening hire needs a minimum of 15 guests.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Tickets can be booked online or bought on arrival. Guided tours for groups of at least 8 guests cost £15 per person, or £30 with a light buffet lunch, and exclusive access stores tours let small groups see objects behind the scenes. Curator-led workshops and self-led visits with a free quiz are offered for schools. |
