Treasurer's House, York

Over het museum

Treasurer's House stands on Minster Yard, next to York Minster. Its foundations lie on the remains of the Roman city, and in the Middle Ages the site was the residence of the Treasurers of York Minster. Over the centuries a number of notable people lived in the building, and it was later divided into separate parts.

In 1897 the house was bought by Frank Green, the grandson of a wealthy industrialist. He brought the divided building back together and, by 1900, had turned it into an elaborately decorated show home, ready for a visit by King Edward VII. He filled the rooms with antiques and works of art chosen to his own exacting standards, and he was known for his eccentricities and for the parties he held there.

Green gave the house and its collection to the National Trust, and it was the first property the Trust received complete with its contents. Visitors today see 13 historic rooms, which are shown on guided tours from April to October. In the festive season the rooms are dressed for Christmas with a different theme each year. The house is also known for ghost stories, including tales of Roman soldiers seen walking through the cellar walls.

Next to the house is a small city garden with statues and a plane tree avenue, which has won Yorkshire in Bloom awards, and a café is located in the former below-stairs area.

Hoogtepunten

• Rooms furnished by Frank Green with antiques and art
• Guided tours of the 13 historic rooms (April to October)
• Christmas decorations with a changing theme
• Award-winning garden next to York Minster
• Ghost stories, including Roman soldiers in the cellar

Vaste collectie

• Frank Green's show home – Thirteen historic rooms furnished with the antiques and art collected by Frank Green, who gave the house and its collection to the National Trust.

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are for the period until the end of October 2026, without the Gift Aid donation; with Gift Aid an adult pays £13.20, a child £6.60 and a family £33. Free entry for National Trust members and children under 5. Other passes and vouchers, including the Visit York Pass and Yorkshire's Great Houses, Castles and Gardens pass, are accepted. The café and the garden are free to enter on open days.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Most rooms and the toilet are reached by steps. On the ground floor only three showrooms and the reception can be seen without climbing stairs, and guided tours use two staircases. There are narrow corridors, ramped access in places, seating, an induction loop and large-print guides. The garden path has level access, and the shop around the corner has level access. The café and the toilet are down steps. Only assistance dogs are allowed in the house and café; dogs on leads may use the garden.

Kinderen & gezin

Children under 5 enter free and family tickets are available. The National Trust runs occasional storytelling events for families after closing time.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The house is in the city centre on Minster Yard, right next to York Minster.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel

The café is downstairs, with stepped access only, and is open from April to December. A second-hand bookshop next to the café is free to visit. The National Trust shop is around the corner. The toilet is near the café, down steps.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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