Ripon Museums

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WELCOME TO RIPON MUSEUMS!

Welcome to The Yorkshire Law & Order Museums. Our three sites within the centre of the city of Ripon, tell the unique story of the Liberty Courthouse, Prison and Victorian Workhouse. Find out about the people who ended up here and what happened to them next...

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Spooky family half-term fun at Ripon Museums! Find out more...

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Workhouse Museum & Garden

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Prison & Police Museum

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Courthouse Museum

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Uncover Hidden Histories
At Ripon’s Award-winning Museums

Ripon Museums are open seven days a week February - December Full opening times →

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The museum is one of the best places we’ve been.

Upcoming Events

7 September 2018 - 2 December 2018

Rainforest of the Sea Exhibition

Ripon Workhouse Museum

29 October 2018 - 2 November 2018

Workhouse Ghosts and Soul Cakes

Latest from our blog

09 October 2018

Homeless not Faceless on Tour

09 October 2018

October’s Object of the Month is an Air Raid Precautions (ARP) whistle, dating from World War II.

On Twitter

15 Oct

Congratulatons to the Ripon Museum Trust Refurbishment Team who have been shortlisted finalists in the North Yorksh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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