Opening hours
Ripon Museums are now open seven days a week, full details of our regular opening hours are below.
- The Workhouse Museum & Garden is open seven days a week, 11am – 4pm. During school holidays, the Workhouse Museum opens from 10am.
- The Prison & Police Museum is open seven days a week, 1pm – 4pm. During the school holidays, the Prison & Police Museum opens from 11am.
- The Courthouse Museum is open seven days a week, 1pm – 4pm. Please note there are no toilet facilities at the Courthouse Museum.
Ticket Prices
Visit all three museums with our special combined ticket which gives entry to the Workhouse Museum & Garden; Prison & Police Museum and the Courthouse Museum:
- Adult £18
- Child £10 (age 6-15 years)
- Concession (over 60; students; Armed Forces Discount; Disabled; Unemployed. Proof may be required) £17
- Family & Friends £36 (Includes up to 2 adults and 3 children 6-15yrs)
- Small Family £26 (one adult and one child 6-15yrs)
Individual Museums
Courthouse Museum
Adult (16+) £4.50
Concession £4
Child (6-15yrs) £3.75
Child (5yrs and under) FREE
Workhouse Museum & Garden
Adult (16+) £10
Concession £9.50
Child (6-15yrs) £7
Child (5yrs and under) FREE
Prison & Police Museum
Adult (16+) £8.50
Concession £8
Child (6-15yrs) £6
Child (5yrs and under) FREE
Facilities
You can enjoy a cup of Rijo coffee in the Workhouse Museum and can bring along a picnic to enjoy in our grounds. Gift shops are available in the museums and we ask that visitors use contactless payments wherever possible. Toilets are available in the Workhouse Museum and Prison & Police Museum, including accessible toilets. There are baby changing facilities at the Workhouse Museum.
COVID-19 measures
The health and wellbeing of our visitors is important to us. During the pandemic, we offered pre-booked timeslots to our museums to help manage visitor numbers, but we have now phased these out. However, they may be reintroduced if needed.
Please do not visit it you are displaying symptoms of Coronavirus.
We have taken additional measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our staff, volunteers and visitors. These measures have been taken following Government guidance and following Public Health England recommendations. We have received our accreditation from VisitEngland which recognizes that we are following government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, ensuring the following processes are in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social/physical distancing (when needed):
- Social distancing measures
- Intensive cleaning regime
- Protective screens and signage
- Face coverings are encouraged in our museums
- Picnic area
- Toilet facilities (NB: no toilet facilities at the Courthouse Museums)