Workhouse Museum

Lots to see.

Very informative. We spent a long time here. Just a bit sad to learn how much worse off poor and sick people were not so long ago (vagrants were still housed here in the 1960's).

Very imteresting

We spent 2 hours here. Very informative, and a valuable insight into social and medical care, not so very many years ago.

Closed

We drove to Ripon, from Harrogate, yesterday, to visit the Workhouse museum. Despite the notices, and adverts, the place was closed. This was very disappointing.

Open or Closed?

My wife and I visted Ripon today to see the Ripon museums. We are on holiday in the area and checked beforehand to make sure the venues were open. We were disappointed to find the workhouse closed, th...

Worth a visit

My wife and I visited this museum whilst travelling around Yorkshire and found it to be really interesting. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The museum is set out well and was interesting to l...