The Beck Isle Museum is housed in a handsome Regency residence near the
centre of Pickering, adjacent to the Pickering Beck, a stream that flows
under a four arched road bridge. One arch of this bridge (originally much
narrower) is reputedly of mediaeval origin.
Here William Marshall planned England's first Agricultural Institute
in the early 1800's. It is therefore fitting that today this house should
contain a collection of bygones relating largely to the rural crafts and
living style of Ryedale.
The collection is not restricted to a particular period of interest,
it aims to reflect the local life and customs and to trace many of the
developments in social and domestic life during the last 200 years. Formality
has been avoided as far as possible and the accessibility of most objects
displayed is a particular visitor attraction.
Normal Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm last entry at 4:15pm
