Ryedale Folk Museum

Hutton le Hole has been the start and end of many walks over the 29 years that we have used the Moorsbus service. The bus stops outside these building in both directions. They form the entrance to the Ryedale Folk Museum.

The buildings were once part of a farm, and much of their original character is maintained today, except for the addition of museum signs. Inside the buildings, there is an art gallery to the left which at the moment has a display of photos of old moorland inns. To the right is a small shop. Beyond this building there is a collection of old traditional buildings from all over the national park, carefully dismantled in their original locations and rebuilt here. They make a fascinating place to explore.

The museum also has a lot of farm machinery, traditional crafts, and an early photographic studio, amongst many other artefacts. There are also some traditional farm breeds, and traditional crop growing. So much to see that on the occasions when we have visited, we have spent several house on each time.

In front of the museum is a classic Fordson tractor.

Ian

[gloria jones]

Nice capture of the museum and great info

[william wooderson]

I like how you know the exact make of the tractor! Interesting history and description you give too. Fav.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot and information as usual

[carol white]

A lovely old farm building and interesting narrative

[Margaret Brown]

A nice place to visit and have a mooch around, done this a few times. Well worth a visit.

[Bill Davidson]

Sounds very interesting.

[Judith Johnson]

Sounds like a fascinating museum

[Dawn]

Sounds so fascinating

[Oli Lindenskov]

Nice👍🍺

[Pyrrhula]

Great info by a nice pic. of the building and machinery. Fav.

[Corinne C]

What an interesting place and I love the old renovated farm!

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Boxplayer]

Interesting

[Kathy A]

That's a very cool tractor

[Dione Giorgio]

From your words it must be a very interesting place to visit. I like the angle of your shot and the tractor in front of the building.

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite @will_wooderson @bkbinthecity @carolmw @craftymeg @billdavidson @busylady @Dawn @mubbur @pyrrhula @corinnec @pdulis @boxplayer @kjarn @sangwann

Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.

It is a fascinating museum to explore, and we have made several visits over the years, but one of its features that I really like is the way it sits at the heart of the community, little changed in appearance from the farm it once was, and thereby preserving the look of the village.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@will_wooderson

Knowing about the tractor was a bit of a cheat - when it was first put on display outside the museum there was an information board (no longer there) which I took a photo of!

Ian