Coffee, Crafting, Costumes and Christmas – the perfect blend this winter at York’s Barley Hall

The Hall is truly decked with boughs of holly at one of York’s city centre visitor attractions, as Barley Hall prepares for a bumper festive season packed with crafting workshops, classic Shakespearean costumes and the finest hot brew the city has seen since the Georgian heyday of the coffee house!

Coffee shop to return to Coffee Yard – Barley Hall to open new café

A new coffee shop is set to return to perhaps the most appropriately-named places in York this summer, when Barley Hall Coffee Shop opens in Coffee Yard, on the snickleway between Swinegate and Stonegate.

Let York’s Medieval Servants Make You Feel at Home in the Past This Summer

Volunteers will take over the city’s recreated medieval townhouse throughout the summer to showcase the lives of servants in the medieval period.

Practical magic – hands-on activities to mark the launch of mysterious new exhibition at York’s Barley Hall

A medieval alchemist is set to walk visitors along the fine line between science and magic at Barley Hall during the opening weekend of Magic & Mystery, a new exhibition which explores how ‘magic’ played an important role in medieval life.

Historic Hall to Say Goodbye to Tudor Intrigue and Hello to the World of Magic and Mystery

York’s medieval townhouse attraction, Barley Hall is announcing an end to the popular ‘Wolf Hall Comes to York’ exhibition to make way for an exciting and mystical successor in the summer.