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Fairfax House

York

Historic Buildings

Attraction with Art Collection
Attraction with Gift Shop
Parking Nearby
Toilets

Included in the Yorkshire Pass

York’s premier historic house museum is home to the famous Noel Terry Collection of English 18^th-century furniture and clocks.

Saved from near collapse and restored to its former glory by York Civic Trust in 1984, it now enjoys a reputation as one of the most distinguished town houses in Britain.

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Map locationOpening timesContact details

Monday – Thursday and Saturday

11.00am – 4.30pm

Sunday

1.30pm – 4.30pm

Friday

Tours only at 11.00am and 2.00pm

Closed: 24^th, 25^th & 26^th December, 1^st January and for winter cleaning from 3^rd January 2011 to mid-February 2011.

Fairfax House

Castlegate

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 9RN

01904 655543

www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk

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