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Make Yourself at Home

Barley Hall is a stunning medieval house, once home to the Priors of Nostell and the Mayor of York. Until the 1980s the house was hidden under the relatively modern facade of a derelict office block. Only when the building was going to be destroyed was the amazing medieval building discovered and its history uncovered.

The building has now been lovingly restored to its original splendour with stunning high ceilings, beautiful exposed timber frames, and possibly the only horn window in England. It has been decorated to replicate what it would have looked like as the Snawsell home around 1483 and boasts a magnificent Great Hall. Visitors to Barley Hall can make themselves at home and sit on the chairs and handle the objects and experience what it would have been like to live in Medieval England.

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New Exhibition

A new Exhibition, Plague Poverty and Prayer, was launched at Barley Hall in February 2009. The exhibition, which explores everyday life for the citizens of York from the Norman invasion to Tudor times, draws on archaeological evidence from the period. With interactive displays, new research, and recently excavated skeletal material, visitors can find out about illnesses and diseases from the period; who may have treated them and some of the remedies used; and the importance of folk medicine, prayer, astrology, spells and mysticism to those living in Britain at the time.

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New Exhibition coming soon - Stonegate Voices

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Your wedding at Barley Hall

Barley Hall provides a truly unique setting for your wedding; a medieval building in the heart of historic York, guaranteeing wonderful memories that last a lifetime. Bookings are being taken for 2009 onwards - dates still available for 2008 Click here for more details.

Christmas Party Bookings NOW BEING TAKEN!