Well, not having been to a museum for some years, suddenly I have been to three in less than a month! Not only did we visit the York Air Museum when we were house-sitting for my youngest daughter, but we also went to that wonderful place, the National Rail Museum in York itself. It is a great place to see all kinds of locomotives and rolling stock up close, including some from outside the UK. Easily accessible to all ages, with a café and toilets on site, undercover as well. Admission is free, which is a rarity these days in such a large museum. It is easy to reach from the main railway station - worth seeing as well for its Victorian splendour and one of the few main line stations built on a curve - and there is a car park, which costs £10 but you can stay there all day. However, there is major upgrading of the roads around the museum going on at the moment, so you have to follow diversions to reach the car park, which is also smaller than normal. In addition, not all the exhibits can be seen as they are being upgraded, but there is still a lot to view in the main hall, as well as the North Hall, which is absolutely stuffed with railway memorabilia! If you are a train buff, it is a must see. Even my daughters and wife, who are not, love to visit it!
