Fairfax House york

Fascinating Georgian townhouse in the heart of York. Lots of family and architectural history, plus additional attractions around Christmas. Good guided tour twice a day, and knowledgeable volunteers if you self-guide at other times. Nice shop too.

Fairfax house is a beautiful Georgian town house decorated with furniture of the period. For a short period of time they have dresses from the era on display along with jackets and shoes all on loan from a museum. It is well worth a visit if you like hearing about the history house and the people who have lived there. The guides in the house are all very informative.

I visited Fairfax House for the first time recently when it was decorated for Christmas. The house is stunning and well furnished with pieces largely collected by a member of the Terry family. Lots of useful historical information is provided. The story of its restoration in the late 20th century is fascinating. Entry price is also very reasonable and included entry for a year. Highly recomnended.

Beautifully restored house rich in history with wonderfully knowledgeable volunteers. Well worth a visit if in York.

Pleasant out of the way museum about three minutes walk away from Clifford's Tower. Well presented and airy inside, uses a building which I believe used to be a cinema. Accessible parking is available on request.

Although the house is very beautiful… I was left a bit disappointed. We took our time and took some photos but we left in less than an hour. 15 minutes to be precise. The house is very small and there’s not so much to do. The guides are very stressful looking at every mouvements you make. There was no explanations about the house and what you are seeing in front of you. I’m usually a big fan of this kind of museum but this one wasn’t it. Won’t recommend except if you really want to.

Well worth a visit to see how the family lived in this house, and dealt with their own pandemic and lockdown at the time. Majority of the items in the house are original. It's amazing, don't hesitate you'll be surprised at how much you enjoy it

Well worth a visit. Guides were very informative and helpful. The house is very well presented. Entered the masters bedroom and thought it was haunted, could hear snoring and looked at the bed to make sure it was empty dozy me ,it was a recording playing .

Beautiful place in a beautiful town cleanest town centre I been in

I can remember when this was part of the St George's cinema!! The ladies seem to know their subject and enjoy talking about it. The shame was a couple didn't think they should wear masks. No consideration for the rest of us