The Treasurer’s House is a luxury home which you’ll find at the rear of York Minster in the UK. It was bought by millionaire Frank Green in 1897 and he set about converting it to his taste with different rooms laid out to represent different periods. He then passed the house to the National Trust in 1930 with instructions that it must be open to the public and nothing should be changed. This building actually has a history stretching 2000 years as the cellar contains the remains of a Roman road. Much of the below ground areas of the house are now the pleasant National Trust Tea Rooms. There’s free entry to the Treasurer’s House with the York Pass. You can use this form to check out latest prices…
The most impressive room in the house is the great entrance hall which uses fake wooden beams and an extra high ceiling to represent a Tudor style hall complete with minstrels gallery (pictured above). There are some additional tours you can take in the house too. It’s is reputed to be York’s most haunted building and cellar Ghost Tours are available. Also if you want to see what life was like for servants, there is an additional tour of the Edwardian servant’s quarters upstairs.
The Treasurer’s House is open March to October from 11am to 4.30pm and in February and November from 11am to 3pm (closed Friday’s). Adult entry is £11 (2025 prices) but you can get in free if you are a National Trust member or with the York Pass.
LOCATION & CONTACT
Address: The Treasurer’s House, Minster Yard, York YO1 7JL
Tel: +44 1904 624247
MORE ON THE TREASURER’S HOUSE
York Pass – Free entry to the Treasurer’s House
Treasurer’s House – Official website (National Trust)
Treasurer’s House – Wikipedia
Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour – Stops near the Treasurer’s House in York
VisitYork.org – Official York Tourism Website
Rough Guide To Yorkshire – Amazon