York Mansion House

27/08/2026

Thrilled to be hosting this year’s Black Box sale….

GHOST WEEK 2026 INFORMATION

Ghost Week VII  Saturday 24th October - Sunday 1st November. 
We take pleasure in announcing the full programme details of this year’s Ghost Week. With over 20 events this year it will be our biggest to date.
Please follow the link in our bio and story which will takes you to the updated Ghost Week page of our website.
We have added all the information to this page in event subheadings, click on the event and it will open up the details. There will be some further updates made in the forthcoming weeks and into October so please do revisit the Ghost Week page. Ghost Week maps will be available to pick up from the Shambles and Dispensary as well as participating venues and selected businesses from mid-October.
Certain events are by ticket only so please check the details carefully and prebook where necessary from the dates advertised. Some tickets are available right away & rather limited in number, so we do recommend booking early to avoid disappointment. If you have any questions about the Partner events, please contact the host of the event rather than TYGM. If you have specific questions about Ghost Week or Ghost Merchants events, please use email - [email protected]
There will be Bowler Hat release in early September, all Ghosts sold will be dispatched prior to Ghost Week.

14/08/2026

🪭 Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s York Georgian Festival!

Whether you visited the house, attended an event, hosted an event, helped run an event, took part in displays or just came along and watched!

In no particular order we’d like to thank:
The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre Fairfax House Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York Merchant Taylors' Hall, York Barley Hall York Castle Museum Olivia Graham - Celtic Folk Musician, Terry Deary, Waterstones York The Guildhall York Dance the Past York's Hidden History City of York Council Rivers Trail, Helen Reynolds Viscount Folly, The Wine Lady Galliard Folk Dancers Pulteney's 13th Regiment of Foot York Gin Eboracum Baroque ASK Italian Fabrication. York St John Critical Editions, Mary Lister, Matthew McCormack, Brycchan Carey, The Cumberland York and York Civic Party 2026/27.
Plus Visit York York.UK York Hospital Radio The Press in York York Mumbler - Your Family Guide to York Yorkshire Post Your Local Link Magazine YorkMix and last, but by no means least, Gareth Buddo.

And thank you to anyone we’ve forgotten in that list!

A final thanks goes to the dedicated team here at the Mansion House - shall we do another one next year? ❤️

14/08/2026

📻 Thanks to York Hospital Radio for featuring us in their podcast series!
🔗 https://yhradiomeets.captivate.fm

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10/08/2026

From the Georgians to the Victorians….

We were delighted to welcome Robert Rinder and Dr Amy Boyington to the Mansion House earlier this year for the filming of an episode of Rich Lives, Poor Lives - the Victorians.

The episode focussed on Railway King George Hudson, whose portrait hangs above our main staircase, and who was Lord Mayor of York three times.

Rob and Amy talked about the events he hosted in the house and how some guests looked down on his wife, Elizabeth, making comments about the way she dressed…

The episode tells George’s story and was filmed across York and North Yorkshire. Catch up on Channel 5 now!

10/08/2026

We spent the last day of York Georgian Festival today at the Mansion House enjoying four fascinating talks which took a closer look at the Georgian period.

✉️ Students from York St John University who spoke about their new edition of letters exchanged between Ignatius Sancho and Laurence Sterne

👑 Author Mary Lister who told tales of royal intrigue also taken from letters to her ancestor Theresa Lister…

📚 Academics Matthew McCormack, Adam Smith and Brycchan Carey who spoke about Shoes and the Georgian Man, the York St John edition Two Men of Letters, and The Unnatural Trade - about the campaign to end slavery.

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09/08/2026

The sun came out again for Day 4 of York Georgian Festival at the Mansion House

☕️ Ladies from Pulteney's 13th Regiment of Foot take tea and play cards ….
🗡️ …. while the Regiment line up outside
⚔️ Life as an infantryman talk
💃 More dancing from Galliard Folk Dancers