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Grand Opera House

Grand Opera House
Photo: R. M. Calamar, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

It was built as a corn exchange in 1868, and was converted to full-time theatre use in 1902. The auditorium is indeed very grand, if a little faded. Despite the name, the Grand hosts a wide variety of plays, musicals, gigs and dance, although opera and ballet performances are rather scarce.

  • Limited wheelchair access
Address
Clifford and Cumberland Streets, YO1 9SW
Hours
Box office Mon-Sat noon-4PM, show days until 15 min before start of performance

Listing from Wikivoyage: York, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Also listed in Overture Maps open data.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.