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| Title | Description | Address/Tel. | Free or Not? |
|---|---|---|---|
| The York Minster | Both a Minster and a Cathedral, a must see! Boasting 14th and 15th century stained glass, the largest cathedral library in the country, a dedicated stoneyard and a shop. The tower is not for the faint hearted but the views are amazing. The undercroft and crypt are fascinating as is the chapter house. Allow plenty of time for this most uplifting building. It is very much a working Minster and still serves as a central point for York. |
Visit the www.yorkminster.org site for details. |
Not Free |
| The York Dungeon | The York Dungeon invites you to a unique feast of fun with history's horrible bits. Live actors, shows and special effects transport you back to those black, bleak times. | Not Free | |
| Jorvik | Also known as the York Viking Centre. Get face-to-face with the Vikings on the very site where archaeologists discovered the remains of the place they once called home. Discover what life was really like over 1000 years ago, meet our Viking residents, see over 800 items uncovered here, and journey through a reconstruction of actual Viking-Age streets. |
Not Free | |
| N R M | The National Railway Museum. No booking necessary Even for the non-train enthusiast this museum is well worth a visit. It is very large with trains past and present, interactive displays as well as information points and it has a coffee shop! For the adventurous, or just for fun, why not take the NRM road train from the Minster. |
Free | |
| York Castle Museum | Wander through the streets of bygone Britain, the original story of everyday life. Experience life as a Victorian. Walk down cobbled streets and peer through windows of shops long gone. Take a journey through four hundred years of life in Britain, from parlours to prisons, marriages to the mill house. Discover a city at war and stumble into an underworld of highwaymen. Highly recommended. |
Not Free | |
| Yorkshire Museum | A fascinating smaller museum proudly standing in the museum gardens. Discover some of the world’s greatest and most beautiful archaeological finds. A host of Roman, Viking and Medieval riches are ready to be found again. Unearth the remains of creatures that have lain buried for 200 million years, then come right up to date and view the work of some of Britain’s greatest 20th century potters. It regularly holds special exhibits, see their web site for details of current and future exhibits. |
Not Free | |
| Museum Gardens | A beautiful 10 acre botanical garden in the heart of York. Wander through and you will find the stunning ruins of the 13th century St. Mary’s Abbey, the splendid 14th century Hospitium and a wonderfully preserved section of York’s Roman fortress the Multangular Tower. If that is not enough, walk through the medieval wall (attached at this point to the Roman Tower) and discover the parts of the walls of the Great Northern 11th century Hospital (and indeed part of the Hospital itself), The Roman Walls and the Medieval Walls with a display of the various ramparts and a recently discovered Roman Postern Tower. | Located behind the City Library near Lendal Bridge, see 'thisisyork' information page |
Free |
| Merchant Adventurers' Hall | The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York was built between 1357 & 1361 and is the finest building of its date and type in Europe. Visitors to the Hall will marvel at the splendour of the Great Hall where business was conducted, courts were held and social events were attended, they will learn about medieval hospitals when they visit the Hall's Undercroft and they will understand more about the religious practices of the time by viewing the Chapel. Visitors will be further delighted to find that the Hall boasts fine collections of paintings, furniture and silver, all of which are on display to the public. The Hall is surrounded by gardens which visitors are welcome to stroll through and pause in. | Not Free | |
| Fairfax House | Fairfax House is perhaps the finest 18th century house in the North of England. It was designed by John Carr of York, and typifies the best of mid-18th-century rococo decoration. The house is furnished with the late Noel Terry’s superb collection of Georgian furniture. | Not Free | |
| Barley Hall | Learn the secrets of a medieval building. Barley Hall is a unique survival in York, a city of wonderful buildings. It is a medieval building in the centre of the city, forgotten until a few years ago, concealed as it was under a jumble of run down derelict offices and workshops. It was excavated in the 1980s which revealed that under this jumble was a surviving example of a medieval town house, originally the town house of the Priors of Nostell but later to be the town house of its best known inhabitant, Alderman William Snawsell, goldsmith and Mayor of York. It has been restored to how it looked at the time of Alderman Snawsell, towards the end of the fifteenth century, and it is now possible to tour the hall and see how people lived then. | Not Free | |
| Treasurer's House | Elegant town house dating from medieval times. Originally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to visitors – as are the famous ghost stories. The house was carefully restored and presented with 16th- and 20th-century decoration by wealthy local Victorian industrialist Frank Green. | Treasurer's House Minster Yard York Tel 01904 624247 No dedicated web site, see Treasurer's house on the National Trust site |
Not Free |
| Clifford's Tower | The 'Keep' of the City's Castle, great views from the top. The Keep was the Castle's stronghold and has seen many a turbulent time. Discover the darker secrets to the tower with the aid of a noble Lady caught in the middle of the English Civil War (1644) | 'The Eye of York' Next to the Castle Museum Tel 01904 646940 No dedicated web site, search for Clifford's Tower on the English Heritage site |
Not Free |
| YorkBoat | Day time and evening cruises. Includes the famous YorkBoat Ghost Cruise and the very civilised Floodlit evening cruise. | King's Staith and Lendal Bridge www.yorkboat.co.uk |
Not free |
| Brewery Tour | York's friendly and independent brewery, where beer is brewed using traditional methods. There are three York brewery pubs in York - also well worth a visit. |
Not free | |
| The Viking Walk | Your of York exploring both past and present. Who were the Vikings? Why did they come to York? Where did they go? these questions and many more answered. No booking necessary. | Exhibition Square 8.15pm Monday to Saturday only. No web site |
Not free |
| Walking tour of York | Excellent walking tour discovering the historic City of York. No booking necessary |
Exhibition Square. 10.15am additional tours 2.15pm No web site. |
Free |
| Original Ghost Walk of York | The first exclusive Ghost Walk on the world! - Factually accurate tour of one of the most haunted City's (I do not know anyone who has see a ghost on a ghost tour but this one is very atmospheric, historically correct and takes you to areas of York you would not normally find) | King's Arms Pub below Ouse Bridge (the pub that floods!) No need to book. No web site. |
Not Free |
| Guide Friday Buses | Guide Friday Busses run very regularly from Exhibition Square, you can hop on and hop off at any stop. A good introduction to York and it's sights | Various hop on hop off stops around York. No web site. |
Not Free |
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