Jack's Guidebook

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Jack's Guidebook

Sightseeing

A beautiful Minster the beginnings of which were first built in 637 AD
209 locals recommend
York Minster
Deangate
209 locals recommend
A beautiful Minster the beginnings of which were first built in 637 AD
Great museum showing Viking life in York with a theme park style ride tour
181 locals recommend
Jorvik Viking Centre
19 Coppergate
181 locals recommend
Great museum showing Viking life in York with a theme park style ride tour
Beautiful pubilc gardens close to the Minster with a museum and ruins of St Mary's Abbey which was first built in 1088
127 locals recommend
Museum Gardens
Museum Street
127 locals recommend
Beautiful pubilc gardens close to the Minster with a museum and ruins of St Mary's Abbey which was first built in 1088
One of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe with overhanging timber-framed buildings.
91 locals recommend
Shambles
Shambles
91 locals recommend
One of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe with overhanging timber-framed buildings.
A museum housing significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train.
153 locals recommend
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road
153 locals recommend
A museum housing significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, Stirling Single, Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train.
Almost all that remains of York Castle built by William the Conqueror, and has served as a prison and a royal mint in its time.
67 locals recommend
Clifford's Tower
Tower St
67 locals recommend
Almost all that remains of York Castle built by William the Conqueror, and has served as a prison and a royal mint in its time.
76 locals recommend
The York Dungeon
12 Clifford St
76 locals recommend

Food scene

A shipping container food and drink hub
46 locals recommend
Spark York CIC
17-21 Piccadilly
46 locals recommend
A shipping container food and drink hub
'Bishy Road' is a traditional high street just outside the city center with food shops, cafe's and eateries.
15 locals recommend
Bishopthorpe Road
Bishopthorpe Road
15 locals recommend
'Bishy Road' is a traditional high street just outside the city center with food shops, cafe's and eateries.
A lovely street with trendy bars, coffee shops, and eateries
Fossgate
Fossgate
A lovely street with trendy bars, coffee shops, and eateries
A marketplace and street food court
33 locals recommend
Shambles Market
5 Silver St
33 locals recommend
A marketplace and street food court
No visit to York is complete without a trip to Betty's Café Tea Rooms. With beautiful interiors inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner, established in 1936.
147 locals recommend
Bettys Café Tea Rooms
6-8 St. Helen’s Square
147 locals recommend
No visit to York is complete without a trip to Betty's Café Tea Rooms. With beautiful interiors inspired by the Queen Mary ocean liner, established in 1936.

Shopping

One of York's main shopping streets
Coney Street
Coney Street
One of York's main shopping streets
A nice shopping street that also has a few nice pubs
10 locals recommend
Stonegate
Stonegate
10 locals recommend
A nice shopping street that also has a few nice pubs
One of the main shopping streets, popular with buskers and the location of York's Christmas Market
Parliament Street
Parliament Street
One of the main shopping streets, popular with buskers and the location of York's Christmas Market

Traveler advice

Getting around

It's probably quicker walking

Geographically York (at least the city center) isn't very big so you can likely walk to and between most of the parts/things you want to visit.