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Revision as of 09:44, 18 June 2015
Contents
Sites of Interest
- -- Bedern Hall
- -- Jorvik Viking Centre
- -- Mansion House -- is the home of the Lord Mayors of York during their term in office.
- -- Memorial Gardens
- -- Merchant Adventurers' Hall -- The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is a medieval guildhall in the city of York, England, and was one of the most important buildings in the medieval city. -- (Fossgate)
- -- Merchant Taylors Hall
- -- Museum Gardens
- -- The Hospitium
- -- York Barbican
- -- York Castle Museum -- A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. -- (Eye of York)
- -- York Central Library (Library Square)
- -- York's Chocolate Story -- Tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city's confectioners, with cafe and shop. -- (3-4 Kings Square)
- -- York Dungeon -- A high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. -- (12 Clifford Street)
- -- York Guildhall
Fortifications
- -- Clifford's Tower -- 13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. -- (Tower Street)
- -- York City Walls
Galleries
Holy Ground
- -- York Minster (Deangate)
- -- Saint Mary's Abbey
Inns
- -- Grays Court Hotel -- Elegant, antiques-furnished rooms in an 11th-century house with a Jacobean oak-panelled gallery. -- (Chapter House Street)
- -- The Black Swan -- Traditional-style rooms in a timber-framed pub with a restaurant, dating from the 16th century. -- (23 Peasholme Green)
- -- The Lamb & Lion Inn -- 17th-century brick pub featuring simple chic quarters.
- -- The Star Inn the City -- Contemporary restaurant with a riverside terrace and an all-day menu of Modern British dishes. (Lendal Engine House, Museum Street)
Museums
- -- Quilters Guild Of The British Isles -- The Quilt Museum and Gallery, which opened in York on 7 June 2008, is Britain's first museum dedicated to the history of British quilt making and textile arts. The museum was founded and is operated by The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles. -- (St Anthonys Hall, Peasholme Green)
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Parks
- -- Dean's Park