York City Centre
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 -- -- (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)
Parks
- -- Dean's Park