YORK ATTRACTIONS

 

York Minster - the widest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe.

Website: www.yorkminster.org
Email: info@yorkminster.org
Tel: 01904 557216
Fax: 01904 557201

 

Barley Hall - small medieval "living history" museum.

2 Coffee Yard, Stonegate
Open: Mar 1-Oct 31 Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm, Nov 1-Feb 28 Wed-Fri 11am-3.30pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm. Audio tours and guided tours. Disabled access to ground floor only. Phone and fax : +44 (01904) 610275

 

 

Clifford's Tower - medieval remains of York Castle, perched on its high mound asbove the river.

 

Fairfax House - an elegantly restored Georgian townhouse.

Contact
Fairfax House
Castlegate
YORK
YO1 9RN
UK
Tel 01904 655543
Fax: 01904 652262
Website: www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk

 

Guildhall - the medieval hall of York's powerful trade guilds.

OPEN:
May-Oct weekdays 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2pm-5pm

ADMISSION:
Free.

CONTACT:
(01904) 613161.

 

Jorvik Viking Centre - York's Viking past reconstructed and explained.

Details
Jorvik Viking Centre
Coppergate
York
Yorkshire
England
YO1 9WT
Location: off A19
Website: Jorvik Viking Centre
Email: jorvik@yorkarchaeology.co.uk
Phone: 01904 643 211
Fax: 01904 627 097

 

York City Wall - You can still walk the wall begun by the Romans.

 

Merchant Adventurers Hall - half-timbered hall where the merchants of medieval York held sway.

 

National Railway Museum - The largest railway museum in the world.

CONTACT
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road
York
YO26 4XJ
Tel. 01904 621261
24 hour information line: 01904 686286
Fax. 01904 611112
Email nrm@nmsi.ac.uk
Website: http://www.nrm.org.uk

 

Treasurers House - original home of the treasurer of York Minster, now a medieval museum.

Roman Bath Museum - Roman Baths discovered beneath a modern pub

Contact
Roman Bath
St Sampsons
York
Tel 01904 620455

 

The Shambles - a narrow, rambling medieval street.

The Shambles is often called Europe's best preserved medieval street, although the name is also used to collectively refer to the surrounding maze of narrow, twisting lanes and alleys as well. The street itself is mentioned in the Domesday Book, so we know that it has been in continuous existence for over 900 years.

 

York Castle Museum - superb museum with realistic historical street scenes from the past.

Open: Apr-Oct 9.30am-5pm, Nov-Mar 9.30am-4.30pm. Disabled acces.Phone : +44 (01904) 653611. website: www.york.gov.uk

 

The Yorkshire Museum - archaeology, history, and natural history of the county.

Open: Daily 10am-5pm, last admission 4.30pm. Disabled access. Phone: +44 (01904) 629745
e-mail: yorkshire.museum@york.gov.uk

 

York Dungeon - It'll scare you to death!

ADDRESS:
The York Dungeon
12 Clifford's street

OPEN:
Apr-Sep daily 10am-5.30pm (last admission). Oct-Mar 10.30am-4.30pm (last admission). Closed Dec 25.

 

York Model Railway - fun for the whole family with York's own model railroad exhibits.

Visitor Info:
Tea Room Square, York Station York, YO2 2AB
Open: Mar-Oct 9.30am-6pm. Nov-Feb 10.30am-5pm. Closed Dec 25-26. Last admissions half an hour before closing. Disabled access. Phone: +44 (01904) 630169. e-mail: ymr@compuserve.com

 

RIVER CRUISES

 

Waterline Cruises
Skeldergate Bridge, Yorlk
Tel: 01904 702056
River bus service. River trips, city sightseeing, lunch & supper cruises to a Riverside Inn

 

York River Boat Cruises
King's Staith, York
Tel: 01904 676110
Providing half hour river cruises with commentary daily from 1st May to 30th Sept.

 

YorkBoat
The Boatyard, Lendal Bridge, York
Tel: 01904 628324
Enjoy the sights of York onboard a York boat river cruise, where we offer guided river trips, ghost cruises, floodlit cruises & self drive motor boat