May 2016 Promises to be a great time for cycling enthusiasts to visit York. Why not stay in the centre of York – cycles welcome!
Tour de Yorkshire could become four-day race in 2016 – Cycling Weekly.
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York Fringe Festival
30
Jul
Comedy, a pint and a pulled pork brioche bun! What more could you ask for? Get in!
York Minster
29
Nov
Jorvik DIG
20
Nov
DIG is great for kids and frustrated archaeologist! Run by the people behind the Jorvik Viking Centre, Jorvik DIG is an interactive museum that is great on a wet day for kids.
York Boat River Cruises
20
Nov
Cruise the River Ouse
It’s hard to believe that a River named Ouse can be described as beautiful and one of the City’s major attractions, but the York Boat River Cruises are just that. It’s certainly a pleasant way to chill out on a nice summers day.
A different perspective on the city, seeing the old buildings and passages that lead to the river makes you realise the significance of York’s location, chosen by the Romans at the junction of the Foss and the Ouse. York was a centre of power for the Romans and Vikings in the north, in no small part, because it was navigable by boat from the North Sea via the Humber.
York Cold War Bunker | English Heritage
19
Nov
This one is a bit off the beaten path, but any Len Deighton or James Bond fans will love the spine chilling reality of the York Cold War Bunker. Do you remember MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction?
In the event that the bombs came over there were a small number of York men and women that would descend into a nondescript bunker in Acomb (a your suburb) to ride out the nuclear winter.
Some invitees refused the position as they would have been obliged to leave there families behind in the event of nuclear attack!
A must see for cold war history buffs.
Tours happen about once a month in winter – so check the website.
York Minster – it’s famous for a reason!
19
Nov
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Let’s face it – this is the big daddy of your visit – York Minster. Once you get past all the euphemisms – largest cathedral in Europe outside the vatican – you begin to discern a profound sense of the history of the building and the city. One of our favourites is the undercroft which has […]
Barley Hall
19
Nov
Prepare yourself when you arrive in York – these places are really old! Barley Hall just around the corner from Blake St, in Coffee Yard, a little snickleway passage that runs off Stonegate, is a medieval home built in 1360!
Richard III Museum York
19
Nov
For no other reason than its quirky location inside Monk Bar, check out the Richard III Museum as you walk around the City Walls.