Rough Guide Staycations York (Travel Guide eBook)
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Rough Guides Staycations York
Make the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.
Inspirational and informative new pocket guide, making the most of holidaying at home in the UK through clearly laid-out walks and tours.
Explore the best of York with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and stunning images. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see, top attractions like the Minster, the city walls and All Saints Church, to discovering cultural gems, including a spot of afternoon tea at Bettys, learning all things Vikings at the Jorvik Viking Centre and taking in the pretty views at the top of Clifford's Tower, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking and driving routes will save you time, and help you plan and enhance your staycation in York.
Features of this travel guide to York:
- 11 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat along the way
- Local highlights: discover the area's top sights and unique attractions, and be inspired by stunning imagery
- Time-saving itineraries: carefully planned routes will help inspire and inform your on-the-road experiences
- Historical and cultural insights: learn more about the York's rich history with fascinating cultural insights throughout
- Insider recommendations: where to stay and what to do, from active pursuits to themed trips
- Rainy day recommendations: uncover plenty of options, whatever the weather throws at you
- Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to hours of operation, we've got you covered
- New for 2022: the latest guidance to all the places you should discover in York
- Covers: The Heart of York, Shopping Streets, Markets and Museums, An Aerial View of York's Railway History, Steam Trains and Dinosaurs, Narrow Streets and Hidden Treasures, From Riches to Rags, Excursion to Yorkshire's Coast, Excursion around Harrogate, Excursion to James Herriot Country, Excursion to Castle Howard
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This Staycation has been produced by the editors of Rough Guides, world-renowned ‘tell it like it is’ travel publishers. Make the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.
Walks and Tours
The clearly laid-out walks and tours in this book feature options for walking or using public transport wherever possible. The emphasis is on family fun, wholesome outdoorsey activities, local festivals, and food and drink. There are loads of great holiday ideas: kids’ stuff, best beaches, historic pubs, literary connections, unique shops, and – crucially with our Great British weather – what to do on a rainy day.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Eating Out’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink.
Directory
Also supporting the walks and tours is a Travel Tips section, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information. There is a comprehensive round up of sports and activities in the destination, recommendations for themed holidays, plus our pick of the best places to stay.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
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10 Things not to miss
Introduction to York
Landscape and Location
Economy
Archaeology
Food and Drink
Local Speciality Foods
Ale Rules
Tour 1: The Heart of York
The Minster
A long-spanning history
Navigating the Minster
North Transept
Chapter House
Choir
South Transept
Minster Library and Treasurer’s House
St William’s College
Minster Library
Treasurer’s House
City Walls
Bootham Bar
York Art Gallery
Tour 2: Shopping Streets
Bootham Bar
Stonegate
Coffee Yard
Barley Hall
Assembly Rooms
St Helen’s Church
Davygate
Mansion House
Guildhall
Coney Street
St Martin-le-Grand
The old coach trade
All Saints Church
Parliament Street
Feature: The Art Scene
Tour 3: Markets and Museums
The Shambles
Around the Shambles
Jorvik Viking Centre
Fairfax House
Clifford’s Tower
York Castle Museum
Kirkgate
Assize Courts
Eye of York
York Dungeon
Opera House
Tour 4: An Aerial View of York’s Railway History
Up the Walls
Barker Tower
Railway War Memorial
Railway Station
All railways come to York
Micklegate
A wealthy street
Medieval Churches
St Martin-cum-Gregory
St John Micklegate
Over the Ouse
All Saints Church
The wise woman of All Saints
Superb stained glass
Feature: North York Moors National Park
Tour 5: Steam Trains and Dinosaurs
The Railway Museum
Great trains
Royal connections
The Warehouse and the Works
Search Engine
St Mary’s Abbey
Medieval might
Stargazing
The Museum Gardens
Yorkshire Museum
Galleries
Prize exhibits
The Multangular Tower
King’s Manor
St Leonard’s Place
Theatre Royal
Duncombe Place
Tour 6: Narrow Streets and Hidden Treasures
York’s Chocolate Story
Low Petergate
Minster Gates
Deangate
Goodramgate
Holy Trinity Church
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
DIG
Peasholme
The Black Swan
St Anthony’s Hall
Jewbury and the Walls
Merchant Taylors’ Hall
Bedern Hall
Tour 7: From Riches to Rags
Fossgate
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Foss Bridge
Walmgate
Early Music Centre
Walmgate Bar
The Red Tower
Dick Turpin’s Grave
Ramparts and Rivers
New Walk
Feature: Roman and Viking York
Tour 8: Excursion to Yorkshire’s Coast
Kirkham Priory
Eden Camp
The Yorkshire Coast
Whitby
Robin Hood’s Bay
Scarborough
Tour 9: Excursion around Harrogate
Knaresborough
Mother Shipton’s Cave
Harrogate
The Mercer Art Gallery
Great gardens
Ripley
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Fountains Abbey
Studley Royal
St Mary’s Church
Ripon
Tour 10: Excursion to James Herriot Country
Thirsk
Sutton Bank
Kilburn
Shandy Hall
Byland Abbey
Helmsley
Duncombe Park
Rievaulx Abbey
Tour 11: Excursion to Castle Howard
Vanbrugh’s Creation
Fine Artworks
The Grounds
Active Pursuits
Walking
Cycling
Gliding
Golf
Horseriding
Watersports
Themed Holidays
Art courses and workshops
Cookery
Spa Holidays
Harrogate
Practical Information
Getting There
By car
By coach
By train
By air
Getting Around
Going Green
Driving
Buses
Taxis
Cycle hire
Facts for the Visitor
Emergencies
Opening times
Tourist information
Travellers with disabilities
York Pass
Sightseeing tours
Postal services
Accommodation
Minster to Ousegate
Pavement to Tower Street
West of the Ouse
Outside City Walls
Websites
10 Things not to miss
From its awe-inspiring cathedral to the picturesque medieval streets and a recreated Viking world, all surrounded by ancient city walls, here at a glance are the top attractions of this charismatic northern metropolis.
York Minster. This glorious medieval cathedral dominates the city. It’s not only the most important church in Yorkshire – it’s the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. For more information, click here.
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The Shambles. Lined with drunken-looking half-timbered buildings, this is York’s most characteristic – and photogenic – street. For more information, click here.
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The City Walls. A walk around York’s walls, the longest medieval city walls in the whole of England, provides some wonderful views of the city. For more information, click here.
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall. Dating back to the 14th century, this historic hall belongs to the most powerful of York’s medieval guilds. For more information, click here.
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Fairfax House. An elegant Georgian townhouse boasting period interiors filled with fine furniture, clocks and decorative plasterwork. For more information, click here.
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York Castle Museum. Step back in time at this great family attraction, whose highlight is its recreated Victorian street. For more information, click here.
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National Railway Museum. Superb museum devoted to trains of all types, including George Stephenson’s famous Rocket, the forerunner of the steam locomotive. For more information, click here.
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Jorvik Viking Centre. ‘Time cars’ at Jorvik take visitors on a ride through Viking York, complete with the sights – and smells – of the era. For more information, click here.
Jorvik Centre
Yorkshire Museum and Gardens. This museum tells the story of York through objects like the medieval Middleham Jewel. For more information, click here.
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Stonegate. Picturesque Stonegate is one of York’s liveliest streets, lined with shops and laced with medieval alleyways that lead to pubs and quaint teashops. For more information, click here.
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Introduction to York
York, like Rome, wasn’t built in a day, and this charming little city which bears the imprint of almost 2,000 years of history still manages to keep the fascination alive today
Along the River Ouse waterfront.
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York is a city that encompasses all of England’s history. Encircled by medieval walls and gateways which still bear the scars of battle, its great Gothic cathedral lies surrounded by quaint, narrow streets. The bustling life of the golden Elizabethan age can be imagined in the half-timbered houses of the Shambles and the elegance of Georgian England savoured in the sleek lines and fine furniture of Fairfax House. The power and authority of ancient Rome can be glimpsed in the remains of legionary fortress walls, and the all-conquering Vikings have left the wooden walls of their Jorvik settlement in Coppergate. ‘The history of York is the history of England,’ declared George VI.
York
York has seen invaders come and go. Battles have raged around its sturdy walls and kings and queens have demanded entry at its gates. And the city has withstood them all, though each age has left some legacy of its passing. Happily though, the heart of the city somehow managed to escape the attentions of the Industrial Revolution, with the railway station firmly sited just outside the walls. The result is a very modern ‘medieval’ city; one that is able to illustrate its own intriguing story through its streets, its buildings and its stained glass. It has become a compelling mixture of all former ages with some 21st-century additions. And despite all the temptations created by tourism, it remains a living city – a tourist honey pot yes, but one that resolutely refuses to turn itself into a museum.
Landscape and Location
The city straddles the River Ouse and dominates the Plain of York. It stands halfway between London and Edinburgh and has, since early times, been the home of the Archbishop of York, the Primate of England, who is second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury in the hierarchy of the Anglican Church. When Yorkshire was one county, York was the county town – ideally placed where the three ridings or administrative areas converged. Since 1963 it has also been a university city with a growing reputation as a centre of academic excellence.
Inside the Minster, York’s Gothic masterpiece.
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For the success of its geographical location the city can thank the Romans, who picked the spot with their usual practicality. The Ouse provided them with access to the sea and the confluence with the River Foss gave their fortress water protection on two sides. When the legions marched away, Anglo-Saxon and then Viking invaders saw the strategic convenience of the site and moved in. Centuries later, York was on the coaching route between London and Scotland, and later still George Hudson, the city’s Railway King, made certain that the main line north passed his city.
Economy
York’s road and river links quickly established it as a trading centre. Even in Roman times, ships with wine from Bordeaux were docking at its quays. Medieval merchants set up a powerful Merchant Adventurers’ trading company. Specialist markets dealing in butter, meat, animals and hay so crowded the streets that houses, even church graveyards, were demolished to give the traders more room. For miles around, York was the place to go to sell and buy.
But the city slowly lost out economically to the industrial towns of the West Riding. York came to rely on a mixture of railways and chocolate for its prosperity. Two famous confectionery firms, Rowntree and Terry’s, were the main sources of employment, along