York Minster seen from the medieval city walls in York

York

Two thousand years of history inside intact city walls — Roman, Viking and medieval — with the Shambles, the Minster and a rewarding tea-and-pubs culture.

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Photo from Google Maps · The Milner York

Google rating 4.3 (3,660) · Guest rating 8.2/10 (9,097)

Station Rd, York YO24 1AA, UK

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The Milner York is the Grade II-listed Victorian railway hotel on Station Road, right beside York station.

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Photo from Google Maps · Keith Laverack

Google rating 4.3 (3,228) · Guest rating 8.3/10 (7,495)

Fishergate, York YO10 4FD, UK

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Novotel York Centre is a 146-room hotel on Fishergate, just outside York's city walls to the south-east of…

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Photo from Google Maps · Hotel Indigo York by IHG

Google rating 4.5 (1,832) · Guest rating 9/10 (4,263)

88-96 Walmgate, York YO1 9TL, UK

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Hotel Indigo York is a 101-room boutique hotel on Walmgate, inside the city walls on the quieter eastern…

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Photo from Google Maps · Hampton by Hilton York

Google rating 4.3 (2,132)

Toft Grn, York YO1 6JT, UK

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Situated on Toft Green in York, this informal hotel provides bright, modern accommodation with complimentary…

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Photo from Google Maps · Radisson Hotel York

Google rating 4.1 (2,745) · Guest rating 8.2/10 (10,847)

North St, York YO1 6JF, UK

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Radisson Hotel York is a 200-room hotel on North Street, on the west bank of the River Ouse.

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Photo from Google Maps · Travelodge York Central Layerthorpe

Google rating 4.3 (1,713)

Layerthorpe, Heworth, York YO31 7RE, UK

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Travelodge York Central Layerthorpe is a 128-room budget hotel overlooking the River Foss, just outside the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly

Google rating 4.4 (1,372) · Guest rating 8.5/10 (18,276)

46-50 Piccadilly, York YO1 9NX, UK

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Situated on Piccadilly in York, this informal hotel offers understated accommodation alongside an on-site gym.

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Photo from Google Maps · Delta Hotels York

Google rating 4.1 (2,016) · Guest rating 8.2/10 (5,531)

Tadcaster Rd, York YO24 1QQ, UK

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Situated on Tadcaster Road, Delta Hotels York offers comfortable accommodation with views overlooking the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Hilton York

Google rating 4.0 (2,389) · Guest rating 8.2/10 (7,231)

1 Tower St, York YO1 9WD, UK

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Hilton York is a 131-room hotel on Tower Street, directly opposite Clifford's Tower on the southern side of…

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Photo from Google Maps · Colin Wreglesworth

Google rating 4.3 (1,324)

2 Rougier St, York YO90 1UU, UK

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Malmaison York is a 150-room hotel on Rougier Street, created from Yorkshire House, a 1960s brutalist office…

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Photo from Google Maps · Holiday Inn Express York by IHG

Google rating 4.3 (979)

Malton Rd, North Yorkshire, York YO32 9TE, UK

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Holiday Inn Express York is a 49-room hotel on Malton Road on the north-eastern edge of York, about four…

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Photo from Google Maps · Safestay York Micklegate

Google rating 4.1 (1,217) · Guest rating 8/10 (113)

88-90 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX, UK

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Safestay York occupies Micklegate House, a Georgian townhouse built in 1752 inside the city walls and about…

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Photo from Google Maps · Roomzzz Aparthotel York City

Google rating 4.6 (536) · Guest rating 9/10 (3,191)

Terry Ave, York YO23 1FG, UK

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Roomzzz York City is an aparthotel on Terry Avenue beside the River Ouse, opened in December 2019.

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Photo from Google Maps · Travelodge York Central

Google rating 3.9 (1,503)

90 Piccadilly, York YO1 9NX, UK

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Travelodge York Central is a 90-room budget hotel on Piccadilly, inside York's city walls at the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Holiday Inn York City Centre by IHG

Google rating 3.9 (1,479) · Guest rating 8.7/10 (7,837)

53 Piccadilly, York YO1 9PL, UK

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Holiday Inn York City Centre is an IHG hotel on Piccadilly, inside the southern edge of the old city.

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Guest rating 9/10 (6,401)

15 St Peters Grove

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B+B York provides hotel accommodation situated along St Peters Grove in the city of York.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (1,436)

43 Gillygate

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Gillygate Guest House provides hotel accommodation in the city of York.

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Guest rating 8.2/10 (1,499)

25 High Petergate

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The Guy Fawkes Inn is a hotel situated in York.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (1,999)

City Centre, 9 Lendal

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The Judge's Lodging is a hotel located at 9 Lendal in York.

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Guest rating 8.6/10 (4,432)

55-57 Skeldergate

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Middletons is a hotel situated at 55-57 Skeldergate in York.

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Guest rating 9.3/10 (1,938)

22 Marygate, Bootham

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Minster Walk Guesthouse provides hotel accommodation situated in York.

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Guest rating 7.8/10 (1,437)

22 Haxby Road

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Park View Guest House provides hotel accommodation in the city of York.

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Guest rating 0/10 (1,640)

17 Longfield Terrace

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St Marys Guest House is a hotel situated at 17 Longfield Terrace in York.

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Guest rating 8.7/10 (4,961)

Duncombe Place North Yorkshire

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The Dean Court is a hotel situated on Duncombe Place in York.

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Guest rating 8.9/10 (5,773)

75/85 Scarcroft Road

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Wheatlands Lodge Hotel is a hotel situated on Scarcroft Road in York.

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Photo from Google Maps · Designer Outlet York

Google rating 4.4 (25,509)

St Nicholas Ave, York YO19 4TA, UK

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Situated on St Nicholas Avenue, Designer Outlet York is an undercover shopping centre offering discounts on…

Photo from Google Maps · Valhalla York

Google rating 4.7 (4,487)

4 Patrick Pool, York YO1 8BB, UK

Restaurant

Situated just off the Shambles in York, Valhalla is a cosy, rustic venue featuring a distinctive Viking…

Photo from Google Maps · Fat Hippo York

Google rating 4.6 (3,752)

52 Low Petergate, York YO1 7HZ, UK

Restaurant

Situated on Low Petergate in York, Fat Hippo is a restaurant renowned for its hearty comfort food and…

Photo from Google Maps · The Cut & Craft York

Google rating 4.5 (4,174)

8 St Sampson's Sq, York YO1 8RN, UK

Restaurant

Situated on St Sampson's Square in York, The Cut & Craft is a chic restaurant offering a sophisticated…

Photo from Google Maps · The Grand, York

Google rating 4.6 (3,353)

Station Rise, York YO1 6GD, UK

Restaurant

The Grand, York is a restaurant situated within a grand Edwardian railway hotel, offering a luxurious dining…

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Lucia

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Google rating 4.5 (3,783)

East, 13 Swinegate, York YO1 8AJ, UK

Restaurant

Lucia is an all-day restaurant and bar on Swinegate Court in central York, a few minutes' walk from the…

Photo from Google Maps · Daniel Walker

Google rating 4.5 (3,457)

High Petergate, York YO1 7EH, UK

Pub

The Hole in the Wall is a pub on High Petergate in York, just inside Bootham Bar and a couple of minutes'…

Photo from Google Maps · Kenneth Gjermstad

Google rating 4.4 (4,109)

16 Pavement, York YO1 9UP, UK

Restaurant

Situated on Pavement in York, the Golden Fleece is a casual sixteenth-century pub featuring a traditional…

Photo from Google Maps · David C

Google rating 4.7 (2,407)

5 Museum St, York YO1 7DT, UK

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Situated on Museum Street in York, Brew & Brownie is a hip eatery serving meals made with locally sourced…

Photo from Google Maps · SPARK York

Google rating 4.6 (2,738)

17-21 Piccadilly, York YO1 9PB, UK

Restaurant

Situated on Piccadilly in York, SPARK York is a buzzing food market-style venue set within quirky upcycled…

Photo from Google Maps · Ate O'Clock

Google rating 4.5 (3,171)

13a High Ousegate, York YO1 8RZ, UK

Restaurant

Tucked down a passageway on High Ousegate in York, Ate O'Clock serves Mediterranean fare within an…

Photo from Google Maps · Matt H

Google rating 4.1 (6,367)

90 Piccadilly, York YO1 9NX, UK

Pub

Situated on Piccadilly in York close to the river, The Postern Gate is a sizeable, modern pub set within a…

Photo from Google Maps · Bill's York Restaurant

Google rating 4.3 (3,867)

12 Coney St, York YO1 9NA, UK

Restaurant

Situated on Coney Street in York city centre, Bill's York Restaurant is a contemporary European chain…

Photo from Google Maps · David Bingham

Google rating 4.1 (5,282)

5-9 Blossom St, York YO24 1AU, UK

Restaurant

Located on Blossom Street in York, The Punch Bowl is an 18th-century pub featuring a traditional interior.

Photo from Google Maps · Michael Óvári

Google rating 4.2 (3,402)

17 Pavement, Heathfield Rd, York YO1 8NB, UK

Café

Located in the centre of York, this multi-storey Marks & Spencer features a large foodhall alongside a…

Photo from Google Maps · David Simkins

Google rating 4.6 (1,671)

112 Micklegate, York YO1 6JX, UK

Café

Partisan is a daytime café, restaurant and shop at 112 Micklegate, run by Florencia Clifford.

Photo from Google Maps · The Fat Badger

Google rating 4.4 (2,306)

2-4 High Petergate, York YO1 7EH, UK

Pub

The Fat Badger is a multi-roomed pub with twelve bedrooms at 2–4 High Petergate, built partly into Bootham…

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Google rating 4.7 · 1,396 Google reviews

York, York

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Photo from Google Maps · Royal Oak

Google rating 4.5 (1,668)

18 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LG, UK

Pub

The Royal Oak is a traditional pub on Goodramgate, just inside Monk Bar and a short walk from York Minster.

Photo from Google Maps · Golden Lion

Google rating 4.3 (2,300)

9 Church St, York YO1 8BG, UK

Restaurant

The Golden Lion is a traditional British pub situated in the historic heart of York, offering a classic menu…

Photo from Google Maps · Robinsons Cafe

Google rating 4.8 (928)

7 Bishopthorpe Rd, York YO23 1NA, UK

Café

Robinsons is an independent, licensed café at 7 Bishopthorpe Road, the busy local high street known as Bishy…

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Rise.

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Google rating 4.7 (1,068)

44 Fossgate, York YO1 9TF, UK

Café

Rise.

Photo from Google Maps · Gary Victor

Google rating 4.6 (1,186)

Unit 6, Enterprise Complex, Walmgate, York YO1 9TT, UK

Restaurant

Situated within the Enterprise Complex on Walmgate in York, Brew York pairs an extensive range of taps and…

Photo from Google Maps · Ged Marciniak

Google rating 4.4 (1,261)

8, 10 Little Stonegate, York YO1 8AX, UK

Restaurant

Set within a converted Georgian townhouse on Little Stonegate in York, Stonegate Yard is a bar and…

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Forest

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Google rating 4.5 (913)

54 Low Petergate, York YO1 7HZ, UK

Restaurant

Nestled within the Galtres Lodge Hotel in York, Forest is a rustic-style restaurant serving traditional…

Photo from Google Maps · Dawn Jutton

Google rating 4.9 (439)

7-9 Clifford St, York YO1 9RG, UK

Café

Situated on Clifford Street near York city centre, Forever Coffee York is a welcoming cafe featuring…

Photo from Google Maps · YHA York Hostel

Google rating 4.3 (983)

42 Water End, Clifton, York YO30 6LP, UK

Restaurant

Situated beside the river in Clifton, this York hostel features a selection of private rooms and single-sex…

Photo from Google Maps · Andrew Starmer-Allen

Google rating 4.7 (24,967)

Deangate, York YO1 7HH, UK

Attraction

York Minster is the great Gothic cathedral at the heart of York and a centre of Christianity in the north of…

Photo from Google Maps · Victor Yates

Google rating 4.6 (15,177)

5 Silver St, York YO1 8RY, UK

Attraction

Shambles Market is York's main open-air market, set just behind the medieval street of The Shambles on…

Photo from Google Maps · dave robinson

Google rating 4.6 (14,773)

19 Coppergate, York YO1 9WT, UK

Attraction

Situated on Coppergate in York, this underground attraction brings the past to life with a detailed…

Photo from Google Maps · Dave Seymour

Google rating 4.7 (9,445)

Museum St, York YO1 7FR, UK

Attraction

Museum Gardens are ten acres of botanical gardens in the centre of York, managed by York Museums Trust.

Photo from Google Maps · Castle Howard

Google rating 4.6 (9,031)

Castle Howard, York YO60 7DA, UK

Attraction

Situated in York, Castle Howard is a gilded 18th-century stately home set within extensive landscaped…

Photo from Google Maps · Leanne Dempsey

Google rating 4.6 (7,687)

12 Clifford St, York YO1 9RD, UK

Attraction

The York Dungeon on Clifford Street is a walk-through, actor-led tour of the city's grimmest stories, from…

Photo from Google Maps · Marianne Koppenaal

Google rating 4.6 (7,581)

Tower St, York YO1 9RY, UK

Attraction

York Castle Museum tells the story of everyday life over the past few centuries, housed in two former…

Photo from Google Maps · R J

Google rating 4.6 (7,236)

King's Sq, York YO1 7LD, UK

Attraction

York's Chocolate Story is an indoor guided attraction on King's Square, at the top of the Shambles, telling…

Photo from Google Maps · Francisco Gallego

Google rating 4.3 (6,240)

Tower St, York YO1 9SA, UK

Attraction

Clifford's Tower is a significant 13th-century castle keep, forming the largest remaining part of York Castle.

Photo from Google Maps · olrummun

Google rating 4.7 (2,749)

York YO1 7LJ, UK

Landmark

York's City Walls carry an elevated, circular walkway around the historic centre that anyone can walk for…

Photo from Google Maps · David Henry

Google rating 4.6 (1,412)

The Hall, Fossgate, York YO1 9XD, UK

Attraction

Dating from the 1350s, this timber-framed hall in York originally served as a gathering place for merchants…

Photo from Google Maps · Ishita Maity

Google rating 4.7 (1,008)

Monument Cl, Holgate, York YO24 4HT, UK

Attraction

York Cold War Bunker is a semi-sunken command post in Holgate, built in 1961 to monitor nuclear explosions…

Photo from Google Maps · David Dobby

Google rating 4.6 (754)

York YO30 7DR, UK

Landmark

St Mary's Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine monastery in York's Museum Gardens, first built in 1088 and…

Photo from Google Maps · Modestus Lakdas Fernando

Google rating 4.5 (335)

2-4 High Petergate, York YO1 7EH, UK

Attraction

Situated on High Petergate, Bootham Bar serves as a historic gateway into York's old city centre.

Photo from Google Maps · York Mansion House

Google rating 4.6 (237)

St. Helen’s Square, York YO1 9QL, UK

Attraction

York's Mansion House on St Helen's Square is the Georgian home of the city's Lord Mayors, built between 1725…

Photo from Google Maps · Evgeny Shmelev

Google rating 4.7 (122)

North St, York YO1 6BE, UK

Attraction

Situated on North Street, this four-hundred-year-old tower houses an intimate cafe and bar complete with…

Photo from Google Maps · Martin DB

Google rating 4.5 (57)

Piccadilly, York YO1 9AF, UK

Attraction

Located at the end of Piccadilly, Fishergate Postern Tower is a medieval structure in York, dating back to…

Photo from Google Maps · Cath

Google rating 4.7 (33)

Bootham, York YO1 7DS, UK

Landmark

The Multangular Tower is a corner tower of the Roman legionary fortress at York, standing in Museum Gardens…

Photo from Google Maps · jeff turl

Google rating 4.7 (225)

Foss Islands Rd, York YO1 9UB, UK

Landmark

Walmgate Bar is the south-eastern gateway through York's medieval city walls, and the only one of the city's…

Photo from Google Maps · Stoyan Tzvetansky

Google rating 4.6 (84)

129 Monkgate, York YO31 7PD, UK

Landmark

Standing at the end of Goodramgate, Monk Bar is a four-storey medieval gatehouse and fortress dating from…

Photo from Google Maps · Davide Quattrini

Google rating 4.7 (16)

Unnamed Road, Monkgate, York YO31 7PD, UK

Landmark

Robin Hood Tower is the rounded angle tower at the northern corner of York's medieval walls, on the stretch…

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Lords Moor Lane, Strensall, York

Golf course

York Golf Club is a par-70 heathland course at Strensall, a short drive north of York, designed by five-time…

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Lords Moor Lane, Strensall, York

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Best neighbourhoods

Within the Walls

Minster, Shambles and almost everything on foot.

Bishopthorpe Road

Local delis, cafés and a friendly neighbourhood feel.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you walk the city walls?
Yes — the two-mile circuit takes about 90 minutes and is free.
Is York good with children?
Excellent: Jorvik, the Railway Museum and ghost walks all land well.