Things to do in York

Sights, landmarks and things to do in York. 28 places, page 1 of 2.

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  • 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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…

  • 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…