York - The Grand Tour
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The York Art Gallery is one of the city’s most famous landmarks.
6 minThe impressive museum building and gardens were completed in the 19th century.
2 minSt. Helen’s Church, which is approximately 1,000 years old, features a lantern tower.
2 minOne of the city’s original Roman roads, Stonegate leads to York Minster.
2 minAmong the artwork found here is the world’s largest medieval stained glass window.
3 minThis house was the medieval home of York Minster’s treasurers.
2 minThis beautiful 15th-century building was originally a home for priests.
1 minOne of York’s hidden gems, this church is located in a quiet, low traffic space.
2 minYork’s most famous street, Shambles features 14th-century overhanging houses.
3 minYork’s shortest street, its name means “What a street!”
1 minThe Jorvik Viking Centre offers insight into the city’s Viking heritage.
2 minThis area of York has featured markets for centuries.
52 sCompleted in 1735, this is considered the earliest Neoclassical building in Europe.
4 minThis York walking tour starts directly outside York City Art Gallery. Soon after you begin, you’ll see unusual and fascinating King’s Manor, before entering Museum Gardens for a glimpse of the Multiangular Tower, which has existed here since Roman times. As the area’s name suggests, you’ll also pass by the doors of the Yorkshire Museum, with exhibits covering archaeology, astronomy, biology and geology. On Stonegate, you’ll see many ancient buildings along this historic thoroughfare.
The highlight of this York walking tour is York Minster, one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world, steeped in history. Close by is the Treasurer’s House, with many ghost stories to tell.
You will then walk down The Shambles, where you’ll hear why there’s a shrine to a 16th century butcher’s wife before passing close by one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, the Jorvik Viking Centre, where you can come face to face with a Viking!