DESTINATION YORK
York Minster, the second largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe, stands at the city's centre. York's centre is enclosed by the city's medieval walls, which are a popular walk. The entire circuit is about 3 miles, including a part where walls never existed, because the Norman moat of York Castle, formed by damming the River Foss, also created a lake which acted as a city defence
DESTINATION YORK:
Discover York,
Bar Convent,
Bishopthorpe Palace,
Bridges of York,
Castle Museum,
Clifford's Tower,
JORVIK Viking Centre,
King's Manor,
Mansion House,
Merchant Adventurer's Hall,
Museum Gardens,
National Railway Museum,
River Ouse,
Saint Mary's Abbey,
The Shambles,
Snickelways,
York City Walls,
York Dungeon,
York Minster,
Yorkshire Museum,
Yorkshire Wheel,
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York was founded by the Romans in 71 AD. They called it Eboracum, a name perhaps derived from one used by the British tribes who inhabited the area. The Romans made it the capital of their Province of Britannia Inferior.[4] At the end of Roman rule in 415 AD the settlement was taken over by the Angles ...
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BAR CONVENT
The Convent of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin at Micklegate Bar, York, better known as Bar Convent, is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic convent in England, established in 1686. The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result operated in secret ...
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BISHOPTHORPE PALACE
Bishopthorpe Palace is a stately home and historic house south of York. It is on the River Ouse and is the official residence of the Archbishop of York; it is sometimes simply called the Archbishop's Palace. The Palace is a listed building and includes a Gatehouse, Stables, a Brewhouse and Brewster's Cottage ...
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BRIDGES OF YORK
There are nine bridges across the River Ouse within the city of York, and fourteen smaller bridges across the narrower River Foss. The earliest bridge, built by the Romans, linked Stonegate (the via praetoria of the Roman fortress) and Micklegate, and crossed the river approximately where the Guildhall now is ...
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CASTLE MUSEUM
York Castle Museum is a museum located on the site of York Castle, originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by Dr John L Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison buildings which were built on the site of the castle in the 18th century, the Debtors Prison and the Female Prison ...
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CLIFFORD'S TOWER
York Castle (of which Clifford's Tower is a part) is a fortification in the city of York, England. The principal remains of the 13th century - 14th century castle are the keep and some of the curtain wall. From its start in 1068 through to the English Civil War, the castle had an eventful history ...
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JORVIK VIKING CENTRE
The JORVIK Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England. It was created by the York Archaeological Trust. Cravens, a firm of confectioners founded in 1803, relocated from their factory in Coppergate, a street in central York, in 1966. Well-preserved remains ...
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KING'S MANOR
The King's Manor is a Grade I listed building in York, England, and is part of the University of York. King's Manor was originally built to house the abbots of St Mary's Abbey, York. The Abbot's house probably occupied the site since the eleventh century, but the earliest remains date from the fifteenth century ...
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MANSION HOUSE
Mansion House is the home of the Lord Mayor of York, during their term in office. It is situated on St Helen's Square, where York's Coney Street and Lendal intersect in the city centre. It is built in an early Georgian style. The foundation stone for the Mansion House was laid in 1725, with the building completed in 1732 ...
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MERCHANT ADVENTURER'S HALL
The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is a medieval guildhall in the city of York, and was one of the most important buildings in the medieval city. The major part of it was built in 1357 by a group of influential men and women who came together to form a religious fraternity called the Guild of Our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
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MUSEUM GARDENS
York Museum Gardens are botanic gardens in the centre of York. They cover an area of 10 acres of the former grounds of St Mary's Abbey, and, along with the Yorkshire Museum, they were created during the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. They are managed by the York Museums Trust ...
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NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM
The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001 ...
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RIVER OUSE
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure. It then flows through the city of York and the towns of Selby and Goole before joining with the River Trent ...
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SAINT MARY'S ABBEY
The Abbey of St Mary in York, is a ruined Benedictine abbey that lies in what are now the Yorkshire Museum Gardens, to the west of York Minster. The original abbey on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olave. It was refounded by William II in 1088 who laid the foundation stone of the Norman church ...
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THE SHAMBLES
The Shambles is an old street in York, with overhanging timber-framed buildings, some dating back as far as the fourteenth century. It was once known as The Great Flesh Shambles, probably from the Anglo-Saxon Fleshammels (literally 'flesh-shelves'), the word for the shelves that butchers used to display their meat ...
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SNICKELWAYS
The Snickelways of York are a collection of small streets and footpaths. The word was coined by local author Mark W Jones, and is a portmanteau of the words snicket (a passageway between walls or fences), ginnel (a narrow passageway between or through buildings) and alleyway (a narrow street or lane - see alley) ...
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YORK CITY WALLS
The English city of York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as the York City walls, the Bar walls and the Roman walls ...
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YORK DUNGEON
York Dungeon is a tourist attraction in York, England. York Dungeon depicts local horrible history using actor led shows, special effects and displays of models and objects. The dungeon operates on the basis of tours which start every 7 minutes and last between 1 and 1.5 hours ...
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YORK MINSTER
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by a Dean and Chapter ...
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YORKSHIRE MUSEUM
The Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York. It is the home of the Cawood sword, and has four permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology and astronomy. It is due to undergo a major refurbishment from November 2009 to August 1st 2010, with major structural changes and a re-development of all existing galleries ...
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YORKSHIRE WHEEL
The Yorkshire Wheel was a transportable Ferris wheel installation in York, England. It opened to the public on 12 April 2006, following setbacks due to bad weather. It was located at the National Railway Museum and operated World Tourist Attractions. The Wheel was originally intended to be placed in the Tower Gardens ...
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Mansion House,
Merchant Adventurer's Hall,
Museum Gardens,
National Railway Museum,
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