Where else but in York can you smell and hear a Viking settlement, be dwarfed by one of the world’s largest steam engines at the National Railway Museum and stroll through a medieval street? York is a fascinating, exciting microcosm of British history with its Roman ruins, award-winning Jorvik Viking Centre and glorious Minster glowing with 800-year-old stained glass. You could easily lose yourself in York’s historic heart for days, but the wonderful thing about this North England city is that it is also the gateway to some stunning countryside. Follow in the footsteps of Captain Cook at Whitby, explore the atmospheric ruins of Fountains Abbey or roam the North Yorkshire Moors. If you only visit one stately home in Britain, maybe it should be glorious Castle Howard. A century in the making, it’s an easy day trip from York and you can be back in the city in time for a pint in an atmospheric pub or a spine-chilling ghost walk!
York Highlights Jorvik Viking Centre - Offering plenty of Viking history on the very site where archaeologists discovered the remains of the city of Jorvik, now known as York. At least 800 of the items found during the archaeological dig are on display. The main highlight is a reconstruction of York in the year AD 975, complete with the sights, sounds and smells of the Viking Age. A hands-on exhibition reveals the artistic skills and craftsmanship of the Viking Age. York Minster - It’s the largest medieval building in England and the biggest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps and the focal point of the city. Highlights of the interior include the Great West Window, dating back to 1338, and known as the “Heart of Yorkshire”, due to the heart-like shapes which decorate it. Below the Choir lies the Minster Crypt. Inside the crypt are late Norman pillars and vaulting and the Roman coffin of St William. The York Virgin, one of the Minster’s most important treasures, was discovered there after the 1829 fire. Castle Howard - Located just 15 miles north-east of York, Castle Howard is one of Britain’s finest & grandest stately homes. Built in 1699, it remains the private home of the Howard family, but now receives hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The Shambles - Often called Europe’s best preserved medieval street, although the name is also used to collectively refer to the surrounding maze of narrow, twisting lanes and alleys as well. In some places the street is so narrow that if you stand with arms outstretched you can touch the houses on both sides. The street itself is even mentioned in the Domesday Book over 900 years ago. The York City Walls - Also called the ‘bar’ walls, they are the most complete example of medieval city walls still standing in England today. The other great thing about them is that it’s absolutely free for you to walk on them.
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