York to Pocklington

York Dungeon, York

The Shambles, York

York Minster, York

National Railway Museum, York

St Marys Abbey, York

Jorvik Viking Centre, York

Yorkshire Museum, York

Cliffords Tower, York

YorkBoat, York

Royal Dragoon Guards Museum, York

Richard 111 Museum, York

Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton

Brockfield Hall, York

Breezy Knees Gardens, Warthill

York Maze, Elvington

Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

A creepy whistle rides on the cold air. A feeling of resentment and anger surrounds you. Your senses tell you that you are not alone.  Through the dark silence comes a haunting wail… and then suddenly a pale figure appears before you, a vengeful, ghostly presence that leaves you paralysed by fear!  Will you hold your nerve in the depths of the most haunted city in England? Or will you run for your life?!  Discover the paranormal history of England's most haunted city & come face to face with the frightening hauntings of the Ghosts of York.

Shambles (also known as 'The Shambles') is a bustling centre piece of historic York. The street today is one of the UK's most visited and has become a wealth of shopping, tourist attractions, restaurants and many other things to see and do, including tours, ghost walks and historic talks. If you want to know York, you need to know Shambles.  The way that fifteenth century buildings lean into the middle of the cobbled street means that the roofs almost touch in the middle. Mentioned in the Domesday book (making it date over 900 years), we know Shambles to be York 's oldest street.

A visit to York Minster is your moment in the long history of northern Europe's greatest gothic cathedral.  You'll see traces of every age from the Roman occupation of York onwards to the future of this working and worshipping church.  York Minster is a world-famous artistic and architectural masterpiece built between the 1220s and the 1470s.  The Minster stands on a site where history has been made over the centuries.  The Emperor Constantine began his progress to greatness here, and the foundations of the Roman buildings in which he lived can be seen under the central tower.

Discover over 300 years of history and over a million wonderful objects.  Marvel at iconic locomotives, watch engineering work in progress in the Workshop, browse our object-filled Warehouse, or let off steam in the outdoor play area.  Discover the magnificent Duchess of Hamilton restored to her original streamlined form. The locomotive is a stunning piece of 1938-built Art Deco opulence that wowed design critics.

The ruins of St Mary's Abbey, first built in 1088, are all that remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England.  St Mary's Abbey The abbey estate occupied the entire site of the Museum Garden and the abbot was one of the most powerful clergymen of his day, on a par with the Archbishop of York.  Visitors can see the remains of the walls of the nave and crossing of the abbey church, where the monks prayed and sang, and the cloister, where the monks washed their clothes, contemplated and were allowed to speak.

The remains of 1,000 year old houses are revealed beneath your feet, objects taken from the excavations are explored, and Viking-age timbers are brought before your eyes. New audio and video displays help you to investigate all of the information gathered from the 5-year long dig at Coppergate and piece together the jigsaw of where the Vikings came from, why they came here, how they lived and died, and where they travelled to.  As you travel around the Viking-age city of Jorvik aboard our state of the art time capsules you will encounter the old-Norse speaking citizens, see inside their houses and back yards.

The Yorkshire Museum concentrates on collections covering Yorkshires heritage and has rich collections of Roman, Viking, Anglo-Saxon and medieval artifacts mainly from the county of Yorkshire.  You can view elegant Roman jewelry, impressive mosaics and Anglo Saxon silver; the Viking displays include a spectacular warrior stone, swords, battle-axes and a silk cap. There is also a section on plants fossils and animals including dinosaurs, from 200 million years ago. The Museum is located to the north east of York city, just outside the city walls in the Museum Gardens.

As one of the most important cities in England, and an important base for holding and administering the north, York was the site for two of the castles William the Conqueror built in the years immediately following his conquest. The principal castle was begun in 1068, as part of a campaign to subdue anti-Norman sentiment in the north. Its wooden defences focused around and atop the motte; they were destroyed during a local rebellion the following year, but rebuilt by the Normans after suppressing the rebels and taking harsh reprisals on York.

YorkBoat is one of the largest fleet of modern sightseeing, restaurant and party boats outside London.  Every YorkBoat has modern toilets, heated lounges with large windows for maximum viewing and comfort, tea/coffee and bar facilities and open sun-decks.  Cruising on the picturesque River Ouse through the walled City of York, you can enjoy a range of public and private cruises, daytime and evening.  We operate year round for groups, with most public cruises operating between February and November. There are two city-centre landings, at King's Staith and Lendal Bridge.

The Royal Dragoon Guards can trace its ancestry back to 1685, as it was formed by the amalgamation of four of the senior cavalry regiments in the British Army. It recruits mainly in Yorkshire and Northern Ireland and its Battle Honours emblazoned on its Standards embody the history of the British Army over 300 years.  The Museum is well laid out in spacious surroundings and tells the story of the present day and former regiments from the late 17th century. Displays include uniforms, prints, paintings, weapons and Standards, all housed in well lit, clearly labelled show cases.

Perhaps one of York's best kept secrets is this fascinating Museum situated in York's tallest and most impressive Medieval Gatehouse.  The RICHARD III MUSEUM is housed in MONK BAR, one of York's  four   Medieval Gatehouses. The building has a strong Richard III connection, as Richard himself added its top storey in 1484, allegedly supervising its construction and paying for it out of his own money.  Your stay in historic York would not be complete without visiting this delightful and charming Museum.  

Welcome to Murton Park, a 14 acre site thriving with events and activities throughout the year. Based just outside York this is your gateway to both the Yorkshire Museum of Farming and the Danelaw Centre for Living History.  Come and see how the Museum is changing. With interactive installations for children due to be fitted in our Livestock Gallery and sound tubes which talk you through the calendar year in the Four Seasons Gallery, there is so much to see and do.  Our lively events programme provides fun and exciting events for all ages during the holidays and on many weekends.

Brockfield Hall is a fine late Georgian house designed by Peter Atkinson, assistant to John Carr of York, for Benjamin Agar Esq. Begun in 1804, its outstanding feature is an oval entrance hall with a cantilevered stone staircase curving past an impressive Venetian window. It is the family home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wood. Mrs. Wood is the daughter of the late Lord and of Lady Martin Fitzalan Howard.  He was the brother of the 17th. Duke of Norfolk and son of the late Baroness Beaumont of Carlton Towers near Selby.

We believe gardening is all about plants, not hard landscaping. That's why our new 14 acre gardens on the outskirts of York are packed with over 6,000 different varieties of flowers, shrubs and trees, and have been designed through careful successional planting to be at their best throughout the summer.  Don't miss our adjoining specialist nursery with one of the finest selections of perennials in the North of England. There are over 2,000 different varieties to choose from, including many rare plants, lots of recent introductions and definitely loads your neighbours won't have.

As well as the giant maze there are huge play and activity areas to keep the kids busy all day. Sand and water play zones. Climbing zones. Tractor trailer rides. Electric quad bikes. Water wars.  Jumping pillows. Animal farm. Crazy golf. Giant slides.  On the south of York. Follow the A64 to the Grimston bar interchange (hull road junction)and take the exit for Hull. As you leave the roundabout keep right and take the B1128 to elvington and the air museum. We are 2 miles down this road. Rac signs will be posted.

The Yorkshire Air Museum is the largest independent air museum in Britain and is also the location of  The Allied Air Forces Memorial.  Situated in a 20 acre parkland on the former World War II RAF Bomber Command Station at Elvington near the City of York, it is the largest and most original WWII station open to the public. It was also the only base used by the French heavy bomber squadrons during the war and today includes award winning gardens, a large NAAFI style restaurant and shop, plus over 15 top class exhibitions, a large range of military vehicles and 50 historic aircraft, many of which are working.

The York Dungeon

12 Clifford Street

York

YO1 9RD

Tel: 01904 632 599

The Shambles

York

North Yorkshire

YO1 7LZ

Tel: 01904 676 167

York Minster

St Williams College

4-5 College Street

York

YO1 7JF

Tel: 01904 557216

NRM

York

Leeman Road

York

YO26 4XJ

Tel: 08448 153139

Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens

York

YO1 7FR

Tel: 01904 687687

Jorvik viking centre

Coppergate

York

YO1 9WT

Tel: 01904 543400

Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens

York

YO1 7FR

Tel: 01904 687687

Tower Street

York

YO1 9SA

Tel: 01904 646 940

The Boatyard

Lendal Bridge

York

YO1 7DP

Tel:  01904 628324

3a Tower Street

York

YO1 9SB

Tel: 01904 642036

Monk Bar

York

YO1 7LQ

Tel: 01904 634191

Murton Park

Murton Lane

Murton

York

YO19 5UF

Tel: 01904 489966

Brockfield Hall

York

YO19 5XJ

Tel: 01904 489 362

Common Lane

Warthill

York

YO19 5XS

Tel: 01904 488800  

Tom Pearcy

York Maze

Elvington Lane

York

YO19 5LT

Tel: 01904 607341

Halifax Way

Elvington

York

YO41 4AU

Tel: 01904 608595