Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in York, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 58 m

Experience York in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in York

Sight 1: National Centre for Early Music

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The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) is an organisation which encourages, promotes and disseminates early music. Located in York, England, it is based in the converted and extended, Grade I listed medieval church of St Margaret, Walmgate. Each year, the NCEM organises the York Early Music Festival.

Wikipedia: National Centre for Early Music (EN), Website

472 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: York Barbican

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York Barbican is an indoor entertainment venue located in York, England. Named after the nearby barbican attached to Walmgate Bar, the venue hosts a busy calendar of live music, comedy and sports, as well as business events and conferences. It has a 1,500 seating capacity and a 1,900 standing capacity.

Wikipedia: York Barbican (EN), Website

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: St George's Catholic Church

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St George's Roman Catholic church is located in the centre of the city of York, England, on George Street in the Diocese of Middlesbrough. The Church was designed by Joseph Hansom and was the first pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Beverley.

Wikipedia: St George's Roman Catholic Church, York (EN)

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Church of St. Denys

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St Denys' Church, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England on Walmgate in York.

Wikipedia: St Denys's Church, York (EN)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Jorvik Viking Centre

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The Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in small carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by the York Archaeological Trust and opened in 1984. Its name is derived from Jórvík, the Old Norse name for York and the surrounding Viking Kingdom of Yorkshire.

Wikipedia: Jorvik Viking Centre (EN), Website

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: York Saint Mary's

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St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York is a Grade I listed former parish church in the Church of England in York.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Castlegate, York (EN), Website

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Fairfax House

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Fairfax House is a Georgian townhouse located at No. 27, Castlegate, York, England, near Clifford's Tower and York Castle Museum. It was probably built in the early 1740s for a local merchant and in 1759 it was purchased by Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley, who arranged for the interior to be remodelled by John Carr (architect). Fairfax was the widower of heiress Elizabeth Clifford, daughter of Hugh Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford of Chudleigh: his inheritance from her death enabled him to purchase the house, which he intended as a home for his daughter from his first marriage, Ann Fairfax.

Wikipedia: Fairfax House (EN), Website

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: York Castle Museum

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York Castle Museum Jitka Erbenová (cheva) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The York Castle Museum is a museum located in York, North Yorkshire, England, on the site of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by 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.

Wikipedia: York Castle Museum (EN), Website

371 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: York Dungeon

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York Dungeon is a tourist attraction in York, England. York Dungeon depicts history of the dungeon using actor led shows, special effects and displays of models and objects.

Wikipedia: York Dungeon (EN), Website

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Grand Opera House

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The Grand Opera House is a theatre on the corner of Clifford Street and Cumberland Street in York, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which hosts touring productions of plays, musicals, opera and ballet, as well as one-off performances by comedians, and other theatrical and musical events, is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Grand Opera House, York (EN)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: The Parish of All Saints Pavement

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All Saints’ Church, Pavement, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in York. Services are from the Book of Common Prayer.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Church, Pavement, York (EN)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Jorvik DIG

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St Saviour's Church, on St Saviourgate in York, also known as St Saviour in the Marsh is a Grade II* listed former parish church in the Church of England in York.

Wikipedia: St Saviour's Church, York (EN), Website

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Central Methodist Church

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The Central Methodist Church is a Grade II* listed building in the city centre of York in England.

Wikipedia: Central Methodist Church, York (EN)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Shambles

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The Shambles is a historic street in York, England, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the 14th century. The street is narrow, with many timber-framed buildings with jettied floors that overhang the street by several feet. It was once known as The Great Flesh Shambles, probably from the Anglo-Saxon Fleshammels, the word for the shelves that butchers used to display their meat. In 1885, thirty-one butchers' shops were located along the street, but none remain today.

Wikipedia: The Shambles (EN)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: St Martin Coney Street

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St Martin le Grand, York is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in York.

Wikipedia: St Martin le Grand, York (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Mansion House

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The Mansion House in York, England is the home of the Lord Mayors of York during their term in office. It is situated in 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 Mansion House is the earliest purpose-built house for a Lord Mayor still in existence, and predates the Mansion House in London by at least twenty years.

Wikipedia: Mansion House, York (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: York Guildhall

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The Guildhall York is a municipal building located in St Martins Courtyard, Coney Street, in York. Located behind the Mansion House, it is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: York Guildhall (EN)

602 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: The Parish of All Saints, North Street

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All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church on North Street, York, North Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: All Saints' Church, North Street, York (EN), Website

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in York.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York (EN)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Micklegate Bar

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Micklegate Bar The original uploader was Steve nova at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

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 York City Walls, the Bar Walls and the Roman walls. The walls are generally 13 feet (4m) high and 6 feet (1.8m) wide. They are the longest town walls in England.

Wikipedia: York city walls (EN)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Bar Convent Museum

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Bar Convent Museum Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, at Micklegate Bar, York, England, established in 1686, is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in the British Isles. The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established and operated in secret.

Wikipedia: Bar Convent (EN)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 22: Micklegate Bar Museum

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The City Walls Experience at Micklegate Bar is located in the southern gatehouse of the historical city walls of York, England. It is operated by the Jorvik Group and uses maps, display screens and video presentations to tell the story of the fortifications surrounding the city.

Wikipedia: City Walls Experience at Micklegate Bar (EN)

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 23: St. Mary's Church

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St Mary Bishophill Junior, York is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England, in the Bishophill area of York.

Wikipedia: St Mary Bishophill Junior, York (EN), Website

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 24: Baile Hill

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Baile Hill

Baile Hill is a man-made earth mound in the Bishophill area of York, England. It is the only remaining feature of what was known as the Old Baile.

Wikipedia: Baile Hill (EN)

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