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I am leaving york on that day after 10 years here!
visit the minster
walk around the city walls
head out to the moors for a nice walk (good place to go in the moors is rievaulx abbey - massive ruined monastery)
the national railway museum is great (and free)
there are two other museums - I prefer the one in the museum gardens to the one by the castle (cliffords tower)
might think of more stuff later.
I am leaving york on that day after 10 years here!
visit the minster
walk around the city walls
head out to the moors for a nice walk (good place to go in the moors is rievaulx abbey - massive ruined monastery)
the national railway museum is great (and free)
there are two other museums - I prefer the one in the museum gardens to the one by the castle (cliffords tower)
might think of more stuff later.
Get out of town a little bit and go to Elvington - either for the air museum ( http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk/ ) or to have a look at a track day session or two on the adjacent section of runway.
Eating - Rustique on Castlegate is good : http://www.rustiqueyork.co.uk/, Betty's is pretty much compulsory for tourists - but there will be an enormous queue.
Eating - Rustique on Castlegate is good : http://www.rustiqueyork.co.uk/, Betty's is pretty much compulsory for tourists - but there will be an enormous queue.
fatboy b said:
I think you'll be struggling to fill a week in York. May have to drive around a bit.
Over the Moors from Pickering to Whitby springs to mind. The main road is good if a little busy, the quieter route is of course amazing fun. I can't remember the road numbers off the top of my head though!Fish and chips in Whitby are good, but Robin Hood's Bay is a nicer spot. You can get good fish and chips down at the bottom near the beach, just off the road on an alley to the right.
v15ben said:
fatboy b said:
I think you'll be struggling to fill a week in York. May have to drive around a bit.
Over the Moors from Pickering to Whitby springs to mind. The main road is good if a little busy, the quieter route is of course amazing fun. I can't remember the road numbers off the top of my head though!Fish and chips in Whitby are good, but Robin Hood's Bay is a nicer spot. You can get good fish and chips down at the bottom near the beach, just off the road on an alley to the right.
v15ben said:
fatboy b said:
I think you'll be struggling to fill a week in York. May have to drive around a bit.
Over the Moors from Pickering to Whitby springs to mind. The main road is good if a little busy, the quieter route is of course amazing fun. I can't remember the road numbers off the top of my head though!Fish and chips in Whitby are good, but Robin Hood's Bay is a nicer spot. You can get good fish and chips down at the bottom near the beach, just off the road on an alley to the right.
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v15ben said:
fatboy b said:
I think you'll be struggling to fill a week in York. May have to drive around a bit.
Over the Moors from Pickering to Whitby springs to mind. The main road is good if a little busy, the quieter route is of course amazing fun. I can't remember the road numbers off the top of my head though!Fish and chips in Whitby are good, but Robin Hood's Bay is a nicer spot. You can get good fish and chips down at the bottom near the beach, just off the road on an alley to the right.
X 1000I went last week.
York Minster is OK, but a big cathedral at the end of the day.
The Jorvik centre is pretty good
Betty's looks good but there's a permanent queue for a table.
There's plenty of cake shops
There's a designer outlet centre just south of the city centre, didn't go in though
Railway museum is good
Use one of the park and rides to get into the centre. They're reliable and pretty handy. Parking in the centre is highway robbery.
York Minster is OK, but a big cathedral at the end of the day.
The Jorvik centre is pretty good
Betty's looks good but there's a permanent queue for a table.
There's plenty of cake shops
There's a designer outlet centre just south of the city centre, didn't go in though
Railway museum is good
Use one of the park and rides to get into the centre. They're reliable and pretty handy. Parking in the centre is highway robbery.
Edited by Muzzer on Wednesday 20th October 09:07
v15ben said:
fatboy b said:
I think you'll be struggling to fill a week in York. May have to drive around a bit.
Over the Moors from Pickering to Whitby springs to mind. The main road is good if a little busy, the quieter route is of course amazing fun. I can't remember the road numbers off the top of my head though!Fish and chips in Whitby are good, but Robin Hood's Bay is a nicer spot. You can get good fish and chips down at the bottom near the beach, just off the road on an alley to the right.
Muzzer said:
Betty's looks good but there's a permanent queue for a table.
There's plenty of cake shops
Try the Little Bettys on Stonegate (about 200yrds away from Bettys). Smaller but sometimes shorter queue and a different type of building.There's plenty of cake shops
Ghost Walk if you want something fun (cheesy but fun)
Whitby as mentioned.
A walk around the walls. Pint in each pub that is next to the walls....
The Minster is epic but only worth one visit - try to go early, or when choir practice / organ practice is on - the acoustics are amazing.
Food: plenty to choose from.
Pubs: ditto. Kings Arms is good by the river if it's nice (Sam Smiths, marks up the walls from the floods - cellar is on the 1st floor)
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