2 Days in York: Walls, Minster and Cobbled Snickelways

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๐Ÿ“ York, United Kingdom๐Ÿ—“ 2 days๐Ÿ‘ฅ History fans and couples

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2Days
7Stops
2Meal tips
About ยฃ90-140 a day, mid-range, flights excludedBudget

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Two days in York: the Minster, walking the medieval walls, the Shambles and the Jorvik Viking Centre.

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Day by day

Norman architecture with stone footbridge and gothic cathedral under a cloudy sky.
1

Minster and walls

09:30

York Minster

Britain's largest medieval Gothic cathedral.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ20
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๐Ÿ’ก Climb the tower.
12:00

City walls walk

2 miles of medieval walls.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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14:30

The Shambles

A cobbled medieval street.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 1 hour๐Ÿ’ท Free
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19:00

Ghost walk

A popular evening tour.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ10
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

lunchYorkshire pudding wrapBritish ยท $
Scenic view of York with prominent cathedral spires under cloudy skies.
2

Viking York

10:00

Jorvik Viking Centre

A ride through recreated Viking York.

๐Ÿ“ Coppergateโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ16
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12:30

Fairfax House or Castle Museum

History.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ12
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15:30

Betty's Tea Room

Afternoon tea.

๐Ÿ“ Centreโฑ 1 hour๐Ÿ’ท ~ยฃ25
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

dinnerPub dinnerBritish ยท $$
๐ŸŽŸ Book ahead for day 2Tickets and tours: Jorvik Viking Centre

Good to know

โœˆ๏ธ Getting thereYork station has trains from London in under 2 hours.
๐Ÿš† Getting aroundYork is walkable.
๐Ÿ’ท CurrencyPound sterling (ยฃ). Cards widely accepted.
๐Ÿ—ฃ LanguageEnglish.

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