York City Walls

York , North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - Phone: 44-1904-621756
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    Ancient ruins, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest

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    York - The Shambles, The Minster & Angry Geese

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    Saying farewell to Scotland, we stopped at the boarder of England & Scotland for a traditional photo opportunity. We were soon on the road again and our first stop was Alnwick, which also lends its name to Alnwick Castle (or maybe the Castle lends its name to the town?). It was to be only a short stop to have a wander through the town and its …

  • 2

    Jorvic

    The May bank holiday weekend turned out to be a fairly big one. The team headed to York initially for the day but then for the night as the drinks flowed during the evening. We walked the city walls and medieval streets, including the Shambles. For a laugh we jumped on the theme park-esque ride at the Jorrvic centre....just as 'awesome' as I …

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    The Spiritual Haven of the North

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    ... hiding behind a tree from her parents while laughing hysterically.  In the distance we spotted people walking on the stone city walls we had spotted on the entrance, so we headed in that direction.   These medieval walls were surrounded by ...

  • 2

    Thomas ******* and Dick Turpin

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    ... designed by that genius, Thomas Crapper. Hats off and hail to the chief. Before leaving I entertained myself on the 13th century city walls.  Unlike the &@%! expensive city walls in Xi'an, these are quite open and quite free.  The wrap ...

  • 3

    old york

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    ... easy here- i went wild in London on my last night and have really just wanted to relax. today I walked the old anglo-saxon-built city walls and then bought some bread and cheese and had a cheap lunch in the park. I fed the pigeons for a while and then ...

  • 4

    Jorvic

    ... team headed to York initially for the day but then for the night as the drinks flowed during the evening. We walked the city walls and medieval streets, including the Shambles. For a laugh we jumped on the theme park-esque ride at the Jorrvic ...

  • 5

    SCOTLAND ODYSSEY : OVER THE BORDER & BACK

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    ... there was a lot of activity in the streets and one got a nice sense of the City and also a view of the old City Walls and York Minster.    I assured Barbara that sight-seeing wasn’t on the agenda and it wasn’t even that important ...

  • 6

    To York, and beyond!

    ... (5) and Daniel (10), his son and nephew. They offered again for me to stay with them in their tent just outside the city walls (not your normal campgrounds, they have a playstation there...). I had a book with several hostels listed and decided to give ...

  • 7

    Yesssssssssss!

    ... your things which is most handy, so I was able to travel light today. I left the hostel around 9:30 and went to where the free city walls tour was to start at 10:15. The meeting place was easy to find and I got there about 15 minutes early. I sat ...

  • 8

    What would you do for a York

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    ... here. We liked the city so much we decided to stay another night so that we could walk along the city walls and get a view of the city, and the York Minster from all angles. We also enjoyed getting out in the morning for a run along the river and ...

  • 9

    Scary - NOT!

    ... on the walking tour. My back was really really sore so I lay down for a bit. 5.30 The walking tour went along the city walls, up to the cathedral but not inside (as by this time it was closed which I should have realised would happen) York is ...

  • 10

    The Grand Ole’ Duke of York…..

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    ... of seafood goodness. Our last day in York and we had a task ! Sharna has always wanted to walk around the city walls singing "The Grand old Duke of York". Well we trooped around and sang loudly – When we were up, well we were up and when we were ...