Attractions in York in general Reviews

In AD71 the Romans founded ‘Eboracum’ as a military base for northern England; the town remained important as the Anglo-Saxon settlement of ‘Eoforwic’ and Viking settlement of ‘Jorvik’. Now named York,it is one of the most beautiful cities in England. It is one of the few cities to be found with many of its ...  Read the complete review

If you are visiting the City of York then I would strongly recommend that you “walk the walls”. These walls are the Medieval walls built in the 13th and 14th centuries and still almost completely surround the city. It is only the sections that cross the rivers that no longer exist. The original city walls have been preserved so that ...  Read the complete review

York is one of my favourite places to visit, it has a wonderful character and atmosphere, it is steeped in history and is well known for the vikings. A lot of bulidings are still untouched with wooden beams outside and in. it seems to work with the new and old together without spoiling it. There is lots to do and see here, visit the Yorvik ...  Read the complete review

If you’ve been to London dungeon and liked it, you’ll love this. It’s set out the same, like a real dungeon, with the feeling that you’re under ground even though you’re not. Like London Dungeon there are, not only, moving models to act out stories and punishments used hundreds of years ago, but people walking around ...  Read the complete review

York is a historic city. And if there's one thing historic cities have lots of, it's ghosts (or ghost stories, depending on your viewpoint). When you walk around York, you'll see lots of posters for Ghost Walks, there are a few different people/companies doing them, and if you ask me, it's a good start to a night out. ...  Read the complete review

I recently spent a couple of days in York with my husband, we had a really lovely time, with so much to see and do. York has a lovely town with loads of shops so many little alley ways and side roads you can get lost. If I had been on my own I would have!!! The minster is a must to see although when we went part of it was shut of as ...  Read the complete review