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York Travel Guide - What to know before you visit

Episode 219 Published 1 week ago
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Many people give York a day and leave wishing they had stayed longer. York local Sinead from York Travel Expert joins Tracy in the next episode of our Before You Visit series, covering what to know before a first trip: how to get there, where to stay, what to book, and when not to go.

  • Where York is: two hours from London King's Cross by direct train, roughly halfway to Edinburgh
  • Why you do not need a car: cobbles, snickelways and a walled centre you can cross in 15 minutes
  • Park and ride at £4 return against £15 to £20 a day to park in the city
  • Accessibility: the one step-free way onto the walls, Jorvik's one wheelchair at a time rule, wheelchair hire and accessible toilets
  • How long to stay: 2 to 3 days for the city, 6 or 7 to add the Dales, the Moors and the coast
  • Inside or outside the walls: character and Minster bells against lifts and parking
  • York Minster: what the £20 ticket includes, the free guided tours, the £6 tower climb and the best stretch of wall for views
  • One day in York: the Minster first, the Shambles early or late, and which museum to choose
  • What most visitors miss: Treasurer's House, Holy Trinity on Goodramgate and the riverside walk
  • Day trips: Castle Howard, Whitby, Harrogate, Knaresborough and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  • When not to book: race days, Residents Weekend in late January and Christmas market crowds
  • The one thing to book before you go: afternoon tea with a Minster view

Listener discounts
Mountain Goat (small group tours from York and the Lake District): code UKTRAV10 for 10% off
York Travel Expert (Sinead's guide to York)

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