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(York, England)



The Viking city of York is one of north-England's most compelling cities and York is home to a wealth of culture and history. York's narrow, medieval streets are surrounded by the 13th-century York Walls. At the heart of York city centre lies the magnificent York Minster, with breathtaking architecture and spectacular gardens nearby. York is understandably popular with tourists and many thousands of tourists stay in the city each year. There are numerous tourist information outlets in and around York city centre and these tourist information outlets provide useful tourism, tourist and travel information, such as information about York's tourist attractions, landmarks, restaurants, travel, sightseeing, maps of York and general York tourism advice.

Large numbers of tourists and visitors to York have ensured that the city of York is full of a wide range of hotels and accommodation. With many impressive luxury hotels in central York, other York hotel options include guesthouses, bed and breakfast accommodation, budget lodging and York travelodges. Whatever your budget, York has plenty of hotels and excellent accommodation to suite everyone visiting York.




York is a particularly attractive city and York's River Ouse winds its way through central York. Some of the most popular tourist attractions and landmarks in York include the Jorvik Viking Centre - one of the most popular tourist attractions in York where you can explore York's Viking history, York Maze - the largest maze in the United Kingdom, created from around 1.5 million maize plants, York Dungeons - filled with animated waxworks and realistic, gory displays, York Observatory - built in the early 19th century, with large, powerful telescope and an interesting exhibition, the Shambles - one of the most well-known areas in York, with medieval-cobblestone streets, and York's Grand Opera House - hosting a large number of important national and international productions each year.

Other attractions in York include Fairfax House - a stunning 18th-century house recently voted the best Georgian Townhouse in the whole of the United Kingdom, Castle Howard - a magnificent 18th-century mansion with breathtaking grounds, York's Treasurer's House - an impressive medieval hall, Monk Bar - one of the four medieval gatehouses that form part of the York City Walls, The Roman Column - the only remaining column of 36 that once supported a grand Roman hall, York Railway Station - once the largest train station in Europe, and Clifford's Tower - an impressive tower that was originally built more than 1,000 years ago, providing some of the most spectacular, panoramic views of York. More information on York Tourist Attractions and York Landmarks.

Attractions for children in the York area include York's Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo - with numerous, thrilling rollercoasters, fast rides, cafés, picnic areas, playgrounds, one of the largest zoos in the area, Water World - with two swimming pools, a wave machine, water slides, an area for younger children, the Lightwater Valley Family Theme Park - with many fast and exciting rides, including one of the longer rollercoasters in the world, and York Model Railway - next to the York Train Station, with impressive fully-landscaped miniature railways.

York has many green areas of parks and gardens, providing peaceful areas in the heart of city life. These parks and gardens in York include Burnby Hall Gardens - a spectacular, landscaped garden, with Victorian-style planting, rock gardens and a bandstand, Clarence Gardens - full of colourful flower beds, large open-expanses of lawn, mature trees, manicured-bowling greens and an exceptional playground area for children, Sutton Park - award-winning York gardens with enormous flowerbeds, pathways, nature trails, lush planting schemes, and a Georgian manor house, Duncombe Park - with an important York nature reserve, temples, terraced gardens and a walled garden, York Museum Gardens - one of the most scenic and popular gardens in York, located next to York's River Ouse, and Dean's Park - close to York Minster, providing a peaceful oasis right in the heart of busy York city life.

Rich in museums and art galleries, York is full of heritage and York is a cultural capital in the north of England. Museums in York provide interesting information on the history of York and many other exhibitions, some of the most popular include the Yorkshire Museum, Richard III Museum, the Bar Convent Museum, York's National Railway Museum (NRM), the York Castle Museum, Micklegate Bar Museum and the Stewart Collection Museum, and art galleries including the Adze Art Gallery, York's City Art Gallery, the Alan Stuttle Art Gallery, the Pyramid Art Gallery, Studio Art Gallery and York's Impressions Art Gallery.

York has a large university, excellent shopping facilities - with more than 2,000 shops, a number of large shopping centres and departments stores in York city centre. Combined with almost 200 restaurants, countless cafés and coffee shops, entertainment complexes, cinemas, historic theatres - including York's Grand Opera House, public houses, bars and night clubs, there is always something to do in the expanding metropolis that is York city.

More York Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: England
• Location: Yorkshire
• Area: 273 square kilometres / 105 square miles
• Population: 125,000
• Language: English
• Currency: pound sterling (GBP)
• Time zone: GMT / UTC and BST (British Summer Time), 5 hours from Eastern Standard Time
• Country dialling code: +44
• Telephone area code: 01904
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 7ºC / 45ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 22ºC / 72ºF

 
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