Leeds Bradford Airport 54 min
Peasholme Green (6 min) York Art Gallery (14 min.) gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. Museum Gardens (15 min.) large gardens surrounding yorkshire museum with mature trees roman ruins and medieval abbey. Merchant Adventurers Hall (5 min.) 1350s building where merchants congregated with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). York Castle Museum (5 min.) remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification erected in 71 ce. Fairfax House (6 min.) imposing georgian townhouse museum with significant collections of furniture paintings and clocks. Clifford S Tower (7 min.) 13th-century castle keep built on a grass mound formerly used as a prison and royal mint. Piccadilly (9 min) Dig An Archaeological Adventure (6 min.) archeology museum where children unearth replica historical finds in hands-on excavations. The York Dungeon (8 min.) a high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. National Railway Museum York (9 min.) railway history and artefacts with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder the mallard. Jorvik Viking Centre (5 min.) a fully reconstructed viking village complete with the sights and smells and an adjoining museum. Yorkshire Museum (12 min.) five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals birds and fossils. Barley Hall (10 min.) restored former priory dating from 14th century with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. Stonebow (4 min) York S Chocolate Story (7 min.) tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city s confectioners with cafe and shop. Student Castle (6 min) National Trust - Treasurer S House (11 min.) well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture ceramics textiles and paintings. |