Manchester Airport 1 hr 37
York Art Gallery (23 min.) gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. Clifford S Tower (18 min.) 13th-century castle keep built on a grass mound formerly used as a prison and royal mint. The York Dungeon (18 min.) a high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. York Maze (18 min.) large maize maze plus high-tech funhouse kids adventure activities and pig racing open jul-sep. York Castle Museum (18 min.) remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification erected in 71 ce. Museum Gardens (24 min.) large gardens surrounding yorkshire museum with mature trees roman ruins and medieval abbey. Barley Hall (25 min.) restored former priory dating from 14th century with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. York S Chocolate Story (25 min.) tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city s confectioners with cafe and shop. Selby Abbey (12 min.) one of the few surviving english medieval church buildings displaying both norman and gothic styles. National Railway Museum York (22 min.) railway history and artefacts with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder the mallard. Yorkshire Air Museum U0026 Allied Air Forces Memorial (18 min.) former wwii raf bomber command station with exhibitions on flying history and 60 aircraft. Yorkshire Museum (23 min.) five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals birds and fossils. Merchant Adventurers Hall (19 min.) 1350s building where merchants congregated with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). Jorvik Viking Centre (18 min.) a fully reconstructed viking village complete with the sights and smells and an adjoining museum. |