the 9 airy, country-style rooms come with en suite/private bathrooms with showers, and feature free wi-fi, minifridges, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. amenities include free parking, and full english or continental breakfast served in an elegant dining room with an original bay window. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. this refined b&b occupies a victorian townhouse, a 9-minute walk from york train station, 10 minutes' walk from york minster cathedral, and less than a mile from the grand opera house Leeds Bradford Airport 53 min
York City Walls (14 min) Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE. York's Chocolate Story (12 min) Tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city's confectioners, with cafe and shop. National Railway Museum York (9 min) Railway history and artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard. York Art Gallery (8 min) Gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. St Mary's Abbey (3 min) Church dating back to the 11th century, now a contemporary gallery exhibiting art and installations. Merchant Adventurers' Hall (14 min) 1350s building where merchants congregated, with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). Museum Gardens (5 min) Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins and medieval abbey. Yorkshire Museum (5 min) Five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals, birds and fossils. York Minster (9 min) Gothic cathedral with vast stained glass windows, interactive Undercroft exhibition and tower tours. Barley Hall (10 min) Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. National Trust - Treasurer's House, York (11 min) Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings. Clifford's Tower, York (13 min) 13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. JORVIK Viking Centre (13 min) A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum. The York Dungeon (11 min) A high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. York Castle Museum (14 min) A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. |