| there's a tranquil cafe and a walled-in garden with seasonal flowers, where lunch and afternoon tea are served. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. guests also have access to the bar convent museum and 2 libraries with books dating from 1508. the casual rooms feature writing desks and washbasins; showers and bathrooms are shared, though 5 rooms are equipped with en suite facilities. many rooms include free wi-fi. next to the historic city walls at micklegate bar, this b&b is set in a working convent in 18th-century buildings with a chapel. it's a 4-minute walk from york train station. continental breakfast is complimentary
Leeds Bradford Airport 53 min
National Railway Museum York (10 min)
Railway history and artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard. York's Chocolate Story (10 min)
Tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city's confectioners, with cafe and shop. The York Dungeon (8 min)
A high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. Museum Gardens (10 min)
Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins and medieval abbey. JORVIK Viking Centre (9 min)
A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum. National Trust - Treasurer's House, York (13 min)
Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings. St Mary's Abbey (11 min)
Church dating back to the 11th century, now a contemporary gallery exhibiting art and installations. Merchant Adventurers' Hall (9 min)
1350s building where merchants congregated, with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). York Castle Museum (11 min)
A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. York City Walls (11 min)
Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE. York Minster (10 min)
Gothic cathedral with vast stained glass windows, interactive Undercroft exhibition and tower tours. York Art Gallery (8 min)
Gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. Yorkshire Museum (11 min)
Five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals, birds and fossils. Barley Hall (12 min)
Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. Clifford's Tower, York (10 min)
13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. | 
