Manchester Airport 1 hr 32
Selby Abbey (15 min.) one of the few surviving english medieval church buildings displaying both norman and gothic styles. York Castle Museum (22 min.) remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification erected in 71 ce. National Railway Museum York (26 min.) railway history and artefacts with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder the mallard. Yorkshire Museum (26 min.) five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals birds and fossils. Jorvik Viking Centre (22 min.) a fully reconstructed viking village complete with the sights and smells and an adjoining museum. Lotherton (24 min.) venerable edwardian country manor with landscaped gardens stables playgrounds and woodland walks. The York Dungeon (21 min.) a high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. Barley Hall (28 min.) restored former priory dating from 14th century with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. Moor End (12 min) National Trust - Treasurer S House (25 min.) well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture ceramics textiles and paintings. Merchant Adventurers Hall (22 min.) 1350s building where merchants congregated with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). York S Chocolate Story (28 min.) tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city s confectioners with cafe and shop. Museum Gardens (27 min.) large gardens surrounding yorkshire museum with mature trees roman ruins and medieval abbey. Clifford S Tower (22 min.) 13th-century castle keep built on a grass mound formerly used as a prison and royal mint. The Old School House (7 min) York Art Gallery (26 min.) gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. |