there's a back patio with a covered bench and a private car park. a family option sleeps up to 5 and comes with a kitchenette. it's across the street from a bus stop with downtown service. set in a brick townhouse, this low-key b&b is less than a mile from the york railway station. complimentary full english or continental breakfast is served in a rustic dining room with natural stone floors. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. the simply decorated rooms have free wifi, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment Leeds Bradford Airport 51 min
York Minster (10 min) Gothic cathedral with vast stained glass windows, interactive Undercroft exhibition and tower tours. National Railway Museum York (12 min) Railway history and artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard. National Trust - Treasurer's House, York (10 min) Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings. Museum Gardens (8 min) Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins and medieval abbey. Yorkshire Museum (6 min) Five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals, birds and fossils. St Mary's Abbey (8 min) Church dating back to the 11th century, now a contemporary gallery exhibiting art and installations. York Castle Museum (6 min) A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. York Art Gallery (6 min) Gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. Merchant Adventurers' Hall (6 min) 1350s building where merchants congregated, with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). The York Dungeon (13 min) A high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. Barley Hall (9 min) Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. York's Chocolate Story (9 min) Tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city's confectioners, with cafe and shop. York City Walls (9 min) Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE. Clifford's Tower, York (5 min) 13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. JORVIK Viking Centre (6 min) A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum. |