| there's a casual restaurant and a cosy, wood-panelled bar that hosts regular live piano performances. bright, individually furnished rooms offer complimentary wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. freebies include off-street parking and cooked breakfast. set in a row of townhouses, this modest hotel is a 10-minute walk from york railway station and 2 miles from the gothic-style york minster cathedral. kids age 16 and under (1 per room) stay at no charge with 2 adults
Leeds Bradford Airport 50 min
Barley Hall (10 min)
Restored former priory dating from 14th century, with high-ceilinged great hall and exposed timbers. York Art Gallery (8 min)
Gallery featuring paintings & decorative arts from the 1400s to the present in an 1870s building. St Mary's Abbey (11 min)
Church dating back to the 11th century, now a contemporary gallery exhibiting art and installations. The York Dungeon (8 min)
A high tech ghost house attraction with costumed characters and state-of-the-art scares. Clifford's Tower, York (7 min)
13th-century castle keep, built on a grass mound, formerly used as a prison and royal mint. York's Chocolate Story (9 min)
Tour exploring the history of chocolate and the city's confectioners, with cafe and shop. Yorkshire Museum (7 min)
Five galleries showcase archaeological treasures plus displays of rare animals, birds and fossils. York Minster (11 min)
Gothic cathedral with vast stained glass windows, interactive Undercroft exhibition and tower tours. JORVIK Viking Centre (9 min)
A fully reconstructed Viking village complete with the sights and smells, and an adjoining museum. Museum Gardens (9 min)
Large gardens surrounding Yorkshire Museum, with mature trees, Roman ruins and medieval abbey. York City Walls (9 min)
Remnants of a stonework enclosure around a rectangular fortification, erected in 71 CE. National Trust - Treasurer's House, York (11 min)
Well-preserved house filled with 17th- and 18th-century furniture, ceramics, textiles and paintings. National Railway Museum York (6 min)
Railway history and artefacts, with 300 vehicles including steam world record holder, the Mallard. Merchant Adventurers' Hall (11 min)
1350s building where merchants congregated, with a chapel & an alms house (open daily in summer). York Castle Museum (7 min)
A recreated Victorian cobbled street with costumed guides and period rooms including a schoolroom. | 
