Need a guided tour of the city? There’s plenty of options for you, whether you want to walk or travel by bus or boat.
The York Minster is northern Europe’s greatest gothic cathedral. It’s current building is around 800 years old and is constantly been conserved and restored. The cathedral itself is open to the public and puts on a number of services every week as well as regular events.
0 metres from the Minster.No city is complete without an open topped tour bus, and York is no exception. With it’s vast history, why not take a tour of the many historic sights and attraction our city has to offer with the York Sightseeing Bus. There are 16 stops around the city.
347 metres from the Minster.The Yorkboat sails daily between February and November and gives you an entertaining and informative guided tour of York via the River Ouse.
436 metres from the Minster.The City Walls is the wall that surrounds the city of York, it’s normally open to the public everyday from 8am to dusk except on Christmas day and when there is a risk of ice.
498 metres from the Minster.Monk Bar is one of four major fortified gateways on York’s city walls. It was built in several stages, beginning in the early 14th century, when the threat from a hostile Scotland was particularly great. Its top storey was added in 1484 during the reign of Richard III.
532 metres from the Minster.
