Local Information
York: its History,
attractions and surrounding areas
A Brief History of York
A
short history of York by localhistories.org
York Attractions
York Minster - www.yorkminster.org
National Railway Museum - www.nrm.org.uk
Jorvik Viking Centre - www.vikingjorvik.com
York Castle Museum - www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
York Art Gallery - www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
Bar Convent - www.bar-convent.org.uk
York Dungeons - www.thedungeons.com
Air Museum - www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk
Yorkshire Museum - www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
Murton Park - www.murtonpark.co.uk
Barley Hall - www.barleyhall.org.uk
Merchant Adventures Hall - www.theyorkcompany.co.uk
Everything you ever need to know about York
www.york-united-kingdom.co.uk
Attractions outside York
Castle Howard
Howardian Hills, fifteen miles northeast of the famous city of York.
Built in 1699, Castle Howard is, today, still the private home of
the Howard family. As a major tourist attraction the house receives
hundreds of thousands of visitors annually from all over the world,
who come to enjoy a variety of delights.
www.castlehoward.co.uk
Eden Camp
A visit to our unique Museum at EDEN CAMP will transport you back
in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds,
even the smells of those dangerous years. This is no ordinary Museum
- Not another Military Museum - Not a glass showcase Museum - We
have reconstructed scenes using movement, lighting, sound, smells
even smoke machines to transport you back in time, to make you feel
that you are there taking part in history.
www.edencamp.co.uk
Whitby
The town's skyline is dominated by the ruins of St. Hilda's Abbey,
high on the East Cliff. Spreading below, a maze of alleyways and
narrow streets run down to the busy quayside. From the old town,
199 steps lead up to the parish church of St. Mary, one of the finest
examples of Anglo Saxon churches in the country, and whose churchyard
gave Bram Stoker the inspiration to write his world famous book,
Dracula.
www.whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk