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Attractions in York: Editorial Guides | BackpackLondon

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Attractions in York

11 editorial reviews of must-see places in York.

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Free entry5
Tickets required6
Under 1 hour3
Half day or more4

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11 attractions

cruise, nature, ship, travel, ocean, boat, water, nautical, sky, blue, sea, maritime, horizon, cruising, blue sky

1 hourTickets required

River Ouse Cruise

The Shambles medieval street York with timber buildings and cobblestones

30-45 minutes

Free

The Shambles

Vintage steam train displayed in National Railway Museum York

National Railway Museum

Jorvik Viking Centre archaeological remains and reconstructed Viking settlement

1-2 hoursTickets required

Jorvik Viking Centre

York medieval city walls with historic gatehouse and cathedral spires

York City Walls

Historic York Observatory dome in Museum Gardens with Victorian copper architecture

1-1.5 hoursTickets required

York Observatory

Historic Holgate Windmill with white sails and traditional tower mill architecture in York

45 minutes - 1 hourTickets required

Holgate Windmill

Victorian street recreation at York Castle Museum with authentic shop fronts and gas lighting

York Castle Museum

Front view of the historic Kingston Lacy manor house in England under a cloudy sky.

1-1.5 hoursFree

King's Manor

Cold War bunker control room in York with original 1960s monitoring equipment and communications systems

1.5-2 hoursTickets required

York Cold War Bunker

York Minster cathedral with twin Gothic towers against blue sky

2-3 hoursTickets required

York Minster