CITY WALLS - The first wall was a simple earth and wood stockade built by the Romans to surround their early fort. The Ninth Legion added stone walls in the 2nd Century, The present wall dates from the 13th Century and stands on an earth rampart built by the Anglo-Danish Kings of York and later enlarged by the Normans. The walls have been extensively restored in the last two centuries.

BOOTHAM BAR - This is the oldest entrance to York being one of the gates to the Roman Fort.  There has been an entrance here for over 2000 years.  

YORK MINSTER - York Minster is the mother church of the Northern Province of the Church of England. It is the largest Gothic Church in England. Although the site of a much earlier church, parts of the present Minster date from the late 11th Century. Nowhere else in England can so much Medieval glass be seen in one church.

THE SHAMBLES - One of the best preserved medieval streets in Europe. Formerly 'Fleshammels' - the street of butchers.

JORVIK VIKING CENTRE - The Jorvik Viking Centre is an exact reconstruction of life in Viking York based on the results of five years of painstaking archaeological excavation. The sights, sounds and smells of a bustling Viking community are recreated as you journey back through a thousand years in a special 'time car'.

CLIFFORDS TOWER - Built on an artificial mound erected by William the Conqueror. 150 Jews took their own lives during anti-jewish riots in the 12th Century rather than surrender to the mob.

CASTLE MUSEUM - England's most popular museum of everyday life. The museum contains authentically reproduced streets of the Victorian and Edwardian ages together with period displays.

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM - One of the largest railway collections in Britain and one of the best railway museums in the world.

YORKSHIRE MUSEUM - The museum houses some of the most important collections in the country. The famous 'York Mystery Plays' are performed in the museum gardens against the dramatic backdrop of St. Mary's Abbey ruins.

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