Historic York

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Visit historic city of York and visit the iconic York Minster

We will take a walking tour of the city including a short walk along the city walls. Over the course of the day you will see Museum gardens with it’s Roman Multangular tower and the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey. We’ll also visit the famous medieval street The Shambles, supposedly inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter films.

We will also see Norman Castles, grand Georgian buildings, gothic churches with huge lantern towers and medieval timber framed buildings. York’s colourful past will be brought to life with an entertaining Blue Badge Guide who as well as York’s highlights will be able to show you many of its hidden gems too!

There will be time for a traditional pub lunch before we take a guided tour of York Minster, the largest Gothic church in the whole of Northern Europe.

There will be some free time to visit the wonderful, independent shops before heading back over the Manchester.