Blogs from York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Having looked at the weather forecast for the next couple of days, we decided that tomorrow would be the best day for exploring the surrounding area, so today was the day for the City of York. We had decided that we would visit the York Castle Museum, then the Clifford's Tower (which was right next to the museum). After breakfast we headed down to the Museum. The building had been used for a number of purposes over the years, including a prison, so was divided into sections covering the different aspects of the building, and also important periods of time in York itself. York has been associated with a number of confectionery businesses - Terry's, Rowntrees, and more- so there was a chocolate theme running through the displays too. In one section there is a cobbled ... read more

The drive from Oxford to York is three and a half hours, so leaving Oxford at 9:30 am should get us to York comfortably by 1:00 pm; right? Absolutely! So at 4:30 pm we pulled into York. Those of you still awake after reading our previous blog may have noted a discrepancy here. Yes, thrillseekers; a three and a half hour discrepancy. Did we get lost? No. Did we break down? No. Welcome to the M1 and British traffic jams. A combination of road works and a road accident left us with no real alternative. BBC Radio Two was excellent at entertaining us and keeping us up to date while we turned off the engine and sat with all three lanes completely stationary. The locals stuck with us on the M1 agreed that there was no ... read more

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York YHA is in a good location to take the Ouse riverwalk into the city. The hop-on/hop-off bus pass both provide a good orientation and transporatation. Phil and I split up as we anticipated different interests. York Museum and Gardens included ruins. York Castle Museum was a little pricey, but turned out to be quite interesting. You could spend all day, as many displays include a good deal of reading. The portion including the prison was interesting. History of incarceration. And projected video images on cell walls with inmates describing the conditions. A good chunk of the day was meandering in and out of churches. I really missed the grandkids when visiting the National Railway Museum...they would have loved it. The people working there truly enjoy sharing knowledge about the history of railroads. York YHA url=http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/york?utm_source=googl ... read more

(We can tell I'm getting towards the end of my trip/I'm getting close to London times as I start only doing these every two days.) Yesterday I took the train from Liverpool to York which isn't all that long. It was oddly busy for the middle of the week... I had a reserved seat though, so it didn't matter for me, but still. I was so happy to get to York - I've heard a lot of great things, it's nice to finally come. Also nice to get out of Liverpool - I think I'm just holding a grudge from when I lost my phone last time haha, but anyway. I spent a good chunk of the day at the Museum Gardens, roaming around the park, soaking up the sun (YES SUNLIGHT!) and walking along the ... read more