Ed’s guidebook
Family or group activities
A fun local place for indoors climbing for new and experienced climbers. Also an excellent pizza kitchen!
The Red Goat Climbing Wall
6 Redeness StA fun local place for indoors climbing for new and experienced climbers. Also an excellent pizza kitchen!
The Railway Museum is a brilliant destination for children, packed with activities, learning and endless running around the trains. And it’s free!
153 locals recommend
National Railway Museum
Leeman RoadThe Railway Museum is a brilliant destination for children, packed with activities, learning and endless running around the trains. And it’s free!
For a medium range walk a favourite is along the riverside New Walk, laid out as a promenade in the eighteenth century to the Millennium Bridge, and back into the city along Terry Avenue, passing Rowntrees Park, a large ornamental and play park with lake, given to the City by the Rowntree family in memory of Rowntree workers killed in the Great War. Good playground for children, and a cafe.
9 locals recommend
Millennium Bridge
38 Hospital Fields RdFor a medium range walk a favourite is along the riverside New Walk, laid out as a promenade in the eighteenth century to the Millennium Bridge, and back into the city along Terry Avenue, passing Rowntrees Park, a large ornamental and play park with lake, given to the City by the Rowntree family in memory of Rowntree workers killed in the Great War. Good playground for children, and a cafe.
Food scene
No visit to York is complete without tea at Betty’s. Also actually breakfast is excellent! Betty’s was founded by a Swiss confectioner in 1919 and has become a Yorkshire institution, combining the cuisines of Switzerland and Yorkshire into something suitably calorific for a holiday!
147 locals recommend
Bettys Café Tea Rooms
6-8 St. Helen’s SquareNo visit to York is complete without tea at Betty’s. Also actually breakfast is excellent! Betty’s was founded by a Swiss confectioner in 1919 and has become a Yorkshire institution, combining the cuisines of Switzerland and Yorkshire into something suitably calorific for a holiday!
The best all-round Italian food in York imo! Run by Sicilians, their arancini and cannoli are outstanding! Also a pretty impressive gelato counter.
24 locals recommend
Trinacria
27 Bishopthorpe RdThe best all-round Italian food in York imo! Run by Sicilians, their arancini and cannoli are outstanding! Also a pretty impressive gelato counter.
Very good value fine dining, almost on our doorstep! The creative chef is always happy to cater for special diets, the cheese trolley is a particular highlight, stocked with a perfectly curated British and Irish regional cheeses.
Arras
Peasholme GreenVery good value fine dining, almost on our doorstep! The creative chef is always happy to cater for special diets, the cheese trolley is a particular highlight, stocked with a perfectly curated British and Irish regional cheeses.
Absolute BEST baking in York. From bread to pastries and patisserie, you should pick up some breakfast treats. Open Tues-Sat.
8 locals recommend
Little Arras
50 GoodramgateAbsolute BEST baking in York. From bread to pastries and patisserie, you should pick up some breakfast treats. Open Tues-Sat.
An amazing emporium for lovers of cheese and wine, also has a cheese cafe and sells very good bread from The Haxby Bakery.
9 locals recommend
Love Cheese
16 GillygateAn amazing emporium for lovers of cheese and wine, also has a cheese cafe and sells very good bread from The Haxby Bakery.
Roberto Authentic Italian Gelato
3 GoodramgateRoberto’s homemade gelato is rapturously good!!!😋
Sightseeing
If you’re going to the coast Filey is quieter and nicer than the larger resorts, but has a beautiful promenade, beach and fabulous fish and chips!
67 locals recommend
Filey
If you’re going to the coast Filey is quieter and nicer than the larger resorts, but has a beautiful promenade, beach and fabulous fish and chips!
Clifford’s Tower has just reopened after a £5m investment in a new viewing deck and museum. It is probably the best place to view the city, better than the Minster because you can view the Minster!
67 locals recommend
Clifford's Tower
Tower StClifford’s Tower has just reopened after a £5m investment in a new viewing deck and museum. It is probably the best place to view the city, better than the Minster because you can view the Minster!