"York - Beautiful and Blurred" York by sabsi

York Travel Guide: 1,617 reviews and 3,908 photos

York was the first place Steve and Susan took me to on my two week tour of England recently. And what a nice start it was!

York is a beautiful old city - surrounded by a city wall and full of beautiful streets and buildings.

York minster

York minster is probably the main attraction of York. It is a beautiful cathedral - actually I think it's the most beautiful church I have ever seen. It's huge and you will get great views of it from the city walls. Standing in front of it it's impossible to get the whole minster onto one picture!!!

At sunset we stood here for ages taking pics of the minster. I convinced Steve and Susan to stay for just ten minutes longer because it would get even more beautiful all the time. The 50 pics I took looked like postcards on my camera display ... and when we got "home" I was so disappointed that they were all blurred :( Just in case you were wondering what the title of my page is all about...

The tourguides at the river

I also enjoyed a walk along the river Ouse. There's lovely bridges here and nice parks. Unfortunately there is only one pub with outdoor seating here though. It would be the perfect place for outdoor meals and drinks!

Anyway, follow me on a tour of all the great things of York you will see when you have the best tourguides around show you the city!

Sabs

Pros and Cons

Pros:The minster, the old streets, the walls, the shops
Cons:The fact that there isn't more than one pub at the riverside!
In a nutshell:A wonderful city with a beautiful minster and lots of atmosphere

Last visit to York: Apr 2003
Intro Updated Jun 26, 2003
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Fire Hazard Local Customs (1)

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Sweets!!! Shopping (1)

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No photography in York minster ;) - York

No photography in York minster Warnings and Dangers (1)

Taking picture inside the minster is only allowed when you pay £2 for a permit. Or then... be quick ;-) more travel advice

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AOAeeyore Sep 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM

When did you visit York Minster? There has not been a charge for photographs lately.
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clairegeordio Jun 13, 2007 at 6:13 AM

Nice tips on York. Like your photo of the Minster from the walls. Happy travels! Claire :-)
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barryg23 Feb 6, 2006 at 3:12 PM

am off to york for the first time this weekend. the king's arms looks nice, i'll try to stop for a drink or two there.
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iandsmith Dec 25, 2005 at 3:04 AM

Nice stuff, sad about the Minster photos.
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RhineRoll Jul 27, 2005 at 3:31 AM

Great place! The only curious thing was that most of the shops -- even the big ones -- seemed to close at 6 PM. I barely was able to buy a Sandwich at M&S before they kicked me out :-) After 6 PM, the town went very quiet quite quickly :-))
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evaanna Mar 10, 2005 at 10:47 AM

A place I would love to see. Lovely pictures, lots of interesting information.
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shdw100 Jun 26, 2003 at 1:07 PM

Kewl page about a facinating place! I want some fudge! And what's this about fajita top 5? Where is that at? Great presentation!
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Nykaenen May 20, 2003 at 4:10 AM

Hey, York didn't change much since I was there (and that was 11 years ago!). Glad you found at least one fudge shop :-)))
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sandysmith May 17, 2003 at 2:30 AM

looking forward to visiting with the same tourguide ;-) Great page and love the travelogues.
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steventilly May 15, 2003 at 8:29 AM

Dawn? Or Dusk?