York

We thoroughly enjoyed York. We stayed in an apartment that once belonged to Joseph Rowntree, famous chocolatier and creator of the Rowntree’s Frut Pastilles. Parking is a nightmare here so we ended moving the car a few times to save some pounds.
First up we all went on the Hop on Hop Off Bus around York for an hour then Diane and I visited York Minster while David and Neil had a coffee but we took so long they moved on to the Guy Fawkes Inn incorporating the Guy Fawkes Cottage where he was born. They couldn’t hide anything from us because the Wise payment for their beer came up on Diane’s phone, we knew exactly where to find them 😆
York Minster was outstanding, the museum underneath the Minster detailed the many iterations of the Minster as well as the rise and fall of the Romans, Vikings and Anglo Saxons.
Diane did so well with her sciatica walking a couple of sections of the York wall before heading home but David Neil & I walked the full wall. We had a break & a scone at the Walmgate Bar. City walls are rare in the UK, but barbicans are even rarer - this is the last surviving one, I have a picture of it below. It dates from the 12th century.
I tried for a bit of retail therapy but no luck today. Went to the Golden Fleece for a drink, the most haunted pub in York then to an old theatre restaurant for dinner. All in all a great day.Read more