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Visiting York

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In this section:

  • Getting here
    How to get to York by air, rail and road
  • Local attractions
    Links to the Minster, the National Railway Museum, Jorvik, York Castle Museum and Yorkshire Museum
  • The city walls
    Over a million people a year take a walk through 1900 years of history on York's city walls
  • Tourist information centres
    Looking for somewhere to stay or information about York? York Visitor Information centres can help
  • Town twinning
    York is proud to be twinned with Dijon in the Burgundy region of France and Munster in the North Rhine Westphalia region of Germany
  • York city centre pedestrian zone
    York has one of the largest pedestrian zones in Europe. The pedestrian streets, or footstreets - create a safer and more attractive city centre for everyone, whether residents, businesses, shoppers or visitors.