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hi, i am 24 and going away to York next weekend with my BF. can you possibly give me a
'things to do in York' list? we are staying in a b&b close to the train station.
thanks for your help. x

This is our reply.......

The centre of York is quite compact and most of the main attractions are here except for
the Vue cinema which is a bus ride away. We've split the information into daytime and
evening 'things to do'.
DAYTIME
# York Art Gallery, Exhibition Square, York.YO1 7EW. Telephone: 01904 687687. Open
10am-5pm daily, admission free. Website: http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk.
# York Minster. Telephone: Box Office Information Line 0844 939 0015. Open Monday -
Saturday: open 9.00am, last entry 5.30pm. Admission: adult £9 per person. Website:
http://www.yorkminster.org. Chapter House, Saturday 19 February, 7.30pm: Berstein:
Chichester Psalms, £15 per person. Settings of psalms including Berstein, Handel, Elgar
and Parry's 'I was glad' sung by the Ebor Singers
# National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York. YO26 4XJ. Telephone: 0844 815 3139.
Open: 10am-6pm daily. Admission free. Website: http://www.nrm.org.uk
# Jorvik Centre (Viking York), Coppergate, York. YO1 9WT. Telephone: 01904 615505.
Open 10am-last entry 4pm. Admission: adult £8.95 per person, pre-booking online is
recommended. Viking Festival starts on Saturday 19th February, information and booking
at the Jorvik Centre. Website: http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/about-jorvik
# York Castle Museum, Eye of York, York. YO1 9RY. Telephone: 01904 687687. Open
9.30am-5pm daily. Admission: adu! lt £8 per person. Website:
http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.o rg.uk
# Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, Museum Gardens, York. YO1 7FR. Telephone 01904
687687. Open 10am-5pm daily. Admission: adult £7 per person. Website:
http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
# Walk the city walls/a walk round York - Tourist Information will probably have a
leaflet/map you can follow. They're at 1 Museum Street, York. YO1 7DT. Telephone 01904
550099
# York Boat River Cruises, The Boatyard, Lendal Bridge, York. YO1 DP. Telephone 01904
628324. Cost: adult £7.50 per person. Website: http://www.yorkboat.co.uk
# City Sightseeing Bus Tour, you can get on at the station. Valid for 24 hours so you can
hop on and off at any stop. If you buy a ticket starting around lunchtime you can use it in
the afternoon and again the following morning. Cost: adult £9 per person online, £10 from
the driver. Website: http://www.yorkbus.co.uk
# Joint bus and boat ticket from York Boat, adult £13.50 per person

EVENING

# gigs: have a look at http://www.yorkgigguide.com/
# York Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place, York. YO1 7HD. Telephone 01904 623568.
Showing To Kill a Mockingbird. Tickets £10-20 per person. Website:
http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
# Grand Opera House, Cumberland Street, York. YO1 9SW. Telephone 0844 847 2322.
Friday night: Superstar American wrestling, Saturday Gilbert O'Sullivan. Website:
http://www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk
# Vue Cinema, Clifton Moor Centre, YO30 4XY. Telephone: 08712 240 240. Catch First
York's bus number 6 from the station to Clifton Moor Tesco, about 30 minutes
# The Gallery Nightclub, 12 Clifford Street, telephone 01904 647947
# Ziggy's Nightclub, 53-55 Micklegate, telephone 01904 620674
# D.C.H. English restaurant, Dunscombe Place, York. YO1 7EF. Telephone 01904
625082
# Bombay Spice Indian restaurant, 58 Goodramgate, York. YO1 7LF. Telephone 01904
613300
# La Vecchia Scuola, 62 Low Petergate, York. YO1 7HZ. Telephone 01 904 521155
# Goji vegetarian cafe & deli (with evening dining), 36 Goodramgate, York. YO1 7LF.
Telephone 01904 622614
We found the following websites useful for our reply and you may find something else
you'd like to do:
# http://www.visityork.org (Tourist Information's website)
# http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Arts_and_entertainment

We hope there's something here that both you and your boyfriend can enjoy!

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