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lovely place to visit all year round

You could read Eric Gee's 1983 "Bishopthorpe Palace: An Architectural History", but Eric never had the tinterweb in 1983. We do >>> https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1166705?section=official-list-entry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishopthorpe_Palace

Welcome to the most popular city in the UK in 2025 (if you believe YouGov polls... https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/travel/popularity/cities/all). Staggering amount of fascinating history and Wikipedia does a decent job of making it accessible, or you can go really deep into something like the five-volume "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eboracum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_York https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol1

The Red Tower is located next to what used to be a fairly sizeable lake known as the ‘Kings Fishpond’. The lake was formed in 1068, when William the Conqueror dammed the river Foss at Fishergate, raising the water level by 2m (6ft). A map of 1610 by John Speed shows how the water provided a very effective defence as it spread over low ground to the east of the city and also some distance up Tang Hall Beck. It shows the medieval city walls surrounding Walmgate from Fishergate Tower to Red Tower, each ending next to the waters of the flooded river Foss. Lots of info on this landmark if you are interested: https://www.yorkwalls.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Red-Tower-History-rev-2.pdf (7-page pdf) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Tower_(York) http://redtoweryork.org.uk/red-tower-history/ https://yorkcivictrust.co.uk/heritage/civic-trust-plaques/red-tower/

Bishopthorpe Palace is situated along the beautiful River Ouse south of the city centre of York. It's the official home of the Archbishop of York, and has been for all previous Archbishop's of York since 1241. Whilst the inside of the palace is only open for pre-arranged tours with quite a long waiting list, you can still admire the palace and its beautiful gatehouse from the footpath outside.

The ancient walled city of York dates back an incredible 2,000 years. The city is characterised by its historic buildings, outstanding architecture and narrow medieval streets lined with independent shops, cafés, bars and restaurants, the most famous of these streets being the iconic Shambles.

In 1890, the prison commissioners agreed to declare Clifford's Tower a national monument and preserve it as a historic site. [112] In 1902, Clifford's Tower was given to York Corporation, along with a grant of £3,000 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2019) for conservation and repairs arranged by Lord Wenlock. The removal of rubble and damage to the castle's masonry in the 16th century placed excessive pressure on the retaining wall, leading to renewed subsidence in the 14th century. [117] Sir Basil Mott, a leading Victorian engineer, installed concrete underpinnings to stabilize the structure beneath the gatehouse. [117]In the early 20th century, Clifford's Tower was regularly open to visitors and in 1915 it was handed over to the Office of Works as a national monument (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Castle).

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Beautiful gardens, well maintained. With some ruins

Cliffords Tower is a remarkable fortress on a motte (artificial hill). Opposite is York Castle in the gusset between the River Foss and the River Ouse.

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Built to subdue the rebellious north by William the Conqueror, Clifford’s Tower has been a royal mint, a medieval stronghold and a Civil War garrison. In 1190, one of the worst antisemitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place on the site of the tower when York’s Jewish community were trapped there by a violent mob and many Jews chose to commit suicide rather than be murdered. Today, a new roof deck gives unrivalled views over York's historic skyline, with its medieval buildings and famous Minster. Inside, new walkways and staircases have opened up parts of the tower that have been off-limits for centuries, and immersive soundscapes and stories are bringing the tower’s turbulent history to life like never before. (https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/cliffords-tower-york/)

Must spend more time here next time we are in York he Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York, England. It was opened in 1830, and has five permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy. Look up events as they do change

Very interesting history surrounding this building. Great views of York but apart from that there's not much else to do/see inside.

Hold onto your nuts!! Plenty of tame(ish) squirrels that you can feed. The gardens are registered botanical gardens, not a city park, which require high levels of maintenance and security because of the plants and trees, Scheduled Monuments and Listed buildings within them.

English Heritage site. Visit when open for history. Or visit when closed, as some do, to use the steep steps for exercise routines.

Official residence of Archbishop of York

Clifford’s Tower can be climbed against admission. The view over the city is very nice.

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Timber described the highlight in great detail. The Museum Gardens are less of a horticultural, but a historical highlight. The ruins of St. Mary's Abbey are well worth seeing. Cute: The cute, almost hand-tame gray squirrels that some people can feed.

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Free to enter. Nice peaceful gardens that contain the ruined At Mary's Abbey

The gardens, donated by the British royal family to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society in 1828, are located on part of the former site of St. Mary's Abbey. The society acquired the land to build a museum for its collections. The Yorkshire Museum was completed in 1830. The land was awarded to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on the condition that botanical gardens be created on the site. These were designed in the garden style by the landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith in the 1830s. They originally contained a winter garden, pond and menagerie, which were destroyed when a bear escaped from it and briefly took control of the area. The then Princess Victoria visited the gardens in 1835, the year they were first opened to the public. In 1854 the gardens were described as "one of the chief attractions of York". At this time entry costs one shilling for members and one shilling for non-members, except on Saturday when it costs sixpence. In 1960 the gardens and Yorkshire Museum were entrusted to the City of York Council and they became a public park. Since 2002 they have been managed by the York Museums Trust together with York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery. The gardens are maintained by the Askham Bryan College of Agriculture

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The preserved Clifford's Tower was the moated castle keep of York Castle. The Tower was the site of a massacre in 1190, when the small Jewish community of York sought protection from an angry mob on the day of the Passover. Many Jews took their own lives before the enemy invaded. The event is considered as the most notorious example of anti-Semitism in medieval England.

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