Yesterday we were invited along to The Puzzling World of Professor Kettlestring. It’s a new attraction opened on Merchantgate opposite the Red Lion pub. (Does anyone else direct people using pubs as landmarks or does that reflect really badly on me?!). Just so you don’t get confused like I did…
The Jorvik Viking Centre has been plunged into deep winter! For the first time ever, you can see what Viking York would look like in a snowy winter. We have been to the Jorvik Viking Centre many times over the years and I love to see how it has evolved. …
Kirkgate is the reconstructed Victorian Street in the heart of the York Castle Museum. It has been beautifully decorated for Christmas with festive garlands and twinkling lights. There is also a beautiful Christmas tree which is definitely the star attraction and everyone wants their photograph taken beside it! Talking of…
We haven’t visited Barley Hall for years, and I was keen to see it decorated for Christmas, so we took a trip there last weekend. They call it ‘York’s Hidden Medieval Townhouse’, which perfectly describes it. You can find it in Coffee Yard, on a snicket between Stonegate and Grape…
York is a magnificent city to live in or visit, with so many things to do and see. We have sites of historical importance, beautiful streets, fun attractions, cracking theatres and fab restaurants. As well as cool bars and a pub for almost every day of the year and amazing…
I have done a few of the food and drink tasting tours in York recently, so I thought I would put a quick post together linking to the ones I have reviewed recently. Gin Tasting at The Hooting Owl The Hooting Owl run two gin tours, a shorter one during…
Now, I know you will have seen me mention that we love The Hooting Owl bar. It’s just such a lovely place, with lots of comfortable seating and a convivial atmosphere (you can see a review of the bar here). Yesterday we got to try out the daytime gin tour. …
This week we visited Fairfax House for the first time ever. It is a beautiful Georgian house on Castlegate overlooking Clifford’s Tower, with each room decorated in great detail of how it would have been in the 1760’s. There is an event running to tie in with the York Ghost…
York’s Chocolate Story have recently launched a fab new tour. How does a Gin and Chocolate tasting tour sound? It sounds pretty near perfect, I know! The tour combines (most of) the regular classic tour with the addition of gin and chocolate pairings. The gin is from Hooting Owl who…
Free Things to do in York – There are loads of brilliant things to do in York and we have made a whole list of them, but everything costs money and sometimes it is nice to have a day out that does not break the bank. To help you plan, take…