| The first mention of the name "York" was way | | | | just that they have wonderful architecture. |
| back in 95-104 AD and it is situated on the | | | | |
| River Ouse near its confluence with the River | | | | The shopping in York is second to none, with |
| Foss. It is bordered by the Peninnes, the | | | | many unique and individual boutiques offering |
| North York Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds. It | | | | gifts and curios as well as designer |
| is a buzzing city with a lively population | | | | clothing. The heritage of the city is |
| due to two highly regarded universities, the | | | | reflected in the many antique shops and |
| University of York and the more centrally | | | | specialized jewellers. This city caters |
| located York St John University. | | | | for every age and taste in shopping. The old |
| | | | medieval streets such as the Shambles and |
| Â | | | | Stonegate are unique to the City, just make |
| | | | sure you don't get lost walking down them. |
| York is host to many different festivals | | | | With such serious shopping, it is a definite |
| throughout the year including the York Ghost | | | | must to stay in one of the many York |
| festival and the Jorvik Viking festival, also | | | | hotel establishments after shopping in this |
| two award winning Theatres and endless live | | | | city! |
| music venues. Due to the amount of young | | | | |
| people in the city, the nightlife is in | | | | Â |
| abundance but there are also a huge choice of | | | | |
| food available in the many restaurants and | | | | York is easily accessible by car and public |
| bistros. York caters for everyone, whatever | | | | transport. The transport network is excellent |
| your taste in food, typical of this | | | | due to its Roman foundations with long |
| cosmopolitan community. | | | | distance trunk roads leading right into the |
| | | | city. It is easy to get to Doncaster or |
| Â | | | | Tyneside by the A19, the A59 road to |
| | | | Liverpool and the A64 to Leeds which also |
| When visiting York overnight, the choice of | | | | goes through to Scarborough. The rail network |
| York hotels accommodation is | | | | is equally as effective with York being a |
| superfluous. The heritage and age of the city | | | | main stop on the East Coast Mainline from |
| means many York b&b's are located within | | | | Newcastle to London. |
| buildings of historical importance or even | | | | |