How many days in York?

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How many days you need

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

Shambles · Clifford's Tower

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

City Walls · Yorkshire Museum · York Minster

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 12 min on average, 30 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

  • York Minster (242 m)
  • Yorkshire Museum (355 m)
  • Shambles (370 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 30 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

York Minster

41

Clifford's Tower

23

York Castle

Open: Apr 01-Sep 30 10:00-18:00; Oct 01-Oct 31 10:00-17:00; Nov 01-Mar 31 10:00-16:00

National Railway Museum

22

Open: We-Su 10:00-17:00

Yorkshire Museum

14

Shambles

10

The Shambles

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

10

York city walls

City Walls

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York city walls

City Walls

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