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Get to know York on an afternoon tour of the city, including Afternoon Tea!

We will also show you the bus stops, where to change money, the main shopping areas and our meeting points for activities in the City.

A short drive north brings us to White Horse Bank and some amazing viewa over the Vale of York

York is home to the largest Railway Museum in the World.

It's not all about trains and engineering. This enormous museum also includes the Royal Carriages. See how the British Royal Family from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II travel by train!

One of our top museums famous for its reconstruction of Victorian York.

Set partly in the remains of York Castle and mainly in the remains of York Prison, The Castle Museum is best-known for Kirkgate, a reconstructed Victorian street, complete with day and night lighting and shops with staff in period costume. The museum also has temporary exhibitions, local craft exhibits and its own flour mill on the banks of the River Foss.

Try Yorkshire pudding at a local restaurant

This is your chance to find out how to make the delicious, but very simple, Yorkshire Puddings. While they are cooking we will tell you their history!

Fountains is one of the most famous abbeys in England and is set in breath-taking gardens

We welcome our new participants and say goodbye to those leaving. It's sad to say goodbye but we hope you have had a great time with us and will have many happy memories of your time in York!

We can arrange taxi transfers to any airports but most participants choose Manchester or Leeds. Manchester is particularly convenient as it also has a direct train service to York.

A chance to walk the 3.2kms of York's famous Bar Walls

We will guide you round, explain the history - including why a 50m section is missing! We will finish with a well earned drink!

Famous for being the first of its kind, the much imitated Jorvik centre is a great introduction to Viking York.

Sit back as your time car carries you round this detailed reconstruction of Viking streets, houses and workshops, then visit the underground museum!

This is a great chance to try some of our amazing local cheese.

Cheese has always been a part of English food but many smaller cheeses and cheese makers disappeared in the twentieth century. Thankfully, a resurgence or artisan cheesemaking means that some lovely local cheeses are available again!

York Minster is the highlight of any visit to the City and is one of the best-loved and most visited buildings in the UK!

You will have a private, guided tour of the Cathedral and a chance to attend Choral Evensong at the end of out visit.

Join us for tea - or help us with the baking!

Yorkshire has some of the most dramatic coastline in England with long sandy beaches, high cliffs and some beautiful coastal towns and villages.

We will visit Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby and also have the chance to visit Goathland (home to Hogsmead station, a must for Harry Potter fans!) and the setting for "Aidensfield" made famous by the series Heartbeat.

We welcome our new participants and say goodbye to those leaving. It's sad to say goodbye but we hope you have had a great time with us and will have many happy memories of your time in York!

We can arrange taxi transfers to any airports but most participants choose Manchester or Leeds. Manchester is particularly convenient as it also has a direct train service to York.

See some of York's many Medieval Halls

Most trades in the medieval period had guilds, and most guilds had their own hall. Several of these still exist and can be visited. We will guide you round two of the best halls, explaining their history and their importance to York.

York Minster is the highlight of any visit to the City and is one of the best-loved and most visited buildings in the UK!

You will have a private, guided tour of the Cathedral and a chance to attend Choral Evensong at the end of out visit.

Yorkshire is perhaps the greatest of the brewing regions in England and home to some famous beers.

What is the difference between beer, ale and lager? Why is it called Indian Pale Ale? Just a couple of questions we will answer in our introduction to English beer!

One of our top museums famous for its reconstruction of Victorian York.

Set partly in the remains of York Castle and mainly in the remains of York Prison, The Castle Museum is best-known for Kirkgate, a reconstructed Victorian street, complete with day and night lighting and shops with staff in period costume. The museum also has temporary exhibitions, local craft exhibits and its own flour mill on the banks of the River Foss.

Yorkshire Pudding will be on the menu in the hotel, you get a chance to make it!

This is your chance to find out how to make the delicious, but very simple, Yorkshire Puddings. While they are cooking we will tell you their history and then eat them as part of an evening meal

The Royal Armouries is home to one of the world's largest collections of arms and armour, but also provides a fascinating insight into some of the wars which have shaped Europe over the last 1000 years.

The museum is in Leeds and a short walk brings us to the shopping area for some free time!

We welcome our new participants and say goodbye to those leaving. It's sad to say goodbye but we hope you have had a great time with us and will have many happy memories of your time in York!

We can arrange taxi transfers to any airports but most participants choose Manchester or Leeds. Manchester is particularly convenient as it also has a direct train service to York.

A chance to walk the 3.2kms of York's famous Bar Walls

We will guide you round, explain the history - including why a 50m section is missing! We will finish with a well earned drink!

York is home to the largest Railway Museum in the World.

It's not all about trains and engineering. This enormous museum also includes the Royal Carriages. See how the British Royal Family from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II travel by train!

This is a great chance to try some of our amazing local cheese.

Cheese has always been a part of English food but many smaller cheeses and cheese makers disappeared in the twentieth century. Thankfully, a resurgence of artisan cheesemaking means that some lovely local cheeses are available again!

Famous for being the first of its kind, the much imitated Jorvik centre is a great introduction to Viking York.

Sit back as your time car carries you round this detailed reconstruction of Viking streets, houses and workshops, then visit the underground museum!

Join us for tea - or help us with the baking!

The National Media Museum is in Bradford and is part of the National Science Museum.

Set in a former cinema, the museum traces the history of photography, film and television. We will also visit Salt's Mill, now a shopping outlet, but originally a mill and town built by Titus Salt, famous for his progressive ideas.

We welcome our new participants and say goodbye to those leaving. It's sad to say goodbye but we hope you have had a great time with us and will have many happy memories of your time in York!

We can arrange taxi transfers to any airports but most participants choose Manchester or Leeds. Manchester is particularly convenient as it also has a direct train service to York.

Join us for a drink, some food and explore some traditions!

Halloween is an American festival but based on some very old European folklore. We will have some fun trying some traditional food and maybe telling a ghost story or two.

York Minster is the highlight of any visit to the City and is one of the best-loved and most visited buildings in the UK!

You will have a private, guided tour of the Cathedral and a chance to attend Choral Evensong at the end of out visit.

Yorkshire is perhaps the greatest of the brewing regions in England and home to some famous beers.

What is the difference between beer, ale and lager? Why is it called Indian Pale Ale? Just a couple of questions we will answer in our introduction to English beer!

One of our top museums famous for its reconstruction of Victorian York.

Set partly in the remains of York Castle and mainly in the remains of York Prison, The Castle Museum is best-known for Kirkgate, a reconstructed Victorian street complete with day and night lighting and shops with staff in period costume. The museum also has temporary exhibitions, local craft exhibits and its own flour mill on the banks of the River Foss.

Bonfire Night commemorates the day on which Guy Fawkes - who was born and went to school in York - tried to blow-up the Houses of parliament.

We will be making and eating some traditional Bonfire Night treats

The Royal Armouries is home to one of the world's largest collections of arms and armour, but also provides a fascinating insight into some of the wars which have shaped Europe over the last 1000 years.

The museum is in Leeds and a short walk brings us to the shopping area for some free time!

It's sad to say goodbye but we hope you have had a great time with us and will have many happy memories of your time in York!

We can arrange taxi transfers to any airports but most participants choose Manchester or Leeds. Manchester is particularly convenient as it also has a direct train service to York.