Day Planner
What to do on site?
Which English Heritage properties are nearby?
Which other places of interest are nearby?
The view from the top
Suggested time needed: 30 minutes
Take advantage of amazing king’s-eye views of York as the ancient city layout is revealed. Borrow some binoculars, and watch the world go by.
Kirkham Priory
Distance: 13.5 miles
The riverside ruins of an Augustinian priory, picturesquely set in the beautiful Derwent valley near the Yorkshire Wolds.
York Cold War Bunker
Distance: 2 miles
English Heritage’s most modern, most unusual and perhaps most spine-chilling site,‘No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ’ is the semi-subterranean bunker which would have monitored nuclear explosions and fallout in the Yorkshire region.
York
Distance: 1 mile
Wander the historic streets, have a browse in the local shops, and eat and drink in an amazing variety if cafes and restaurants.
York Minster
Suggested time needed: 1 mile
The largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, an awe-inspiring building with amazing architecture and stained glass.Useful tools
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