York: Abbey, Tower and Blood
York: Abbey, Tower and Blood
Day trip

York: Abbey, Tower and Blood

Total miles
Walk time
Period

North Yorkshire

A city walk through York's surviving sacred power, dissolved monastic wealth and the darker royal fortress story preserved at Clifford's Tower.

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Route map0 stops · 1 along the way

Use caution - walking directions may not always reflect real-world conditions.

Plan your visit
Getting there
York station is ideal; all stops are walkable from the station and each other.
Parking
Use park-and-ride or edge-of-centre car parks; the route is designed to be walked.
Best time
Weekday morning or late afternoon
Terrain
Urban walking with steps at Clifford's Tower and possible queues at ticketed sites.

The trip story

0 stops

    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: york-minster, st-marys-abbey-york, cliffords-tower-york

    What remains

    The route starts with glory and ends with unease, which is what makes York more than a pretty medieval city.

    Along the way

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