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Part of Yorks City Walls are remaining closed over the May bank holiday.

With beautiful architecture, great food and family attractions, there is something for everyone in York.

Lendal Bridge has welcomes its newest residents, the Quirky Café and Bar.

Lendal Bridge has welcomes its newest residents, the Quirky Café and Bar.

Sally Hauser Fishergate Postern Tower - Credit: @sharpstickfilms Friends of York Walls volunteer Sally Hauser shares all the insider information you need to know about one of Yorkshire’s most prominent historical treasures. There’s a common saying in York: ‘the streets are gates, the gates are bars and the bars are pubs’.  No visit to the city is complete without a wander round the ramparts encircling it. But York’s walls are not just for the tourists. Many residents use them on a da...

The road arch in Station Avenue will have work done on it WORK will get underway to repair a section of Yorks historic Bar Walls next month. City of York Council say that following a structural evaluation and consultation with Historic England, planned repairs to the city walls road arch in Station Avenue at the Station Road inbound traffic arch will be undertaken by their stonemasons from mid-February and March. The conservation scheme has been designed by the council in partnership wi...