The next day, Sunday, I set my alarm for half past 5 and made my way into the still sleeping city around 6 – what a difference to the day before! It felt like I was the only person in York and I made the most of this! The Shambles The Shambles really felt like […]
Snickelway What is Snickelway? You only find them in York… All around the (inner) city you find these little, often hidden, passages and very narrow alleys, medieval streets – the perfect way to explore the city and also sometimes hide from the tourist crowds. These passages are neither snickets, ginnels, or alleyways, but a mixture […]
I had to say goodbye to my Folly Cottage in Haworth, board the Brontëbus one last time and one train later I arrived in York. I stayed a bit outside the city centre and walked through Rowntree Park towards the city walls. Situated at the junction of two rivers York was founded by the Romans […]