Visitors have a choice of 80 inns and pubs within the York City Walls alone. Whatever the time of year, an evening walk around the city and riverside, sampling some real Yorkshire ale in a cosy inn is a holiday pleasure. Purely for the culture and history, of course.

Ye Olde Starre Inn on Stonegate is probably York’s oldest surviving inn, dating from 1644. The pub’s famous street sign directs visitors through an alleyway leading to its beer garden and entrance. Inside, the pub has a number of cosy, dark wood panelled lounges which are a popular meeting place.

You can leave the York Coastliner bus at the Stonebow stop and stroll along Coppergate to the riverside Kings Arms on the Kings Staith. It’s pleasant pub to sit out watching the river in front of York’s most flooded hostelry. Since opening in 1783, the pub has had many names including The Ouse Bridge Inn. The Kings Arms are Richard III’s.

The Roman Bath public house at St Sampsons Square, is a busy pub with few external clues to its unique history. Formerly known as the The Mail Coach, it became the ‘Roman Bath’ when a Roman Bath dating from around AD 71 was discovered in its basement during refurbishment. It’s worthwhile to pay the small charge to view what is believed to be a Roman Commander’s private bath.

You can find these historic inns and many more to explore on CAMRA’s helpful map. This map also includes the many contemporary and more lively venues for your holiday entertainment.

There’s no need to rush your evening tour, there are late evening buses between York Caravan Park, Coppergate and York Railway Station.

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