Visit York National Railway Museum and see the UK’s largest collection of record breaking locomotives and wonderful railway artefacts, including Queen Victoria’s lavish ‘Royal Train’, ‘a palace on wheels’. Entrance to the museum is FREE and there’s almost always a workshop, tour or exhibition to make your visit to the railway museum a truly exciting day out.
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York has around 80 inns and pubs within the City Walls alone. Summertime is ideal for taking an evening walk around the walls or riverside and then sampling some real Yorkshire ale in a cosy inn.
Purely for the culture and history, of course.

Ye Olde Starre Inn on Stonegate is probably York’s oldest surviving inn, dating from 1644. Continue reading “Historic Pubs of York” »

Christmas brings glad tidings to York 12 Nov – 20 December. The city is transformed into a wonderland of glittering lights and Christmas music when the city’s markets are selling Christmas gifts and seasonal treats.

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Are you looking a for a caravan site open at Christmas? A caravan site where you can fill your Christmas holidays with all the magic and joys of the festive season? Well, take a look at York Caravan Park.

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Yorkshire is an amazing county to visit in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year. There’s much to see and do around York City, but that’s not all. Browse our suggestions for other places to visit in North Yorkshire through the festive period.

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If your schedule only allows a short break in York and you want to visit as many of York’s attractions as possible in a few days, York Pass might be for you. The York Pass ‘smart card’ is accepted by over 30 attractions in the city and surrounding area, and you can buy it online at a discount to normal admission prices… Continue reading “York Pass, Online tickets for York’s Attractions” »

We’re delighted to have been awarded 5 Stars by Visit England tourism inspectors for the 13th consecutive year, retaining the site’s position as the only 5 Star, exclusively adult, touring caravan and camping site inside the City of York. We are one of the few caravan parks and campsites participating in Visit England’s stringent Continue reading “York Caravan Park 5-Star Touring Award 2019” »

York Caravan Park is very proud to be a member of Tranquil Touring Parks, the UK’s leading group of 44 adult only caravan parks and campsites. For our guests, the Tranquil Parks sign provides the assurance of a peaceful touring park with excellent facilities and a commitment to the highest standards of customer service. Continue reading “Tranquil Touring Parks York – Free Brochure” »

Flying Scotsman, probably the World’s favourite steam locomotive, returned to the tracks at York in 2017 after a 10 year, £4.2m overhaul. As champion of the London North Eastern Railway’s crack London to Edinburgh expresses, Flying Scotsman first travelled at 100mph in 1934. It has subsequently been certified for today’s mainline running at 100mph.
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York Racecourse sets the pace with the mid-week Dante Racing Festival 13–15 May. Yorkshire racing pundits reckon early season winners are the ones to watch for the rest of the season which covers 18 exciting race days at the Knavesmire course…
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