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How To Use This E-Book

This Great Break has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top-quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the worlds most exciting destinations.

Walks and Tours

The clearly laid-out walks and tours in this book feature options for walking or using public transport wherever possible. The emphasis is on family fun, wholesome outdoorsey activities, local festivals, and food and drink. There are loads of great holiday ideas: kids stuff, best beaches, historic pubs, literary connections, unique shops, and crucially with our Great British weather what to do on a rainy day.

We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments options are shown in the Eating Out box at the end of each tour.

Introduction

The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink.

Directory

Also supporting the walks and tours is a Travel Tips section, with a clearly organised AZ of practical information. There is a comprehensive round up of sports and activities in the destination, recommendations for themed holidays, plus our pick of the best places to stay.

Getting around the e-book

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Table of Contents

Yorks Top 10

From its awe-inspiring cathedral to picturesque medieval streets and a recreated Viking world all embraced by ancient city walls here at a glance are the top attractions of this charismatic northern city

York Minster. This glorious medieval cathedral dominates the city. Its not only the most important church in Yorkshire its the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. For more information, .

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The Shambles. Lined with drunken-looking half-timbered buildings, this is Yorks most characteristic and photogenic street. For more information, .

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The City Walls. A walk around Yorks walls, the longest medieval city walls in the whole of England, provides some wonderful views of the city. For more information, .

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Merchant Adventurers Hall. Dating back to the 14th century, this historic hall belongs to the most powerful of Yorks medieval guilds. For more information, .

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Fairfax House. An elegant Georgian townhouse boasting period interiors filled with fine furniture, clocks and decorative plasterwork. For more information, .

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York Castle Museum. Step back in time at this great family attraction, whose highlight is its recreated Victorian street. For more information, .

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National Railway Museum. Superb museum devoted to trains of all types, including a replica of George Stephensons famous Rocket, the forerunner of the steam locomotive. For more information, .

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Jorvik Viking Centre. Time cars at Jorvik take visitors on a ride through Viking York, complete with the sights and smells of the era. For more information, .

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Yorkshire Museum and Gardens. This museum tells the story of York through objects like the medieval Middleham Jewel. For more information, .

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Stonegate. Picturesque Stonegate is one of Yorks liveliest streets, lined with shops and laced with medieval alleyways that lead to pubs and quaint teashops. For more information, .