About York

The ancient cathedral city of York has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark. It is home to some of Europe's best-preserved historical buildings and structures, including York Minster and dozens of other churches, the Shambles medieval shopping street, countless handsome townhouses, and the city's walls and gatehouses. Other popular attractions on the bucket lists of York's eight million annual visitors include the Jorvik Viking Centre and Britain's National Railway Museum. York is in North Yorkshire, England, and is the unofficial capital of the entire region of Yorkshire. The city is a perfect base for exploring "God's own county", having some of the finest hotels around, and all the comforts and amenities of a large city, while retaining the atmosphere and scale of a small town. York's shops, markets, pubs, and restaurants delight in offering Yorkshire-made produce, so you will find it difficult not to ov

Source: Wikipedia

Essential Information

Currency

British pound (GBP)

Symbol: £

Language

English

Phone Code

+44

International dialing code for United Kingdom

Driving

Drive on the left

Standard for United Kingdom

Region

Europe

Northern Europe

Connectivity

As of March 2024, York and its approach highways have 5G from all UK carriers. Wifi is widely available in public places.

How to Get to York

Transportation options and arrival information

Wikivoyage has a guide toRail travel in Great Britain.

Getting Around York

Local transportation and navigation tips

The City of York Council have a website namedi-Travel York, which provides unbiased information for travelling around the city on foot, by bike, by bus and by car.

Safety in York

High Safety (Global Peace Index: 1.667)

About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)

York is a safe city with no significant crime problem. It is consistently ranked one of the best places to live in the whole UK, and high safety levels help to influence this. Unlike certain other European cities popular with tourists, visitors to York are not a particular target for scams and crimes. Terrorism is locally unheard of, though the nationwide threat level remains high. There are, however, some precautions worth taking.

Source: Institute for Economics & Peace (2022)

Where to Stay in York

Accommodation tips and recommendations

York has everything from humble hostels and cosy guesthouses, to some of England's grandest historic hotels. The usual chains are present in abundance, but there are also plenty of unique independents worth seeking out. Most accommodation listings here are in the heart of the city, within easy walking distance from attractions and services, but some are situated in quieter residential neighbourhoods or just on the fringes, though nowhere is very far apart in compact York. And while most people d