York city has a complete wall around is circumference with a total length of 3 miles, many ghost stories are told on the midnight guides walk. With York Minster next door a stay at Best Westerns Dean Court Hotel can prove to be a wise investment, having everything only a few short steps away day and night.

National Railway Museum

Only a short walk from the Shambles in the centre of York within the City wall is a place for young and old. Guaranteed to impress both the Railway buff of plain tourist alike, those under 17 & over 60 enter FREE visit their web site at www.NRM.org.uk or Tel: 01904-631-621 for a brochure. 

Rail fanatics can continue to the Worth Valley Railway at Keighley, more information is available on  www.kwvr.co.uk   Tel: -1535-645-214  with the Bronte Parsonage Museum nearby at Haworth.

A major attraction for Steam Rail Enthusiasts is the North York Moors Railway which runs a daily service with restored steam locomotives and rolling stock.  The route winds through the moors from Gromont at the North end through the scenic village of Goathland to Pickering to the South.