York: The Walls, the Minster and Jorvik
Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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York: The Walls, the Minster and Jorvik
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York's medieval walls run about 3.4km round the city through its four main gates, the longest town walls in England. York Minster's Great East Window, glazed in 1405–08 by John Thornton of Coventry, is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain, and the central tower can be climbed. The Jorvik Viking Centre, opened in 1984, is built on the Coppergate excavation, and the National Railway Museum has Mallard, which set the steam record of 126mph in 1938.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Walk York's medieval city walls, a circuit of about 3.4km through the four main gates, the longest town walls in England
2
of 4
Climb York Minster's central tower and see the Great East Window, glazed in 1405–1408 by John Thornton of Coventry, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain
3
of 4
Ride through the Jorvik Viking Centre, built on the Coppergate excavation and opened in 1984
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of 4
See Mallard, the steam locomotive that set the record of 126mph in 1938, at the National Railway Museum
Walk York's medieval city walls, a circuit of about 3.4km through the four main gates, the longest town walls in England
Climb York Minster's central tower and see the Great East Window, glazed in 1405–1408 by John Thornton of Coventry, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain
Ride through the Jorvik Viking Centre, built on the Coppergate excavation and opened in 1984
See Mallard, the steam locomotive that set the record of 126mph in 1938, at the National Railway Museum
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