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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
York when it rains
22 indoor places from our York guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Minster Quarter (7)
- Grand Opera HouseLarge touring house
- Holy Trinity, GoodramgateChurch
- Joseph Rowntree TheatreCommunity theatre
- St Michael le BelfreyChurch
- Treasurer's HouseHouse museum
- York MinsterCathedral
- York Theatre RoyalTheatre
Station and Museum Gardens (5)
- National Railway MuseumMuseum
- St Olave's ChurchChurch
- York Art GalleryGallery
- York Theatre RoyalProducing theatre
- Yorkshire MuseumMuseum
The Shambles and Stonegate (4)
- All Saints, PavementChurch
- St Helen's, StonegateChurch
- St Martin le GrandChurch
- York's Chocolate StoryMuseum
Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate (3)
- JORVIK Viking CentreMuseum
- St Denys' ChurchChurch
- York Castle MuseumMuseum
Micklegate and Bishopthorpe Road (3)
- Holy Trinity Church, MicklegateChurch
- St Mary Bishophill JuniorChurch
- York BarbicanConcert hall
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 26 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Micklegate and Bishopthorpe Road (8)
- Baile HillEarthwork
- Bishopthorpe RoadStreet
- MicklegateStreet
- Micklegate BarCity gate
- Ouse BridgeBridge
- Rowntree ParkPark
- Skeldergate BridgeBridge
- The KnavesmireOpen space
Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate (6)
- Eye of YorkGreen space
- Fishergate BarCity gate
- Foss BridgeBridge
- FossgateStreet
- Red TowerCity wall tower
- Walmgate BarCity gate
The Shambles and Stonegate (5)
- Coney StreetStreet
- PavementStreet
- StonegateStreet
- The ShamblesStreet
- Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-GateStreet
Station and Museum Gardens (4)
- Holgate WindmillWindmill
- Lendal BridgeBridge
- St Mary's Abbey ruinsRuin
- York Museum GardensGarden
Minster Quarter (3)
- Bootham BarCity gate
- Dean's ParkPark
- Monk BarCity gate
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.