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Castle keep
Clifford's Tower
Ruined keep of York Castle on a mound, managed by English Heritage.
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Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate: things to do
Places worth your time in Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate
Top places
Things to do in Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
York Castle Museum
Social history museum in former prison buildings beside Clifford's Tower, run by York Museums Trust.
Green space
Eye of York
Open grassed area between Clifford's Tower, the Castle Museum and the Crown Court.
Historic house
Fairfax House
Grade I listed Georgian townhouse on Castlegate, open as a house museum.
Museum
JORVIK Viking Centre
Museum on Coppergate about Viking-age York, built around archaeological finds from the site.
Guild hall
Merchant Adventurers' Hall
Medieval guildhall on Fossgate, used by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York.
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Street
Fossgate
Street of shops, cafés and pubs leading from Pavement to Foss Bridge.
Bridge
Foss Bridge
Bridge carrying Fossgate over the River Foss.
City gate
Walmgate Bar
Medieval gateway in the south-east city walls, which still has its barbican, the outer defensive work.
City wall tower
Red Tower
Brick tower on the city walls beside the River Foss.
Church
St Denys' Church
Medieval church on St Denys Road, off Walmgate.
City gate
Fishergate Bar
Gateway in the south-east city walls, at the end of Fishergate.
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Micklegate Bar, the pubs of Micklegate and the shops of Bishopthorpe Road
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Station and Museum Gardens
The National Railway Museum, the station and the Museum Gardens
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Minster Quarter
York Minster and the medieval streets, gates and halls around it
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- Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate (area photo): Steven Fruitsmaak, Public domain, source
- Clifford's Tower: bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Eye of York: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fairfax House: Malcolmxl5, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- JORVIK Viking Centre: No machine-readable author provided. CambridgeBayWeather assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, source
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall: Malcolmxl5, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fossgate: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Foss Bridge: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Walmgate Bar: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Red Tower: Harry Mitchell, CC BY 3.0, source
- St Denys' Church: GuillaumeTell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fishergate Bar: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Micklegate and Bishopthorpe Road: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source
- Station and Museum Gardens: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- Minster Quarter: Chris Gorringe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Shambles and Stonegate: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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