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Museum
National Railway Museum
Museum of railway history beside York station, part of the Science Museum Group.
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Station and Museum Gardens: things to do
Places worth your time in Station and Museum Gardens
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Things to do in Station and Museum Gardens
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Railway station
York railway station
Station with a long curved train shed under a glass roof, just outside the city walls.
Bridge
Lendal Bridge
Road bridge across the River Ouse between the station and the city centre.
Tower
Lendal Tower
Medieval tower on the bank of the Ouse beside Lendal Bridge, part of the city's old defences.
Windmill
Holgate Windmill
Windmill west of the centre, restored and run by volunteers from a preservation society.
Museum
Yorkshire Museum
Museum of archaeology and natural history in the Museum Gardens, run by York Museums Trust.
Gallery
York Art Gallery
Art gallery on Exhibition Square, run by York Museums Trust.
Garden
York Museum Gardens
Landscaped gardens around the ruins of St Mary's Abbey, open seven days a week according to York Museums Trust.
Ruin
St Mary's Abbey ruins
Ruins of a Benedictine abbey in the Museum Gardens.
Roman tower
Multangular Tower
Part of the Roman fortress wall in the Museum Gardens, with medieval stonework above.
Medieval building
The Hospitium
Timber-framed medieval building in the Museum Gardens, once the guest house of St Mary's Abbey.
Church
St Olave's Church
Church beside the Museum Gardens, next to the ruins of St Mary's Abbey.
York
More areas to explore
12 sights · 16 places to eat
Minster Quarter
York Minster and the medieval streets, gates and halls around it
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13 sights · 20 places to eat
The Shambles and Stonegate
The Shambles, Stonegate and the narrow lanes of the old city centre
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12 sights · 21 places to eat
Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate
Clifford's Tower, the Castle Museum and the streets along the Foss
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- Station and Museum Gardens (area photo): Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- National Railway Museum: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, source
- York railway station: The original uploader was Tagishsimon at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lendal Bridge: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lendal Tower: Mango salsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Holgate Windmill: Synaptic peach, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- York Museum Gardens: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Mary's Abbey ruins: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Multangular Tower: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Hospitium: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, source
- St Olave's Church: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Minster Quarter: Chris Gorringe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Shambles and Stonegate: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate: Steven Fruitsmaak, Public domain, source
- Micklegate and Bishopthorpe Road: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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