Places to visit in York

The Discover Alone map has 1,742 places, people and events in York, England. Most of the places are free to visit. Choose a kind of place, or open the map to see what is near you.

Kinds of place in York

• Things to do (406)
• Historic places (388)
• Woods, forests and old trees (141)
• Memorials and graveyards (134)
• Viewpoints and information (83)
• Archaeology and monuments (64)
• Castles and forts (4)
• Mountains and hills (3)

Some of the best-recorded places in York

• Yorkshire Museum, Tempest Anderson Hall and St Marys Abbey RemainsListed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records Yorkshire Museum, Tempest Anderson Hall and St Marys Abbey Remains as a…
• York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of City Walls extending round the precinct up to Monk BarScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records York Minster cathedral precinct: including Bootham Bar and the length of…
• York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemeteryScheduled monumentClifford's Tower still rises above York, but the ground beneath it has swallowed a Romano-British fort-vicus and an…
• University of York Campus West designed landscapeRegistered park or gardenThe National Heritage List for England records University of York Campus West designed landscape as a registered park…
• University College of Ripon and York St John College BuildingListed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records University College of Ripon and York St John College Building as a…
• 30 AND 32, GOODRAMGATE (See details for further address information)Listed buildingThe National Heritage List for England records 30 AND 32, GOODRAMGATE (See details for further address information) as…
• Fishergate Postern TowerCastleFishergate Postern Tower rose between 1505 and 1507 to replace the burned Talkan Tower, forcing York traffic through a…
• Bootham BarCastleBootham Bar is a castle gate on the York City Walls, guarding the north-east edge of the old town since Roman times.…
• Battle of FulfordMajor battlefieldThe Battle of Fulford was fought on the outskirts of the village of Fulford, just south of York in England, on 20…
• Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington HillScheduled monumentThe National Heritage List for England records Siwards How, south east of the water tower, Heslington Hill as a…
• The PavementMemorialSo called as early as 1378. Perhaps one of the first medieval streets in the City to have a paved way. It was the scene…
• The Black SwanMemorialA fine timber-framed house. The home of William Bowes M.P., Lord Mayor of York 1417; also of his son William Bowes…