The York City Guides deal with the questions every visitor has: where to eat well away from the Shambles crowds, which museums deserve your ticket, when to walk the walls, which old pubs are worth a pint and how to reach Whitby or the moors without a coach tour. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place made the cut, what to order or see and one tip that saves time, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the York City Guides
- 143 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six York guides
Food guide
24 places
Chippies and pubs with a proper Sunday roast, Fossgate and Micklegate dinners worth booking, market stalls and beer halls, and somewhere good for tea and cake.
Things to do guide
24 places
Museums whose ticket lasts a year, the medieval walls and gates, free gardens and abbey ruins, and ideas for dark or wet afternoons.
Family guide
24 places
Museums children enjoy, indoor fun for rainy days, playgrounds and riverside parks and easy family meals, with pushchair notes throughout.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Cocktail bars, wine bars and craft beer taprooms, crooked medieval pubs near the river, live music and food late at night.
Day trips guide
23 places
Whitby and the Yorkshire coast, steam trains over the moors, abbeys and stately homes, and towns an easy train ride away.
Budget guide
24 places
Free sights, the full walk along the walls, cheap lunches from the market, pubs with fair prices and how to get around for little.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Skosh
Micklegate
Small plates from an open kitchen that mix the familiar with the unexpected, from lemon fried chicken to crab dumplings and octopus. Bring company and order plenty to share. From the food guide.
The Blue Bell
53 Fossgate
A tiny Edwardian pub whose two rooms and central bar have barely changed in over a hundred years, with a row of real ales and regulars happy to chat. From the nightlife guide.
Castle Howard
Near Malton, 40 min by Coastliner bus
A vast Vanbrugh house among lakes and formal gardens, known to TV viewers as Brideshead, with a mausoleum on the hill and festive rooms from late November. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in York
Day one: climb onto the walls at Bootham Bar for the best Minster view, then let the things to do guide take you through the Minster and Museum Gardens, with lunch on Fossgate from the food guide and an evening in a timber-framed pub from the nightlife guide. Day two: catch a train or bus to Whitby, the moors or Castle Howard with the day trips guide. On a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides send you to the free National Railway Museum, York’s Chocolate Story and a warm tearoom.
York guides: your questions
What do the York City Guides include?
Six guides covering 143 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth your time, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
Where do I find my guides after buying?
The links appear on your order page as soon as the payment goes through, and again in the confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the York guides without mobile data?
Yes. Load each guide once while you are online and it will keep working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need a connection.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the York guides cost?
One guide is £4.49, two are £7.99, four are £13.99 and the full set of six is £16.99.
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