Free things to do in York
6 free-entry places in and around York, North Yorkshire. Check parking, opening hours and other costs before you go.
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WalkYork City Walls Walk
Medieval wall walk around the city centre — the most complete bar walls in England, free on foot.
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York City Walls Walk
Medieval wall walk around the city centre — the most complete bar walls in England, free on foot.
York City Walls Walk
York, North Yorkshire
Medieval wall walk around the city centre — the most complete bar walls in England, free on foot.
City centre ~£3/hr
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ChurchYork Minster (exterior & precinct)
Gothic cathedral dominating the skyline — the precinct is free to walk; interior charges admission.
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York Minster (exterior & precinct)
Gothic cathedral dominating the skyline — the precinct is free to walk; interior charges admission.
York Minster (exterior & precinct)
York, North Yorkshire
Gothic cathedral dominating the skyline — the precinct is free to walk; interior charges admission.
City centre ~£3/hr
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GardenYork Museum Gardens
Botanic gardens with Roman Multangular Tower ruins — free to wander among the flower beds.
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York Museum Gardens
Botanic gardens with Roman Multangular Tower ruins — free to wander among the flower beds.
York Museum Gardens
York, North Yorkshire
Botanic gardens with Roman Multangular Tower ruins — free to wander among the flower beds.
City centre ~£3/hr
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MarketThe Shambles
Timber-framed medieval street — free to wander; Harry Potter shop crowds optional.
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The Shambles
Timber-framed medieval street — free to wander; Harry Potter shop crowds optional.
The Shambles
York, North Yorkshire
Timber-framed medieval street — free to wander; Harry Potter shop crowds optional.
City centre ~£3/hr
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MuseumNational Railway Museum
Free museum beside York station with Mallard, Japanese bullet train and royal carriages — no ticket required.
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National Railway Museum
Free museum beside York station with Mallard, Japanese bullet train and royal carriages — no ticket required.
National Railway Museum
York, North Yorkshire
Free museum beside York station with Mallard, Japanese bullet train and royal carriages — no ticket required.
Station ~£3/hr; walk from centre
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CastleVerifiedBaile Hill
The forgotten second of York's two Norman castles — a grassy earthwork mound off Skeldergate that most visitors walk straight past on their way to…
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Baile Hill
The forgotten second of York's two Norman castles — a grassy earthwork mound off Skeldergate that most visitors walk straight past on their way to…
Baile Hill
Off Skeldergate, York, YO1
The forgotten second of York's two Norman castles — a grassy earthwork mound off Skeldergate that most visitors walk straight past on their way to the famous Clifford's Tower across the river. No sign, no ticket booth, just a real 1068 motte you can walk up.
Official source ↗Bishophill/Skeldergate street parking or York city-centre car parks
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