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Hole-in-the-Wall

Hole-in-the-Wall

Beside the pub of the same name, this is York’s shortest snickelway. It connects High Petergate to Precentor’s Court, which provides excellent views of the Minster’s west front.

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Coffee Yard 

Coffee Yard 

Linking Swinegate with Stonegate, this is York’s longest snickelway – nearly 220ft. The reconstructed Medieval House – Barley Hall – is located on this snickelway.

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35 Stonegate

35 Stonegate

Previously a lovely snickelway-cum-garden showcasing ‘softpots’ – fabric plant pots (see photo), the snickelway has more recently been part of a haunted house experience and a retail outlet.

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Friargate

Friargate

Friargate is today a short street which connects Castlegate to Clifford Street, but it once formed part of Hertergate, which was one of the infamous Water Lanes. The Friary which …

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Lady Peckett’s Yard, Pavement

Lady Peckett’s Yard

Connecting Pavement and Fossgate, the snickelway is named after then wife of John Peckett, Lord Mayor of York in 1701. Essentially two lanes in one, their earlier names may have …

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