The Windmill, Blossom Street
This pub is supposedly haunted by a young girl, run over by a cart, and a poltergeist; mist has been seen rising inside the building, lights switched on and off, …
York Castle
York Castle was originally a large fortified complex, comprising the keep of Clifford’s Tower, prisons and various other buildings. Its first incarnation was as a wooden structure, rapidly assembled following …
The Blue Boar, Castlegate
According to legend, the corpse of the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin was laid out in the cellar of this pub after he had been hanged at the Knavesmire in 1739. …
The Cock and Bottle, Skeldergate
Although the pub is relatively modern, it is haunted. A landlady was disturbed by a ghostly apparition while taking a shower. It has been suggested the ghost was George Villiers, …
The Treasurer’s House
Built to house the treasurers of York Minster, the original medieval structure has been largely replaced by the 17th century building that remains today. Treasurers controlled the Minster’s finances and …
St William’s College
A unique non-monastic religious building, St William’s College was named after Archbishop William Fitzherbert, who was canonised in 1227 and became York’s patron saint. The college was founded in the …
The Punchbowl, Stonegate
The Punch Bowl has been a pub for over four centuries. It carries an historical connection with the Whig Party from the 17th Century. Punch was the preferred drink of …
Guy Fawkes Inn, High Petergate
Guy Fawkes, the English Catholic who plotted to assassinate King James in 1604, was born in this building in 1570, in the shadow of York Minster.
The Golden Slipper, Goodramgate
The building dates back to the 14th century. A medieval leather slipper was found built into a wall to ward of evil spirits. The shoe is on display in the …
The Old White Swan, Goodramgate
This pub is a collection of around nine buildings, some dating back to the 16th century.
The Old White Swan Goodramgate Folklore
It is haunted by the ghosts of Papists, who …
The Golden Fleece, Pavement
Mentioned in York archives as far back as 1503, the pub was at one point owned by John Peckett, Lord Mayor of York in 1701. It was possibly named by …
Ye Olde Starre Inne, Stonegate
Believed to be the oldest licensed premises in the York, it consists of a 17th century building sitting on a 10th century cellar. The pub is accessed via a short …