The Royal Oak, Goodramgate
Dating back to the 15th Century, there has probably been a structure on the site of the Royal Oak since Viking Times. One of York’s oldest pubs, it was a …
St Leonard’s hospital
St Leonard’s was the largest medieval hospital in England and cared for the ill and infirm of York. Originally founded as St Peter’s hospital in 936, it once consisted of …
5 College Street
A ghostly child has been seen staring out of the window in the upper floor of this ancient building. According to legend, her parents contracted plague and the family was …
Dean Court Hotel
This prestigious hotel, on the site of the original Roman fortress, is haunted by a Roman soldier. He wanders the corridors and has been spied in various mirrors. One guest …
Judge’s Court
This alleyway off Coney Street leads into a courtyard and, beyond, a four-storey Georgian building. Between 1720 and 1806 it provided lodgings to Britain’s most senior judges before they set out to …
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 …
Foss Bridge
A lady in a shroud, possibly the same woman who stalks St Crux, has been seen wandering down Fossgate to the bridge, where she disappears.
The Shambles
The Shambles is known for the number of butchers that used to trade from it. Shambles takes its name from ‘shammels’, an Anglo-Saxon word relating to the flesh benches or …
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, …
Bedern
An ancient lane, off Goodramgate, leading to Bedern Chapel and Hall and, via Bartle Garth, to St Saviourgate. A bridge, now destroyed, would have connected Bedern to the Minster precinct.
The …
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 …