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 …
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 …
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 …
Lund’s Court (formerly Mad Alice Lane)
Mad Alice haunts this snickelway. Beaten remorselessly by her husband, she finally attacked and killed him. The murder caused her to go insane, and she was hanged at York Castle …
41 Stonegate
This innocuous shop is host to a ghostly child. The girl toppled over a bannister and fell to her death. She has been seen in the shop, when items for …
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 …
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 …
Fishergate Postern Tower
This tower was built between 1504 and 1507, replacing an earlier structure called Talkan Tower. Next to the tower is a small postern gate – a discreet entrance to the …
St Mary’s Abbey walls
The walls along Marygate were built in 1266 as part of the defences for St Mary’s abbey, covering more than four hundred and fifty meters in total. The walls that stretch …
The Old Baille
York was one of the few cities in England that had two castles. The first was Clifford’s Tower. The second – the Old Baille – was smaller than the tower …