On my recent short holiday to Yorkshire, my plans weren’t set in stone, I had planned to visit Fountains Abbey and the National Railway Museum, but anything else would be a bonus. On the day I left York I had planned to visit a couple of National Trust properties on the way back (charging the car at the same time as well). However I woke up earlier than I expected. So, after getting washed and dressed and a quick breakfast I headed back into York with the idea of walking the walls.
I walked over to Walmgate Bar and then headed anticlockwise around the city.
I soon lost the walls at the Red Tower.
The walls don’t encircle the entire city, sometimes that was planned as there was the natural barrier of a river, other times walls were lost to development.
Walked along the River Foss and then started walking along the walls again. Came down at Monk Bar, this was the second of the four major gates that York has.
The next section of wall has some fantastic views of the Minster, as well as the many historic buildings that lie between the Minster and the city wall.
Arrived at Bootham Bar. Here the wall sections are lost, there are some sections in the York Museum Gardens, but these aren’t able to be walked along.
I then went across Lendal Bridge before finding the wall again.
Walked pass the railway station and around to Mickelgate, the fourth gate.
Walked along the walls. This is one of the longer sections of the wall.
Came off the walls after walking pass Baile Hill and crossed Skeldergate Bridge.
Stopped to photograph Cliffords Tower.
I rejoined the walls at Fishergate Postern Tower and then walked around the walls back to Walmgate.
Decided to have an espresso at the Gatehouse Coffee which is inside Walmgate Bar.
I was really pleased I had come back into York and walked the city walls. I then walked back to the car and headed home.
