It was time for our long awaited holiday to York. We had been really eager to see the musical Six but it was completely sold out at the theatres we usually go to, however we came across some tickets in York. We figured that it wasn't too far for us to go, and could make a fun few days away, so decided to book. York is somewhere that Nicole visited as a child but hadn't been to since, and Shannon had not visited before, which meant there was lots of exploring to do!
On our first day, after a couple of hours drive from home, we had scheduled to visit the York Castle Museum. We had booked tickets for after lunch, which allowed us time to explore the city. We had booked an AirBnB in Clifton, which is about 20 minutes walk from the centre of York, so decided to park our car there and wander in. When we reached York, we were first met with some spectacular views of York Minster which, as you wander round, is far bigger than it would seem on an initial glance. We headed to The Shambles market in search of some lunch. After having a look at everything on offer, we agreed on gyros from Ambrosia Greek Street Food. Nicole had a halloumi and roasted vegetable wrap and Shannon had chicken. Both were served with tzatziki and some seasoned chips, and were a delicious way to start our holiday. After enjoying our lunch, we explored the shops along The Shambles and eyed up some purchases for later in the week.
We took the short walk to York Castle Museum ready for our time slot, and headed in to learn more about the history of York. This museum, unlike its name, is situated inside the old York prison and in a building steeped in history. As museums go, this is one that we both enjoyed and would recommend. It had a good combination of information to read and engaging displays. The highlight of the museum has to be the Victorian street. We were lucky enough to be there at the time when one of the museum staff was giving a short talk on the history of the museum, and it was fascinating to hear about the origin of the materials used to make up the street. The visit was topped off with being able to buy some sweets from the mock-up sweet shop!
After we had finished at the museum, we went to our second food stop of the day, Crumbles Desserts. This came highly recommended from Tikok, and did not disappoint. Shannon opted for apple and blackberry crumble and Nicole had apple and cinnamon with a brulee topping. The crumble was crunchy, sweet and moreish, and the whole dessert was heavenly. Definitely somewhere we would happily head back to again in the future.
Once we had finished our crumble, we went to the Ghost Merchants. We decided to go to the 'quieter' shop situated in St Anthony's Gardens. We still waited for at least half an hour to enter the shop as it is a very small store with limited capacity. However, it was worth it, and we both selected a special ghost as a souvenir of our trip to York.
Once we had finished, and due to now having very sore feet, we wandered back towards our AirBnB. The place we selected was a small townhouse hosted by Chris and Gosia, and offered a small living space, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and dressing room across three levels, in addition to an off-road parking space. It provided everything we needed for our three nights away, and was situated close to a couple of small shops so we could get ourselves some tea.
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