York Rowntree Park
Does anyone know if there is a bus service into York that passes the site?
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Where in the city do you need to be? The site itself is to all intents and purposes in the city centre itself. Accessing the city walls walk is only seven minutes away. If you need to be on the far side of the city, that’s quite a bit further, the Cathedral is a twenty minute walk. Maybe a City Sight seeing bus is helpful as you can get on and off all day if walking is an issue.
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There is a stop on Bishopthorpe Road shops anlmost outside the site itself.
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This map may be useful too. As said access to the wall walk is only a few minutes from the site by foot if walking isn’t an issue.
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Google Maps shows the nearest bus stop as being a third of a mile from the site but it seems to suggest there is rear pedestrian exit from the site onto Vine Street? If you had to walk via the main site entrance it would be longer. For contrast to walk from the site to the Jorvik Centre is about .6 of a mile.
David
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Sorry to hear about your wife’s mobility issues John. There isn’t a bus stop at the gates of the site, and depending on how easy your wife can walk, the main bus routes are around 400-600 metres from site, and both are up a slight incline.
Some suggestions for you if you decide to get a taxi in……
Castle Museum area has two Museums, and Clifford’s Tower in a big wide open location that is reasonably flat with good paving underfoot. You won’t be able to get up Clifford’s Tower, but the Museums are very good.
Further into centre of York…. The Minster area is nice, again flat with lots of seating, and the Treasurers House (NT) next door is interesting with a garden for sitting in. There are shops/eateries close by.
Consider a River Cruise, which I think depart from Lendal Bridge area, and go all the way up to Bishopthorpe Palace, relaxing, warm and dry inside with a good commentary.
Coppergate area is main shopping area, and this is where Jorvik Viking Centre is……you go around this wonderful Museum in suspended gondolas, so it’s a sit down venue, for the main experience.
The York Tour bus is good, and of course sit down. You can I think, get on and off at various locations, but best to check.
There are car parks dotted around, but get full early in the day, and are very expensive. York is a very old City, and in places the paving is cobbled and not easy, and heaving with visitors like lemmings. I have cycled round a couple of times, but both times gave up as the roads are not safe with pedestrians milling around. I remember it being not easy taking Dad around in his wheelchair either.
I hope some of my suggestions work for you. Don’t forget to check out the special offers from the Club for various attractions around York. We got a discount at Jorvik when we went, and there might be one for the River cruises. Best of luck.
edit…..another good day out, but in your car would be York Air Museum. It’s only a short drive out of the City, and the website says they have wheelchairs to borrow, so again a possibility….
https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/
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How could I forget……..
National Railway Museum! Absolutely brilliant Museum, easily fill a day. Eateries inside, lots of seating, and unless I am mistaken, free to get in.
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National Rail Museum is brilliant! We went there this year. It is free to get in, but they ask for a donation, which we were happy to give. Car Park opposite is a bit steep though. £10 as I recall.
Air museum is another good one, as is York Minster. Cost of admission for both is valid for a year, so worth keeping the tickets.
Further afield there is Castle Howard as well as NT Beningbrough and NT Nunnington Hall. If you like wildlife photography theres the Robert Fuller Gallery, and about an hour or so away you have Whitby and Bempton Cliffs.
We booked a week away in June, and ended up staying for 11 nights, theres so much to see and do
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Just to finalise this thread, Firstly, thanks for your replies. Although it is a long time since we stayed at Rowntree Park we have been to York several times at all times of the year including for the Viking Festival in February. Most of the attractions we have been to in the past. We just wanted to get to the Minster area for a day in town following a steam rail trip the previous day and before moving on to the coast. My wife is due for a new knee which, hopefully will restore her mobility to a great degree so a mobility scooter is perhaps a bit of overkill, but thanks for the suggestion.
Our plan for the rail trip is to take the car to the station car park and, as it will be about 8.30 on a Sunday morning (and after the schools have gone back) we're hoping there should be plenty of places. Its capacity is supposedly 604 places and with an all day Sunday charge of £7.50. Far cheaper than a taxi each way. Unless anyone know differently.
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Are you going from York station? Sounds an interesting steam trip😁 I think a taxi would be best for you really to get to Minster area. It’s not too far, but pick up at site gates would be best. Hope all goes well for your wife’s knee op.
Not sure if folks are aware, but for fans of Robert Fuller, you can arrange a visit to his studios in Thixendale. Friends of ours did it, really enjoyed it.
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John
I have no knowledge of parking in York but I would have thought that at that time of day and on a Sunday I would have thought you would have no problems parking where you want to. As to going into York, I assume the following day, obviously parking could be a bit more difficult. The beauty of a taxi is that it picks you up at the site and takes you where you want to be. There is bound to be a private hire company in York which will be cheaper than a Hansom Cab, I am sure the Club site will have telephone numbers. Hopefully your wife gets her new knee pretty soon.
David
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but it seems to suggest there is rear pedestrian exit from the site onto Vine Street?
There is indeed a rear gate, although from memory it gets locked fairly early in the evening.......
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