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Review Day and Short tours from London to York.
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Sightseeing bus tours from London to Stonehenge & Cotswolds
The Queens Hotel is ideally situated on the banks of the River Ouse in the heart of historic York. All of York's major tourist attractions including the internationally acclaimed Jorvik are all within walking distance, as is the Railway Station. The Riverside Bar is the perfect place to relax before dinner in The Royal Brasserie.
About York: Travel to York railway station and stay for a few days at the nearby Holgate Hill Hotel and explore and discover for your yourself some of it's secrets and beauty. York is a historic walled city in North Yorkshire, England, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. The city is noted for its rich history, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is nearly 2,000 years old. The city was founded as Eboracum in AD 71 by the Romans and was made one of the two capitals of all Roman Britain. During this period influential historical figures, such as Constantine the Great, became associated with the city. The entire Roman Empire was governed from York for two years by Septimus Severus. After the Angles moved in, the city was renamed Eoferwic, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Northumbria. The Vikings captured the city in 866, renaming it Jórvík, the capital of a wider kingdom of the same name covering much of Northern England. Around the year 1000, the city became known as York. Richard II wished to make York the capital of England, but before he could effect this he was deposed. After the Wars of the Roses, York housed the Council of the North and was regarded as the capital of the North. It was only after The Restoration that the political importance of the city began to decline. The Province of York is one of the two English ecclesiastical provinces, alongside that of Canterbury. From 1996, the term City of York describes a unitary authority area which includes rural areas beyond the old city boundaries. The urban area has a population of 137,505, while the entire unitary authority has 184,900 people. Currently, the core of the city within the walls is a major tourist destination, attracting visitors from all over the world.
This hotel is sometimes used by our walking and cycling tours.
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