York is a walled city situated on the banks of the river Ouse, in North Yorkshire, England. Its outstanding features of beauty come from its romantic architecture with its medieval buildings and cathedral The York Minster. York is a busy destination for holiday makers all year round, as it has so much to offer including restaurants, traditional pubs, museums, theatres, beautiful scenery and architecture. York’s economy is mainly based on retail and tourism.

York has a rich history stretching back over two thousand years. It was of strategic importance to the Romans who had a large garrison situated where the Minster stands today. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Emperor of Rome by his troops in York in 306 AD. Five hundred years later the city was over run by Vikings and became an important Viking stronghold and river port.  As an ecclesiastical centre York underwent a period of decline with the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. York was also of key importance during the 1644 Civil War as it was a royalist stronghold that was besieged by roundheads and eventually fell to the Parliamentarians. In recent years York’s prosperity came from the manufacturing of confectionary as well as the railways. These industries are all but gone now, but its former glory can be seen in the grandeur of the York railway station and at the National Railway Museum.