Yorkshire Walks

Bootham Bar in the York City Wall

Looking down Precentor's Court to the Minster

Go through Bootham Bar into High Petergate and walk along High Petergate for a few metres. Then turn left through an alley to Precentor's Court. Walk along Precentor's Court to Precentor's Close in front of the Minster.

My regular walking companion, Jim, is recovering from a minor operation on his knee so we opted for a short flat route today. It was a gloomy damp sort of day and we drove to the excellent park-and-ride facility on the edge of town and got the bus into the town centre. The walk starts at Bootham Bar in the York City wall.

Looking through the alley from High Petergate to Precentor's Court

Follow the path around the Minster grounds to Minster Yard.

From Precentor's Court at the west end of the Minster turn left through Dean's Court (Minster grounds).

The Chapter House from Minster Yard

A courtyard off Chapter House Street

At the end of Chapter House Street follow the lane round to the right into Ogleforth

From Minster Yard turn left into Chapter House Street.

Chapter House Street

Looking back to Chapter House Street from Ogleforth

Looking left along Goodramgate to Monk Bar in the City Wall

After about 30m turn right through alley called Bedern

At the end of Ogleforth turn right into Goodramgate.

The entrance to Bedern off Goodramgate

Bedern Hall

Cross the road to an alley around St Andrews Evangelical Church opposite and follow Spen Lane back into St Andrewgate.

Walk through Bedern and follow the road past Bedern Hall on left. Continue round a left hand bend and along Bartle Garth to St Andrewgate.

Alley down the side of St Andrews Evangelical Church

Kings Court with The Sambles going off to the left

Looking along Kings Court to the market

Then turn left into Church Street and turn left again into Silver Street back to the market.

At the end of the St Andrewgate cross King's Square to Kings Court. Follow Kings Court to the market and turn right into Patrick Pool.

The Shambles from Kings Court

Row of fish stalls at the market

Looking along The Shambles to Pavement

Near the end of The Shambles turn left though an alley to Whip-ma-Whop-ma Gate at the end of Colliergate.

Walk through the market and go through the alley in the far left hand corner into The Shambles.

Alley from The Shambles to Whip-ma-Whop-ma Gate

Cross Whip-ma-Whop-ma Gate (Colliergate) into St Saviourgate. Walk along St Saviourgate passing the Stonebow concrete multi-storey car park on the right. At the end of the car park turn right into Hungate. Hungate means a street where hounds were kept and is a Viking street name. Here it is a grubby dead-end access road between St Saviour's Church and the car park. Follow the pedestrian access from Hungate out onto The Stonebow.

St Saviour's Church with a party of schoolchildren crossing Hungate

Walkway by the River Foss

Black Horse Passage

Walkway by the River Foss

Walkway by the River Foss

Walk along The Stonebow and opposite the 60's development (concrete monstrosity) turn left into an alley called Black Horse Passage. Continue along the street at the end of the alley around a sreet level car park to a little pink paved walkway area beside the River Foss

Continue around the loop of the car park back to the street and retrace your steps to the end of Black Horse Passage.

Strakers Passage

Turn left here into an alley called Strakers Passage. This alley leads onto Fossgate.

Looking onto Fossgate from Strakers Passage

Lady Peckett's Yard

Lady Peckett's Yard

Turn right to walk along Fossgate and then turn left into a back street (which on some maps is also called Lady Peckett's Yard), then turn right off the back street to follow an alley called Lady Peckett's Yard which brings you out onto a busy street called simply "Pavement"

Peter Lane heading for High Ousegate

St Mary's Church, Coppergate Shopping Centre

Walk along Pavement and turn right at the traffic lights into Parliament Street. Then go along Parliament Street and turn left into Market Street. Just after the junction with Feasegate, turn left into a narrow lane that becomes an alley called Peter Lane. Follow Peter Lane between the buildings out into High Ousegate. Turn left to walk along High Ousegate a short distance to All Saints Church

All Saints Church, High Ousegate, York

Pedestrian way out of the Coppergate Centre

Cross the car park to the couryard in front of the Castle Museum and turn down the side of Cliford's Tower to Tower Street

Continue through the pedestrian area past Fenwicks and out to the large ground level car park between Clifford's tower and the River Foss.

Clifford's Tower

Looking down river to Skeldergate Bridge

Looking up river to Ouse Bridge

At the river turn right to walk upstream along the riverside to King's Staith and the King's Head pub at Ouse Bridge

Cross Tower Street and go through the little park opposite to the side of the River Ouse.

Riverside walk to King's Staith

Looking up river to Lendal Bridge from the end of the walkway

At the end of the walkway go down the steps to an alley at right angles to the river and follow this to the end of Church Lane

Climb the steps from the riverside to Low Ousegate. Cross the road and continue along the riverside for a few yards.

Looking back to Ouse Bridge from the riverside walkway

Cross Church lane and go through the alley ahead into Spurriergate. Turn right to walk along Spurriergate to High Ousegate. Turn left to walk along High Ousegate. Go back through Peter Lane to Market Street and go along Feasegate to St Samson's Square.

Alley from High Ousegate to Peter Lane

Swinegate, York

Walk around St Samson's Square and along Chruch Street to Swinegate. Turn left to walk along Swinegate.

Holy Trinity Church

The church is hidden away behind Low Petergate and Goodramgate. Continue through the churchyard and out into Goodramgate. Walk along Goodramgate to the junction with Deangate.

Turnright into an alley called Lund's Court (or Mad Alice lane) which takes you to Low Petergate. Cross Low Petergate and continue through the passage opposite to Holy Trinity Church.

Alley from Holy Trinity Church onto Goodramgate

Houses in Goodramgate built in 1316

St William's College

Opposite the college turn right to pass between the Minster and a red painted house (?). This brings you to Minster Yard.

Turn left into Deangate and then almost at once turn right into College Street to St William's College on the left hand side.

York Minster Centre For School Visits (?) -no

South door of the Minster. This is the area damaged by fire on 9 July 1984

Continue across High Petergate and into Stonegate

Opposite the south door of the Minster turn left into Minster Gates.

Corner of High Petergate and Minster Gates

Stonegate York

At St Sampson's square turn right into an alley called Nether Hornpot Lane. From this alley you emerge into Back Swinegate, then into Little Stonegate. At the junction of Little Stonegate and Stonegate, turn left to walk along Stonegate.

Turn off Stonegate into an alley called Coffee Yard. This brings you back to Swinegate where you turn right into Back Swinegate and then Finkle Street. Finkle Street brings you to the corner of St Samson's Square.

Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, York

Nether Hornpot Lane

Little Stonegate, York

At the end of Museum Street cross the traffic light junction and walk down Duncomb Place. Turn left into High Petergate and follow this back to the start at Bootham Bar.

At the end of Stonegate cross Blake Street and walk down the side of St Helen's Square. Turn right into Lendal and walk along Lendal to Museum Street. Turn right to walk along Museum Street (there is an alley behind the shops running parallel to Museum Street but this is now blocked off by a padlocked iron gate).

Stonegate, York