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York
Excursion
York
FullDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Museum Gardens
1
The Museum Gardens around
the Yorkshire Museumwere
planted in the 1830s.
This ten-acre botanical garden
contains many varieties of trees,
native and exotic. The Common
Pear Tree close to the river is
thought to be the oldest of all
the trees in the gardens.
In the Gardens you can also find
the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey,
which was one of the wealthiest
and most powerful Benedictine
monasteries in England,
St Leonard’s Hospital, which was
the largest medieval hospital
in England, York Observatory,
which is the oldest working
observatory in Yorkshire,
and the Hospitium.
York Minster
3
York Minster is a world-class
cathedral and one of the finest
medieval buildings in Europe.
It is also known as St Peter’s,
and its full name is Cathedral
and Metropolitical Church of
St Peter in York. The first church
on the site has been dated
to 627. The current Gothic-style
church was designed to be
the greatest cathedral in
the country. It took over
250 years to build it, and it was
finished in 1472. The medieval
stained glass and stone
masterpieces in the cathedral
are world famous and admired
by thousands of visitors around
the world every year.
Stonegate
4
Stonegate is one of the most
architecturally varied street
in York. The street started as
the Via Praetoria, which still lies
six feet under the pavement.
It was the busiest and most
important road inside
the Roman fortress and linked
the main entrance gate (where
the St Helen’s Square is today)
to the legionary headquarters
building (where the Minster
is today). In the Middle Ages
the street was home to trades
and crafts. Many of the medieval
buildings are still on the street
today, just as they were back
then, including the Mulberry
Hall built in 1434.
York Theatre Royal
2
York Theatre Royal is one
of England’s leading producing
theatres. The Theatre was
established in 1734 on
a converted tennis court, but ten
years later the Theatre was built
on its current site. The Theatre
represents the architecture
of many periods, including Roman,
12th century, Georgian
and Victorian. The Theatre has
been producing performances
for over 250 years, and has
a wide range of shows including,
drama, music, comedy, dance
and musical theatre.
Excursions PickupTime
Pickupatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 8,30
Dropoffatthecentre:
Outside the College-time: 18,30
DropOffPointatDestination:
Leeman Road (subject to change)-time: 10,45
PickupPointatDestination:
Leeman Road (subject to change)-time: 16,15
Campus:
Chester
Trasportation:
Private Bus
192