Weekend in York - suggestions please

wadge

We (a couple in our late twenties expecting our first baby in January) are going away tomorrow for a last minute weekend break before baby comes along.

We're not really into pubbing and clubbing so wouldn't mind some recommendations for the evening.

I've heard lots of people say that York is a good getaway - so what can we do whilst we are there?

Will be going to the Viking centre and I think the train museum is their as well.

Any suggestions? Any live concerts or good theatre going on?

medsdemon

for live music and comedians etc check out http://www.fibbers.co.uk/ & http://www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk/
Or try the City Screen Cinema for Arthouse and independent movies (while you still can since I see you're expecting a baby:D, soon be all Disney!! )

Shopping is brilliant- wander round The Shambles.

Try walking the City Walls.

Definitely do one of the Ghost Walks in the evening for something different.

If you're planning to visit lots of the paying attractions eg you could buy a http://www.yorkpass.com/index.htmlhope This gives entry to the places below and also gives money of various other activities and eataries.

• Barley Hall
• Cold War Bunker
• Clifford’s Tower
• Fairfax House*
• DIG
• JORVIK
• Merchant Adventurer's Hall
• Micklegate Bar Museum
• Regimental Museum
• Richard III Museum
• Roman Bath
• The Quilt Museum
• The Mansion House
• Treasurer's House
• York Brewery Tour
• York Castle Museum
• York Dungeon
• Yorkboat Guided River Trips
• Yorkshire Museum
• York Minster
• York Model Railway
• York Walk

• Black Sheep Brewery
• Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum
• Yorkshire Air Museum
• Creepy Crawlies
• Harewood House
• Newby Hall *
• Nunnington Hall
• RHS Garden at Harlow Carr
• World of James Herriot*
• Rievaulx Temples & Terraces

barrymckenzie73

Third and final post on this. Dont do Jorvik ( Yorvik ) its over priced and out dated.

the animatronics are laughably bad. They are now over 20 years old so dont quite work correctly. The commentary is via speakers mounted in your chair ( you sit down and are dragged round a mock village ). The speakers are mounted too high for most kids so you have to relay the information yourself. My kids ( 6 and 8 ) didn't get anything from it in terms of learning about vikings. Why this place is still going is beyond me.

Barry.