Snickelways in York

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2.68 mi
82 ft
00h51
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York is a very beautiful city where you can easily fill 5 days with all kinds of very diverse activities. There is the Minster, the York Castle Museum, the Yorkshire Museum, the almost completely intact city walls, Barley Hall, the Shambles and Stonegate, the Jorvik Viking Centre (!) and last but not least: the Snickelways. Snickelways are narrow streets, passages and alleys between the main streets. They have a long and eventful history and every Snickelway has its own story. Some of these passages are barely a meter wide. Once you know them, they form a quiet connection, away from the shopping crowd.
You can start this walk at the Lamb & Lion Inn. Behind this pub is a large terrace next to the city wall.
Make this walk preferably before 5 pm because 2 Snickelways will be closed. They can also be closed on Sundays and Mondays.
If you want to know the full story behind every Snickelway and take a longer walk, buy the very nicely written "A walk around the Snickelways of York" by Mark Jones in some York bookstore.

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Difficulty level: Easy (37/100)

Length: 2.68 mi

Duration: 00h51


Total ascent: 82 ft

Maximal slope: 1.4 %

Average slope: 0.6 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 82 ft

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Paved roads: 2.33 mi (87 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

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Car free roads: 635 ft (4 %)

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        Closest address to start and end: High Petergate, YO30 7BN York, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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        4. St Cuthbert's Church

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        6. Roman column

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        7. York Minster

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        9. 54

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        10. Barley Hall

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        11. 45 The Shambles

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        12. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

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        13. York Castle Museum

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        16. Jorvik Viking Centre

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        18. All Saints' Church

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        20. Coppergate Shopping Centre

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        21. Snickelways of York

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        26. Garforth House

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        27. Bathurst House

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        30. Ingram House

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        BBC Radio York
        Richard III Experience at Monk Bar
        St Anthony's Hall
        St Cuthbert's Church
        Eboracum
        Roman column
        York Minster
        Diocese of York
        54
        Barley Hall
        45 The Shambles
        Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
        York Castle Museum
        York Castle
        Fairfax House
        Jorvik Viking Centre
        Grand Opera House
        All Saints' Church
        York Dungeon
        Coppergate Shopping Centre
        Snickelways of York
        York
        Davygate
        York Guildhall
        Micklegate
        Garforth House
        Bathurst House
        Museum Street
        Bootham School
        Ingram House
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