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Chauffeur Wiki entry for York:
York City - Population : 137,505
Unity Authority of York - Population : 184,900
Coordinates: 53°57′30″N, 1°5′48″W
Ranked 74th largest urban area in the UK
SHOPPING - The Shambles is a narrow medieval street, lined with shops, boutiques and tea rooms.
ENTERTAINMENT - York has a number of theatres, which your York chauffeur can take you to, including the Theatre Royal, the Grand Opera House and Joseph Rowntree Theatre.
It also has many amateur companies, and is home to the Riding Lights Theatre Company and The Strolling Theatricals. The Department of Theatre, Film and Television, and Student Societies of the University of York, also put on public drama performances.
Another feature of central York is the Snickelways, narrow pedestrian routes, many of which led towards the former market-places in Pavement and Sampson Square.
The city has many museums, including the Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and Museum Gardens, JORVIK Viking Centre, the York Art Gallery, Richard III Museum, the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, the medieval house Barley Hall owned by the York Archaeological Trust, Fairfax House owned by the York Civic Trust and the Treasurer's House owned by the National Trust. The National Railway Museum is situated just beyond the station, and is home to a vast range of transport material and the largest collection of railway locomotives in the world. Included in this collection are the world's fastest steam locomotive LNER 4468 Mallard and the world famous 4472 Flying Scotsman, which can be found at the Museum.
York is noted for its wealth of churches and pubs. Most of the remaining churches in York are from the medieval period. St William's College behind the Minster, and Bedern Hall, off Goodramgate, are former dwelling places of the canons of the Minster.
Yorkshire Eye
EXPLORING YORK - Your York Chauffeur can escort you to any of the many attractions, hotels and restaurants in the city. Call your local York Chauffeur on 0207 739 9851
The city is well served by the A1(M)/M1 and the A19/A59 trunk roads. Leeds Bradford Airport is situated closest to the city, with frequent flights to Europe and the US.
Don't forget to ask your York Chauffeur to point out the areas of specific interest during you journey.
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