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Chester Fort visit
· If you are arriving from Scotland, potentially drop luggage off at hotel before conducting walking tour. If you have a free day in York, your group may prefer to do this in the morning.
· TTT tour. You have a full day in York following so no need to rush.
Edinburgh to Chesters Fort:
Take the A68 South to Jedburgh. Ruined Abbey has car park & toilets. Jedburgh Woolen Mill has toilets and café. Make a brief a stop at CARTER BAR (border between England & Scotland), usually a piper three. The A68 is a windy road. Warn passengers to take any motion sickness medication in advance. The A68 is roller-coaster like.
Chesters Roman Fort:
A69 leave at the A6079. Pay with voucher and arrange place/time for departure. The site contains a full ground plan of a Roman Cavalry fort, a Roman Bathhouse down by the river, and a Museum full of Roman antiquities. There is also a good bit of wall with the base of a lookout turret if take the A6079 a ½ mile further south from where you met the B6318.
Facilities at Chesters
Museum
Shop
Small Café (call ahead and warn them if planning to eat there).
Toilets
Rest Stops Chesters Fort to York:
Washington or Durham Services (A1 (M) if in reverse) make good rest stops. Functional.
Alternative Lunches & Rest Stops
Heddon on the Wall: Swan pub in Heddon, call in advance 01661 853 161.
Durham City: Compact Cathedral City. Coaches can drop and pick up on Freemans Place.
YORK:
Drop off at Leeman Road Coach drop off point. Walk to Minster. Be aware that some people may require the restroom.
Walking Tour with TM: try to include
(Vary depending on hotel location/time available/group request)
· Stonegate
· The Shambles
· Petersgate
· Clifford’s Tower
· St Helen’s Square (Mansion House and Betty’s Tea Shop)
· The Minster (almost always a booked visit.)
The Minster
Entrance is now via West Door. Groups’ entrance, which is signed, is through left hand door. Hand in voucher at the Party Reception Desk. Entrance includes the Chapter House. You are not allowed to guide inside the Minster. Free guided tours are available for individuals to join. Voucher does not include entrance to Foundations, Crypt or Tower. There is no longer a charge for photo permits. Toilets located on north side of the High Altar.
FACTS AND FREE TIME SUGGESTIONS
Museums
JORVIK VIKING CENTRE – Coppergate. Book in for a group rate.
CASTLE MUSEUM – Tower Street. See Dick Turpin’s prison cell.
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM – Leeman Road.
YORKSHIRE MUSEUM – In Museum Gardens off Museum Street
RICHARD III MUSEUM – Monk Bar. You get a chance to vote guilty or not guilty.
Other Places of Interest
BETTY’S TEA ROOMS – St Helen’s Square
CITY ART GALLERY – Bootham
CITY WALLS – 3 miles, you can walk nearly all the way round.
Evening Activities
GHOST WALK – Almost always included. Check voucher for details.
YORK THEATRE ROYAL – St Leonard’s Place
RIVER CRUISES – York Boat, from near Lendel Bridge and King’s Snaith (check times and availability)
Facilities
TOILETS – Some available on Parliament Street, opposite Coppergate
Bootham Bar – opposite Art Gallery.
