York- May Day Holiday Weekend 2008

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We began the month with a much anticipated trip to York.    We took side trips to the “ Hogwarts Railways” at Goathland, on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.  This adorable train station was used in the filming of the Harry Potter movies.

The seaside town of Witby with has reported to have the best Fish and Chips in all of England.  I concur.  Since we were in the area we stopped off at the famous vacation destination of Scarborough (aka Scarborough Fair).  Don’t go.  Over crowed, seaside town full of amusement arcades and people……lots of people.  St. Mary’s Parish church located up a hill is the resting place for Anne Bronte. 

The day we drove back to London we visited the National Railway Museum.  I thought this would be a quick in-out, but we loved it!  With the Railway being such a part of English history the place was just chocked full of steam trains with sleeping and dining carts and even the Royal coaches from Victoria to Elizabeth II.

 

The history of York Minster can be traced as far back as AD 627, when King Edwin and his court were baptized by the priest Paulinus in a small wooden structure near the site of the present Church. The building that we see today took 250 years to build and was instigated by Archbishop Walter de Gray in 1220.

The history of York begins with the arrival of the Roman ninth legion in AD 71 and the fortress of Eboracum. Constantine would be named Emperor in York, AD 306, after the death of his father. His conversion to Christianity would usher in period of toleration towards the new faith. The Roman garrison withdrew to the continent in the 5th century leaving Britain and the people of York to fend for themselves against barbarian invaders. The conquest of the region by the Anglican King Edwin would signal a new period of history for York, and a new name - Eorforwic. The Vikings are coming! The Viking are coming.

York is one of only two towns in England with a complete medieval city wall. The city walls are three miles long and are the best preserved in England.

The Shambles is often called Europe's best preserved medieval street. In some places the street is so narrow that if you stand with arms outstretched you can touch the houses on both sides. The name "Shambles" comes from the Saxon "Fleshammels", which means, "the street of the butchers", for it was here that the city's butcher's market was located so the streets were usually littered with meat scrap, guts, etc. hence the phrase “in shambles”!

 

View of York Minster Cathedral from the Medieval Wall

We took a side trip to the “ Hogwarts Railways” at Goathland, on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.  This adorable train station was used in the filming of the Harry Potter movies.

Whitby with Whitby Abbey on top of the hill

The seaside town of Witby with has reported to have the best Fish and Chips in all of England.  I concur.  

Anne Bronte’s grave in the shade of Scarborough Castle- Since we were in the area we stopped off at the famous vacation destination of Scarborough (aka Scarborough Fair).  Don’t go.  Over crowed, seaside town full of amusement arcades and people……lots of people.  St. Mary’s Parish church located up a hill is the resting place for Anne Bronte. 

Carlyn at the National Railway museum with a big steamer.