The Star Inn York is within easy walking distance of York Station and has a lovely riverside terrace to enjoy. Literally built into York’s long history, the Michelin starred restaurant is located on the edge of York’s Museum Gardens, close to the historic Lendal Bridge and Tower. The original building, which backs onto the City Walls, was constructed in 1836 to house the York Waterworks pump engine, built by Joseph Smeaton in 1784.
The Brasserie-style restaurant was opened by Andrew Pern to establish a food-led celebration destination in one of York’s unique locations. Andrew and his chefs create brasserie-style seasonal dishes. “Bringing the Countryside to town” – supporting the very best in local, seasonal produce with the all-day menu and daily specials.
Meals are served at breakfast, lunch and dinner and guests can retire to the fairy-lit terrace for a digestif and magical views over the River Ouse.
Andrew Pern’s Star Inn The City has been one of York’s flagship restaurants for a number of years. However, a fire tore through the restaurant’s kitchen in late 2018. Much of the restaurant’s main structure remained intact but many feared the worst. However, it proved to be a turning point, with Andrew and his team taking the opportunity to refocus and refresh the menu.
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The Star Inn The City Location
The Star Inn The City is within easy walking distance of York Railway Station (7 min) and Marygate Carpark (6 min) via Museum Gardens or the riverside path, the Dame Judi Dench Walk. The restaurant has wheelchair access. The location has a certain rural feel because the Museum Gardens and river proximity, and yet is in the heart of historic York.
York is positioned in the heart of the UK with direct rail links to London, Edinburgh, and Manchester in around 2 hours. Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds/Bradford airports are within easy reach and the ports of Hull and Newcastle are both within a two-hour drive.
The Star Inn The city address: Lendal Engine House, Museum Street, York YO1 7DR. Telephone +44(0)1904 619208
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Car Park for the Star Inn the City York
Marygate Car Park, 9 Frederic Street, York YO30 7DT. Cash and card
Esplanade Car Park
West Esplanade YO26 4ZP. Cash, Card and Ringo App
City Stay York
York has more attractions per square mile than any other city in the UK. Just by wandering through the York city streets, you can soak up the historic atmosphere. Many of the beautiful buildings date back to the medieval or Viking eras and have been carefully preserved and restored.
York is home to everything from York Minster, river cruises, historic iconic buildings, ghost tours, Roman ruins, Viking relics, museums, The Shambles area, independent shops galleries, bistros, tea rooms, restaurants, museums, street entertainment and hundreds of hidden gems to find. If you’re keen to dine at a Michelin star restaurant, York has one Michelin Starred restaurant – Roots by Tommy Banks
The Shambles
The Shambles address: YO1 7LZ. The Shambles is a 14th century street in York’s city centre. Many of the overhanging timber-framed buildings once housed butcher’s shops. The Anglo-Saxon name for these premises was ‘Fleshammels’ or “flesh-shelves.” Up until 1872, there were 25 butcher’s shops there.
The name “The Shambles” is sometimes used not just to refer to a specific street, but to the many of narrow lanes that surround it. Today, they are some of England’s most visited streets and are some of the best-preserved streets in England.
When looking at the overhanging buildings, it’s easy to think that they may have fallen forward over time; however, the truth is that this sloping architecture had an original practical purpose. The forward-leaning timber-framed houses give protection to the wattle and daub construction materials of the lower sections of the building. It also provided shade to the slabs of meat laid out on the butcher shop window shelves below.
Now you’ll find independent shops when exploring The Shambles, but you stroll along the quaint streets, you will certainly feel like you have journeyed back hundreds of years.
To make the most of a visit to The Shambles, perhaps join one of the many historic or ghost tours, where expert character guides will take you on trip around the area. You can learn of ghastly stories while visiting significant monuments and buildings that have shaped the city’s past. It is easy to imagine a different past, as you explore the city of York today.
JORVIK Viking Centre
Jorvik address: 19 Coppergate, York YO1 9WT Telephone +44(0)01904 615505.
Climb aboard the Jorvik ride experience and you’ll be transported back to the year AD960. You will discover the impact of international trade on Viking-Age York, including the evolution of a multicultural society in York, as it was not just trading goods that flowed into Jorvik, but people from across the globe.
During your visit, you can also walk through the streets and settlements as they would have looked during the Viking Age. Coppergate is one of the few places in the world where you can experience this era and see excavations and houses as they would have been 1000 years ago.
The JORVIK Viking Centre also has two sister attractions worth a visit. Step back into medieval York at the Henry VII Experience in The Micklegate Bar YO1 6JX and the Barley Hall, 2 Coffee Yard, York YO1 8AR, a medieval townhouse dating from 1360.
Radisson Hotel York – Park Inn by Radisson
Address: Park Inn by Radisson, North St, York YO1 6JF Telephone +44(0)1904 459 988
Overlooking the River Ouse, The Radisson hotel’s location is 5-minute walk by crossing the Lendal Bridge to The Star Inn The City York restaurant.
The Radisson is a 6-minute walk to the Jorvik Viking Centre and the hotel is an 8-minute walk from York Railway Station or a 1-minute taxi ride.
Yorvik House Hotel
Address: Yorvik House Hotel, 50-52 Marygate, York YO30 7BH Telephone +44(0)1904 653 511
Jorvik House is a city centre hotel by the Museum Gardens, a 4-minute walk to the Star Inn the City and 2 minutes by taxi from York Railway Station (£4 to £6) or 8-minutes by foot.
Jorvik Hotel offers a Scandanavian-style welcome to the discerning traveller. It is a 1750s Georgian townhouse overlooking the gateway to the Museum Gardens, The 11th Century Church of St Olaf’s and the remains of St Mary’s Abbey.
The luxury rooms and junior suites are decorated in a Scandinavian, pared-back chic style drawing on York’s Viking past for inspiration.
City Stay Apartments
City Apartments have a great selection of centrally located serviced and holiday let properties, including those on Monkbar Mews St. Maurices Road, York YO31 7JA, a 4-minute walk to York Minster and a 9-minute walk or 2-minute taxi ride (£4 to £6) to The Star Inn the City near Lendal bridge on the River Ouse.
They are perfect for the business traveller, couples or families looking to stay in high-quality accommodation in a great location, with space to relax and unwind.
These properties have fully equipped kitchens, lounge and dining areas, unlimited fast free wi-fi, on-demand movies and free car parking.
Stay for 2 or more nights.
For City Stay Apartments Bookings: Monday-Friday 9.00 am – 5.30 pm phone
+44(0) 1904 295 255
City Stay Aparthotels York
Address: Staycity York, Barbican Centre, Paragon Street, York, YO10 4AH Telephone +44(0)1904626311
Staycity York has 197 new apartments comprising of a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Staycity York is adjacent to York Barbican, while also within very close proximity to the city centre and main transport links.
All apartments feature flat-screen TVs with Netflix and a fully equipped kitchenette. Rooms facilities include an iron, ironing board and hairdryer and feature floor to ceiling windows with a top-quality air conditioning system. All bathrooms have a walk-in rainfall shower.
Also included: complimentary high-speed fibre optic Wi-Fi, access on-site, fitness room, access to the on-site laundry room, luggage lockers for storage
and a 24-hour reception desk.
