{"id":1701,"date":"2016-08-19T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T10:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2016-09-17T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T09:18:51","slug":"5-things-york-youre-visiting-open-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2016\/08\/19\/5-things-york-youre-visiting-open-day\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things to do in York when you&#8217;re visiting on an Open Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I cannot emphasise enough about being a student at the University of York is how lucky we are to be living in the beautiful city of York. Although\u00a0some prospective students worry that the campus is a long way from the city centre, that\u00a0really isn&#8217;t the case &#8211; it&#8217;s a 10 minute bus ride or a\u00a0gentle\u00a020-25 minute walk to town. A\u00a0lot of\u00a0students (including me) cycle around, which is quick (10 mins to town), cheap and good for you! If it&#8217;s particularly windy you will\u00a0rapidly build up good leg muscles, or as I like to\u00a0say, thunder thighs.<\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s worth checking out the city when you come to visit for an Open Day to get a feel for the place, and discover some\u00a0of what is has to offer. If you&#8217;re coming from afar, I&#8217;d definitely recommend planning some extra time here to have a nosy around. It is a very popular destination for tourists\u00a0after all, so you might as well have a bit of a holiday as well as visiting us at the uni!<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here are five things you can do in the city whilst you&#8217;re here, whether you have an afternoon, a day or an entire weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.Visit the Minster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubt about it, the Minster is York&#8217;s most famous landmark. It&#8217;s the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe and there has been a building on the site for about 2000 years, since York&#8217;s earliest days.\u00a0At the moment there&#8217;s an interactive exhibition in the Undercroft &#8211; Revealing York Minster &#8211; which is definitely worth a visit, especially as you can really see how the building developed\u00a0through Roman and Viking times.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1705\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1705 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13934850_10207830738632138_5406209980113493977_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lovely York Minster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2. Wander around the city walls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not a cathedral kind of person (or if you are and you want even more history), you can have a wander around the city walls. They&#8217;ll take a couple of hours to do completely, but it&#8217;s really easy to just walk a section or two and enjoy the view of York. There&#8217;s even\u00a0a cafe nestled in one of the historic &#8220;bars&#8221; (bar is the word for gate). I have spent many a happy afternoon pretending to work and drinking hot chocolate there, in the little turret of the gatehouse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1703\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1703 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13239105_10207223270645818_9083360851890174633_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We made our way around many of York&#8217;s cafes during the revision period<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3. Refresh and refuel\u00a0with a cup of tea and cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love cake? Of course, there&#8217;s the\u00a0infamous Betty&#8217;s, which serves classic afternoon teas with a Yorkshire twist. However, if you&#8217;re pushed for time (and money) then there are hundreds of other lovely independent cafes to try out. From\u00a0cupcakes to brownies, fancy teas to hipster coffees or just a plain old Yorkshire brew, you&#8217;ll definitely find something to quench your thirst and solve those hunger pangs. I&#8217;d recommend starting from the Shambles (the oldest high street in Britain and inspiration for Harry Potter&#8217;s Diagon Alley, just saying) and exploring nearby to see what takes your fancy &#8211; Fossgate, Parliament St and Church St are all good starts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1706\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1706 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/13923875_10209922650693358_703825474794915186_o.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking concerned by the size of my chocolate sundae in the York Cocoa House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>4. Check out the independent shops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In that same area, you&#8217;ll find absolutely loads of little independent shops &#8211; bookshops, bakeries, vintage shops, gift shops, music shops&#8230; you get the idea. It&#8217;s just really nice to wander around and browse, especially if it&#8217;s rainy and you want to hide inside somewhere!<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Chill out in the Museum Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re getting the train and have some time to kill (or even if you&#8217;re not), you could always go to the Museum Gardens which aren&#8217;t far from the station. They&#8217;re lovely to wander around and sit in amongst the old ruins, and in good weather there&#8217;s an ice-cream van there. If it&#8217;s raining, you can shelter\u00a0inside the Yorkshire Museum (after which the gardens are named).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1702\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1702 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/12208549_10205884663661480_4029811482823158388_n.jpg?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Museum Gardens also host Illuminating York, an awesome lights show!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So there we go. Five\u00a0things to do out of many possible more. Everyone I know is proud to live in such a wonderful city which is right on our doorstep &#8211; come and see for yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I cannot emphasise enough about being a student at the University of York is how lucky we are to be living in the beautiful city of York. 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