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    York in Top 10 of places to visit before you die

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    Post by betty swollocks Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 8:55

    York in Top 10 of places to visit before you die
    YORK has been voted one of the UK’s top cities to see before you die.


    The city came seventh in a so-called “bucket list” of British
    destinations that people would like to visit during their lifetime.


    The poll, conducted by hotel company Travelodge, put York ahead of
    Welsh capital Cardiff and fellow northern cities Newcastle and
    Manchester.


    Travelodge said the findings revealed Britons were “traditionalists at
    heart”, with all the top ten cities being renowned for their wealth of
    history, culture and architecture.


    Gillian Cruddas, chief executive of Visit York, said York was “undoubtedly a must-see city” to visit in the UK.


    “As well as an extensive variety of things to see and do, world-class
    museums, quality theatres, a rich food and drink culture as a top
    ‘foodie’ destination, popular festivals and stunning
    architecture, York also has an excellent collection of exclusive
    hidden gems that you won’t find anywhere else,” she said.


    “The city is home to the largest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps;
    visitors can walk along what is believed to be the oldest shopping
    street in Europe in Shambles; we have one of the
    best-preserved medieval guildhalls in Europe; the largest Railway
    Museum in the world with the only Japanese Bullet train outside of
    Japan; and we’re also home to the oldest convent in England –
    and the list could go on.”




    The city most Britons want to visit before they “kick the bucket” is
    London, followed by Edinburgh and Bath. York also came in behind Oxford,
    Canterbury and Liverpool.


    Coun Sonja Crisp, City of York Council’s
    cabinet member for Leisure, Culture and Social Inclusion
    said: “In 2012, York is delighted to be welcoming the Queen, the
    Olympic Torch and the Paralympic Flame, so Travelodge customers will
    find themselves in distinguished company.












    “While York is in the Lonely Planet’s top 200 places to live in the
    world, in 2011 Bing users voted it Britain’s most beautiful city and the
    place where most people want to live.


    “However, the city is not just about spectacular gothic cathedrals and
    pretty medieval streets: it supports 80,000 jobs and contributes £3bn
    to the national economy; it has two universities and
    cutting-edge industries in bioscience, low carbon and creative media
    industries.”
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    Post by Mermaid Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 9:50

    very good. I loved York
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    Post by Topdog Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 9:57

    Lovely City, well worth the placing.
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    Post by betty swollocks Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 10:09

    "The city most Britons want to visit before they “kick the bucket” is
    London, followed by Edinburgh and Bath. York also came in behind Oxford,
    Canterbury and Liverpool."

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    Post by Blyth Spirit Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 10:12

    London, nah not be full of southerns & foreigners !.  York in Top 10 of places to visit before you die 3707059870
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    Post by Mcqueen Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 11:05

    We go twice a year at least, Never get fed up of the place, Needs to be warm though, Nothing worse than freezing your nads off, We take the train or camp on Rowntree for the weekend, I could live there,
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    Post by Topdog Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 13:44

    Blyth Spirit wrote:London, nah not be full of southerns & foreigners !.  York in Top 10 of places to visit before you die 3707059870
    NOT LIKE lIVERPOOL, LEEDS, EDINBURGH, NEWCASTLE AND MANCHESTER THEN.
    In fact London probably has less Southerners than most of those cities. Probably has more Northern Nancies though.
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    Post by Gypsy Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 14:07

    betty swollocks wrote:"The city most Britons want to visit before they “kick the bucket” is
    London, followed by Edinburgh and Bath. York also came in behind Oxford,
    Canterbury and Liverpool."

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    I can agree with London as people think it is 'special' little do they know until they have been there, the rest are OK, but Bath and Caterbury Nah!!
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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 9 Mar 2012 - 16:08

    betty swollocks wrote:"The city most Britons want to visit before they “kick the bucket” is
    London, followed by Edinburgh and Bath. York also came in behind Oxford,
    Canterbury and Liverpool."

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    Only ones I haven't been to are Liverpool and Oxford.
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    Post by betty swollocks Sat 10 Mar 2012 - 8:49

    The Lone Ranger wrote:
    betty swollocks wrote:"The city most Britons want to visit before they “kick the bucket” is
    London, followed by Edinburgh and Bath. York also came in behind Oxford,
    Canterbury and Liverpool."

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    Only ones I haven't been to are Liverpool and Oxford.




    Don't think you have missed a lot.  York in Top 10 of places to visit before you die 294053457
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    Post by Topdog Sat 10 Mar 2012 - 10:05

    Liverpool center is quite good, plenty to see.
    I quite like Bath, lovely along the River.
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    Post by betty swollocks Sat 10 Mar 2012 - 10:13

    Topdog wrote:Liverpool center is quite good, plenty to see.
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    Never been in the centre but the other places I have been too have been memorable for the wrong reasons, bit like Leicester .
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    Post by betty swollocks Sat 10 Mar 2012 - 10:18

    Mcqueen wrote:We go twice a year at least, Never get fed up of the place, Needs to be warm though, Nothing worse than freezing your nads off, We take the train or camp on Rowntree for the weekend, I could live there,

    I like Hebdon bridge as a town but weird feckers that live there - to much herbal tobacco smoked I think .
    beautiful setting and some nice walks near by , lived there for a while and loved walking down the tow path of the canal.

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