See & do · Landmarks & architecture
The Shambles
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14th-century timber-framed structures overhang this landmark road, once home to many butcher shops.via Google
A remarkably preserved medieval street with overhanging timber-framed buildings that almost touch across the lane.
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- Free, best visited at dawn to avoid the crowds.
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It's nice to walk down at night when there's nobody there. Great to see all the quirky little shops and taverns there
Medieval part of York with traditional homes and a lively market. It gets extremely busy during the day here, so I recommend going either early or late to avoid the crowds. It’s quite hard to walk past with the crowds and photos look bad with all the people in the background.
A medieval street in York city near the minster gets very busy
What a Fanastic vist we had, food was tremendous cant wait to go again
It’s a really cute street to walk but, to be fair, if Harry Potter weren’t this famous, this place wouldn’t be this popular. Not much to see. It is very crowded during the day, so I would suggest coming very early in the morning o in the evening (but the shops will not be open.)