About York
Imagine a city with Roman roots and a Viking past, where ancient walls surround contemporary independent shops and vibrant eateries and there’s a festival for every month of the year. Welcome to York - the Original City Adventure!
Perfectly placed half-way between London and Edinburgh and with the glorious Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Wolds right on the doorstep, York is unlike any other English city. There’s thirty world-class museums you can explore, the best racecourse in the country and a thriving cultural scene, not forgetting, York is voted the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times. So, what are you waiting for?
The best nightlife venues centre around the main street in York, Micklegate houses the best pubs and bars around. Being in the north you'll find York is fantastically friendly and generally a decent all-round destination for stags. There are loads of things for you to do during the day as the great outdoors is never far away, so York naturally lends itself to some top adventure activities such as paintball and quad biking.
If though the thought of some adrenaline inducing activity is too strenuous for your stag party then there is plenty more to keep you occupied on the stag do in York. The city has loads of great beer gardens, inns overlooking the River Ouse as well as some top restaurants. At night you can choose from a laid-back evening of drinking, or the Micklegate area steps up at night time if you're looking for some serious clubs and decent bars, from retro 80s to the latest spots there’s something for every group. Your gang will love your York Stag Do Weekend, and you'll make some great memories together!
Getting to York
Planning your journey can be the most stressful part of a trip away, but if you’re planning on visiting York you have nothing to worry about!
Getting to York couldn’t be simpler. York is ideally positioned in the heart of the country with direct rail links bringing you from London, Edinburgh and Manchester in around 2 hours. Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds/Bradford airports are all within easy reach and the ports of Hull and Newcastle are both within a two-hour drive. Enjoying the benefits of excellent rail and motorway networks, York is undoubtedly one of the most easily accessible cities in the UK.
By Train
Getting to York by train is both easy and great value for money. LNER and Grand Central will bring you to York in under two hours, while Edinburgh is only two and a half hours away. There are direct services from Birmingham and the South West and additionally, TransPennine Express runs direct train services from Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. Booking your tickets direct with the train company is always the best choice, and often results in great savings on advance train fares.
By Road
Situated midway between Edinburgh and London, just 20 minutes from the M1/M62 motorway network, York is within comfortable driving times of most regions in the UK.
By Air
York is in easy travelling distance of 4 international airports - Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Humberside and Robin Hood Doncaster/Sheffield.
York is easy to get to from Leeds Bradford International Airport. All you have to do is take the 757 bus from Leeds-Bradford airport and go to the Leeds train station where you can find frequent trains to York.
From Manchester International Airport, TransPennine trains provide the city with a direct round the clock link.
