While on furlough Friends of York Walls volunteer Sally Hauser wrote an article for Yorkshire Life which has just been published on line. The article shares all the insider information you need to know about one of York’s most prominent historical treasures – York’s City Walls.
The online article is copyright to “Great British Life / Yorkshire Life” and is available to read HERE
WOW ! Two Important Milestones – February 2021
On 28th February 2021 “The Friends of York Walls” was ten years old.
So, the Friends of York Walls website is also 10 years old, and by great coincidence, on 20th February 2021, has passed through the 500,000 viewing figure (yes, 1/2 a million hits in 10 years). Hits from all around the world, and to the numerous pages and posts.
More details of the site stats is available HERE
The web page receiving the greatest hits by far is the “Walls Trail – HOME Page” which crashed through the 200,000 barrier at the end of January 2021.
An analysis of the stats over the last ten years gives a good indication of the topics and subjects which have received the most interest and readership.
The twenty associated “Walls Trail Pages” are all high in the hit list, and their order shows just which walls sections have received the most interest (most hits) =
TOP Walls Trail: HOME page
2nd Walls Trail: Introduction and [map 1]
3rd Walls Trail: Overview
4th The Trail: Section 1. Bootham Bar and [map 3 ]
5th The Trail: Section 2. Bootham Bar to Monk Bar
6th The Trail: Section 3. Monk Bar and [map 4]
7th The Trail: Section 11. Micklegate Bar and [map 6]
8th The Trail: Section 4. Monk Bar to the River Foss (Layerthorpe)
9th The Trail: Section 13. The River Ouse & Museum Gardens to Bootham Bar
10th Walls Trail: Glossary, Maps & Credits
11th The Trail: Section 12.Micklegate Bar to the River Ouse (Barker Tower)
12th Walls Trail: Appendix
13th The Trail: Section 7. Walmgate Bar and [map 5]
14th The Trail: Section 10. The River Ouse (Baille Hill) to Micklegate Bar
15th Walls Trail: History & Time Line and [map 2]
16th The Trail: Section 9. Fishergate Postern & Cliffords Tower to River Ouse
17th The Trail: Section 5. along the River Foss to Red Tower
18th The Trail: Section 8. Walmgate Bar to Fishergate Postern
19th The Trail: Red Tower to Walmgate Bar
20th Walls Trail: Contents & Links
Published on 21st February 2021 AF / FOYW
Updated on 28th March 2021 AF
will remain CLOSED during the Covid Lockdown Restrictions. When the situation changes we will consider re-opening FPT to the planned 2021 timetable – but with measures in place to comply with the latest Government Guidelines regarding the safety of our visitors, our volunteers, and members of the general public. Whilst we are closed you can still follow us via our social media sites (linked via the icons at top of page).
are managed by the City of York Council. All of the city walls remain open with signage indicating a ‘one-way’ clockwise system. These restrictions may well be changed if Coronavirus circumstances change.
The Walls will be open daily in a CLOCKWISE direction ONLY. Information about the new one way system, including an “annotated zoomable map” is available at = www.york.gov.uk/CityWalls
BOOTHAM BAR = ENTRY ONLY towards Monk Bar
MONK BAR internal steps = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Bootham Bar direction (except for access to Richard III Museum)
MONK BAR external steps = ENTRY ONLY towards Layerthorpe Bridge
LAYERTHORPE BRIDGE = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Monk Bar direction
RED TOWER = ENTRY ONLY towards Walmgate Bar
WALMGATE BAR north side = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Red Tower direction
WALMGATE BAR south side = ENTRY ONLY towards Fishergate Bar
FISHERGATE BAR east side = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Walmgate Bar direction
FISHERGATE BAR west side = ENTRY ONLY towards Fishergate Postern Tower
FISHERGATE POSTERN TOWER = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Fishergate Bar direction.
BAILE HILL = ENTRY ONLY towards Victoria Bar / Micklegate Bar
VICTORIA BAR = NO ENTRY = EXIT ONLY
MICKLEGATE BAR (SE side) = ENTRY ONLY towards Lendal Bridge (and access to Henry VII Museum)
MICKLEGATE BAR (NW side Bar Lane) = NO ENTRY = EXIT from Victoria Bar / Micklegate Bar
STATION RISE = NO ENTRY = EXIT ONLY
LENDAL BRIDGE / BARKER TOWER = NO ENTRY = EXIT ONLY from Micklegate Bar direction.
NOTE there is NO ENTRY at LENDAL BRIDGE / BARKER TOWER going towards Micklegate Bar.
There are also some restrictions to parts of the walls accessed via The Museum Gardens.
