If you have a SmartPhone or a Tablet then look out for the small A6 size QR cards which can be found at strategic Wall-Walk access places around the York’s City Walls Trail. These QR cards are located on the existing large A1 Information Panels at :-
Bootham Bar (bottom of the steps)
Monk Bar (under the bar’s arch)
Layerthorpe Bridge (bottom of the steps)
Red Tower (on the tower wall)
Walmgate Bar (bottom of the steps)
Fishergate Bar (bottom of the steps)
Fishergate Postern Tower (on the tower wall)
Tower Gardens (opposite Clifford’s Tower)
Baile Hill (part way up the steps)
Victoria Bar (road outside the bar)
Micklegate Bar (2) (outer wall at side of bar + bar’s inner wall)
Barker Tower (wall at start of elevated wall-walk)
Multangular Tower (inside Multangular Tower area)
Scan the QR codes to get links to the Friends of York Walls “City Walls Trail” web pages which are relevant to the location you are at. Links are provided to the on-line Wall Trail – Introduction, Overview, Here, Next and Previous trail sections, and include maps, text, and numerous pictures.
If you don’t have a SmartPhone or a Tablet don’t worry -you can still buy the book “A Walking Guide to York’s City Walls” by Simon Mattam ISBN978-0-9929002-0-5. Available at bookshops, Visit York, etc., and on-line.
Start your journey around York’s City Walls HERE
You can also get the full list of QR codes and their links HERE
Updated 10/06/2021 AF
