Local Information

York is a historic walled city known for its many tourist attractions such as York Minster, The Jorvik Viking Centre, National Railway Museum, The Yorkshire Wheel and York Castle Museum and attracts thousands of tourists from both home and abroad each year.

It is also a city housing many large employers including MOD (both RAF and Army), MAFF, Local Government, Hospitals, Universities, Colleges and Factories etc.

It has easy access to the A1 providing direct links to the M1 and M62.

The European ferry crossings from Hull are only 1 hours drive away.

The coastal resorts of Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington are approximately 1 hours drive away.<