York city walls, Medieval defense walls in York, England
The city walls extend for 3.4 kilometers around the old town center of York, featuring four main gates and multiple towers along their circuit.
The first fortifications were built by Romans in 71 AD, while the current limestone walls date from the 12th to 14th centuries with Victorian renovations.
Each of the four main gates, called bars, represents different architectural periods and served as entry control points for merchants entering York.
Visitors can walk the walls daily from 8:00 AM until dusk, accessing them through multiple entry points near Lendal Bridge and Bishopgate Street.
The walls include the Walmgate Bar, which contains England's only remaining barbican on a town gate, complete with its original portcullis mechanism.
Location: City of York
GPS coordinates: 53.95530,-1.08100
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:19
York Castle
88 m
York Crown Court
114 m
York Debtor's Prison
140 m
Tower Street drill hall
99 m
York Magistrates' Court
124 m
Castlegate House And Attached Railings
158 m
9, Tower Place
41 m
Skeldergate House Hotel
170 m
York Army Museum
115 m
Skeldergate Bridge
99 m
City walls attached to Tower Place
0 m
Clifford's Tower
92 m
55, Skeldergate
168 m
1 to 3 Friars Terrace, including 8 Peckitt Street, and attached gates and railings
68 m
29, Castlegate
170 m
51, Skeldergate
153 m
52, Skeldergate
162 m
Numbers 3 and 4 Tower Street and gates and railings attached to front
99 m
31, Castlegate
166 m
13 and 14, Tower Street
19 m
Numbers 1-5 South Esplanade and gates and railings
40 m
11 And 12, Tower Street
26 m
8, 9, 10, 10A and B, Tower Street
50 m
6 And 7, Tower Street
59 m
19 and 21, Clifford Street
148 m
Baile Hill Tower
172 m
Bonding Warehouse
113 m
Yorkshire Regiment Boer War Memorial
103 mReviews
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