Essentials:
- What: A huge, four day, open air Christmas market with open air stalls spread across several streets in the city center of York.
- Where:Parliament Street, St Sampson's Square, Kings Square, and Coppergate Square
- Find on a map
- When: End of November, beginning of December (in 2008 - Nov. 27 to 30
- Website:
What to buy:
- Crafts
- Hand made jewellery
- Pottery
- Russian dolls and collectables
- Farm raised game
- local cheeses
- Mulled Wine
- Lots more
And the atmosphere?:
Don't expect any snow, but otherwise it's like a scene out of Dickens. There are carol singers, chestnut roasters, hot chocolate with brandy to drink. And the whole scene glows with holiday lights and flickering candles as England's early winter dusk settles in.
