British visitors voted York Minster one of the Seven Wonders of Britain in 2002. It's not surprising. This enormous and beautiful Gothic cathedral is like nothing else in the UK. It took about 250 years to build -- between 1220 and 1472, but there was probably a Roman Basilica on the site as early as 306 A.D. And that may have been built on top of a Roman fort.
Currently the 600 year old East Front, with a stained glass window as big as a tennis court, is being restored. That window, by the way, is the biggest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world.
Currently the 600 year old East Front, with a stained glass window as big as a tennis court, is being restored. That window, by the way, is the biggest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world.
Yorkshire folk still do afternoon tea the way it should be done - with rich cakes, neat sandwiches and a bottomless teapot. The best place to have afternoon tea after a visit to York Minster is Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms another famous institution in the City of York.