The York Pass - A Good Travel Deal for York Visitors

A lot of cities offer city passes with discount and free admission to some or all of their attractions. The trouble with most is that you really have to run around to make the pass worthwhile.

I like the York Pass because York, England - with its Medieval, Viking and Roman history - is a compact walled city, small enough to allow visitors to get their money's worth from the pass, making it a good travel deal. A one day, individual York Pass costs about £21, for example, and you could conceivably visit about £35 worth of attractions without much strain.

The York Pass includes free entry to 28 visitor attractions - museums, castles, cathedrals, abbeys, breweries, galleries and tours in or near York. Some of Yorkshire's most famous landmarks are included:

• York Minster
• Castle Howard
• Rievaulx Abbey
• Black Sheep Brewery
• York Castle Museum
• York Dungeon
• Yorkshire Museum

The pass can also be used for discounts to other popular family and visitor attractions such as:

• Jorvik
• Dig
• City Sightseeing Tours
• National Railway Museum

Restaurant and rental car discounts are also part of the York Pass program.

The York Pass can be purchased online for one, two or three days, for:

• Adults
• Children 5 to 15

Family passes, only available from York Information Centres, can be purchased for two adults and:

• Two children
• Three children
• Four children.
• Five children

York Passes can be purchased online:

Buy a York Pass Direct

Or in person from these York Visitor Information Centres:

• De Grey Rooms Visitor Information Centre, Exhibition Square, opposite the York City Art Gallery
• York Railway Station Visitor Information Centre