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Walmgate Bar

Yorkshire And The Humber

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Walmgate Bar

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Walmgate Bar

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Location: York, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Franzl wandert 🥾

June 27, 2023

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The Walmgate Bar is one of York's medieval city gates. It still has an upstream kennel. Inside there is a beautiful café (Gatehouse Coffee) with seating on different floors and on various parts of the wall, really great and quaint. 👍

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RichD

June 3, 2025

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Along with The Norman House near Stonegate, this is probably one of the oldest surviving buildings in York, and is the only Bar with its Barbican intact. Walmgate Bar consists …

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: York, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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