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May 3, 2024
Hiking
Some call the existing city walls "Roman walls" which is a misnomer as very little of the extant stonework is of Roman origin, and the course of the wall has been substantially altered since Roman times.
June 7, 2025
Hiking
With 6 Bars (gatehouses), 8 posterns and 39 towers (not all have survived), you can't come to York and not walk some of the walls, the most scenic parts are the North Corner around the Minster on the north side of the city centre.
Opening times and other notices here: york.gov.uk/york-city-centre/city-walls/3
Maps and descriptions of wall walks here: yorkwalls.org.uk/?page_id=3690
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