Yorkshire is exalted for it's past and hospitality and you will spot both in excess in the angelic borough of York. The Romans were answerable for building the roads, the Saxons set-up villages and fields and the Normans left their mark in the form of amazing and unique architecture. This wasn't always easy for the people of York and has perchance encouraged to make them the resilient and positive humans they are nowadays.

Named after the Treasurer of York Minster and produced over a Roman road, the Treasurer's House and Garden is not all that it seems. Join a ghostly myth trip and learn why the eccentric Yorkshireman Frank Green threatened to return to haunt Treasurer's house if any of his furniture was ever removed or a circuit of the cellar where ghostly Roman soldiers have been seen marching on the bygone road running through the house. Once you show recovered your nerve, a pop in to the award-winning tearoom is highly recommended. Pleasant Edwardian-style breakfasts, high teas and suppers are served in a relaxed and peaceful environment.

The Eden Camp contempo history Theme Museum situated on the junction of he A64 and A169 approximately half convention between York and Scarborough is well worth a drop in. Housed within an original Prisoner of War camp, you will experience the sights, sounds and even smells of life on both the home front and front line during World War Two. Overflowing catering facilities, a bar and gift shop are on site and it will be an eye-popping and educational day out for the family. Eden Camp is open seven days a week from 10 am to 5 pm and it is suggested that at minimum four hours is allowed for a packed drop in to the six acre site. The Ryedale Folk Museum at Hutton-le-Hole, York celebrates the rich heirship of North Yorkshire from the Iron Age roundhouse to the 1950's Post Office and is also a fantastical day out for all ages.

Forget one-convention systems, extortionate parking charges and tedious traffic jams! Head for Monks Cross Shopping Park or Clifton Moor Retail Park, both easily accessible from the A1237 York Outer Ring Road. Every one of major High Street stores are represented there, including Marks & Spencer, Boots, Monsoon, Clarks, Top Shop, New Look, Next, River Island, W H Smith, BHS, PC World, Dunelm Mill, Wilkinson's, Wickes, Tesco's, Matalan, Roseby's, Pets at Home and Argos. There are also numerous restaurants, cafes, diversion complexes and fitness centres to select from. Thousands of free parking bays and late night shopping will help to make a trip to Monks Cross or Clifton Moor a entertainment and fruitful experience for the whole family.

If you are concerned about parking problems or traffic jams in the city centre, why not consider using one of the legions Park & Ride settings that York has to offer - Rawcliffe drinking house (Clifton Moor), Monks Cross (Huntington), Grimston drinking house (Hull Road), Askham public house (Tadcaster Road) or McArthur Glen Designer Outlet. The seaside city of Scarborough also has legions Park & Ride opportunities and promotes high splendid buses operating every 12 minutes to the seafront and city centre in less than 15 minutes.

York is the perfect blend of bygone and new. It is a safe neighborhood for pensioners, a festivity urban place for students, a fascinating trip for historians and a paradise for shoppers.