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Punch Bowl, Blossom Street

‘Off with his head and set it on York gates; So York may overlook the town of York.’

So said Queen Margaret about Richard, Duke of York, in Shakespeare’s ‘Henry VI’. She got her wish and Richard’s head was so displayed on Micklegate Bar in 1461. Continue reading →

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Scene

At the time of writing, The Scene is York’s newest watering hole. And this place, like the hideously handsome and talented Jonny Wilkinson has got a lot going for it. It seems to house more flat screen HD televisions than … Continue reading →

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Brigantes

If you didn’t know it was there, you’d be forgiven for never getting as far as Brigantes – there could never be a good pub amongst the cheesy, vodka fuelled groping dens of Micklegate, right? Wrong. This wonderful pub, which … Continue reading →

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Rumours

thepubsofyork.com was last in this grade II listed building on a sunny Sunday evening in June. As it sat on the high level beer terrace and watched the sun slowly sink behind York’s Southerly skyline it couldn’t help feeling good … Continue reading →

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Priory

In a street full of tawdry bars (the wonderful ‘Brigantes’ aside) the Priory sits on the middle of Micklegate. Having clearly seen better days, it was known as the ‘Little Coach’ to residents and locals for many years which distinguished … Continue reading →

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Parish

Have you ever seen ‘Megamovers’ on televison? It basically involves American engineers with names like ‘Randy K Stoneburner’ relocating big buildings from one place to another. The buildings in question are quite often put onto the back of huge lorries … Continue reading →

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