York tops national magazine’s ‘best places to visit in the UK’

New year, new accolade.

As everyone’s thoughts turn to holidays, one national magazine has published its lists of 19 of the best places to visit in the UK – and York is number one.

Complemented by a picture of Shambles, the magazine says:

• Picture-perfect from practically every angle, York is what you’d envisage when you think of a postcard English city.

  Surrounded by medieval walls, but with modern touches from shops and restaurants, York is the perfect mixture of history and contemporary sights – plus the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors are nearby.
  

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It is the latest in a long line of accolades for York.

The city was named ‘the best place to live’ in 2018 in the Sunday Times.

Last July, it was found to be the happiest city in the north.

And two months later York was named ‘Best UK City’ in a poll of 75K people carried out by Luxury Lifestyle Magazine.