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Mansion House

St. Helen's Sq., YO1 8QW, England
44-1904-552012
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Ranked #46 of 124 attractions in York
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Description: The official residence of the Lord Mayor of York features the significant civic plate and silver collection.
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York, United Kingdom
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

A small group of us took a night photography course on The Mansion House roof. Access was through the Mayor's bedroom window! These small courses run twice a year and are well worth it for the view. I think this is the only occasion you can get up there. More

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staffordshire
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Having visited lots of the other 'old house' attractions in York this was the last one during our trip and was the one that we probably enjoyed the most. You can only visit at set times to be shown around by a guide. Our guide was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of information about the house,... More

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York, United Kingdom
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 August 2011

staff not to sure of what they say the mansion house lord mayors home great big building in the court yard behind the guild hall plenty of steps should be free plenty of history though More

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York
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2010
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For £5 my fiancé and I took a tour of the Mansion House in York. It was a Saturday afternoon but there were only a few people on the tour. The guide was reading directly off some print outs and when asked by other tour members what things were, she didn't have a clue. I think attention to detail is... More

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