Fairfax Corner - eco friendly holidays in the historic city of York Saturday, July 30, 2005 City of York York is one of Britain’s three Heritage Cities, along with Bath and Edinburgh. It’s set in the heart of Yorkshire with a huge variety of places to go, but York itself deserves your time: it’s one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world.  From the Roman invasion of Britain until the industrial revolution, York was the most important city in the north of England.  Its Minster is the largest cathedral in Europe north of the Alps.  The huge stone city walls enclose narrow cobbled streets and a wealth of historical sites as well as a wide variety of shops, pubs, museums, cafes and restaurants. York is a place to walk.  We never tire of walking around the city either on the walls, beside the river, or through the streets, pausing over views from the bridges.  There are many ‘snickelways’ or alleyways to explore, and lots of hostelries and cafes nestled in corners.  Museums abound, including the National Railway Museum .     York is a place to walk.  We never tire of walking around the city either on the walls, beside the river, or through the streets, pausing over views from the bridges.  There are many ‘snickelways’ or alleyways to explore, and lots of hostelries and cafes nestled in corners.  Museums abound, including the National Railway Museum . Bishophill is a prime location in the centre: an elevated residential enclave within the famous city walls and about 7-15 minutes walk from the rail station, Minster, theatres, cinema, Clifford’s Tower and other attractions.  It is central but surprisingly quiet as it has no through-traffic and the walls provide shelter.  Fairfax Corner is a former Victorian corner shop looking directly onto the ‘moat’ - a grassy bank beside the walls.  The house is 2 minutes walk from Micklegate with its bookshops, Blake Head vegetarian café, and restaurants.  There is a very useful parade of shops in Bishopthorpe Road, 2 minutes away, and several of York’s cosiest  traditional pubs are nearby.       Site design by cdd-uk.com