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National Centre for Early Music, in the medieval Church of St Margaret and home of the York Early Music Festival; National Railway Museum; River Ouse, with boat rides and crossed by several bridges; St George's York; The Shambles, York's best-preserved medieval street; The Snickelways, a collection of narrow streets and passages; Treasurer's ...
[129] [130] York is the headquarters of the confectionery manufacturer Nestlé York (formerly Nestlé Rowntrees) and home to the KitKat and eponymous Yorkie bar chocolate brands. Terry's chocolate factory, makers of the Chocolate Orange , was located in the city; but it closed on 30 September 2005, when production was moved by its owners, Kraft ...
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York's squares are: St Sampson's Square, the old market square at the head of Parliament Street; St Helen's Square, anchored by York Mansion House and St Helen's Church on opposing ends of the square, it also links to York Guildhall which is behind the mansion house overlooking the River Ouse; King's Square, anchored by York's Chocolate Story;
In the 2017 Condé Nast Traveler survey of readers, York rated 12th among The 15 Best Cities in the UK for visitors. [ 10 ] A 2014 report, based on 2012 data, [ 11 ] stated that the city receives 6.9 million visitors annually; they contribute £564 million to the economy and support over 19,000 jobs.
Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in 'time capsule' carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by York Archaeological Trust and opened in 1984.
The National Railway Museum was established on its present site, the former York North locomotive depot, in 1975, when it took over the former British Railways collection located in Clapham and the York Railway Museum located off Queen Street, immediately to the southeast of the railway station; [9] since then, the collection has continued to grow.
Tourists at Buckingham Palace A tourist stall selling various London and United Kingdom related souvenirs on the edge of Trafalgar Square on the Strand. Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP.