Historic York - A Guided Tour Through A Beautiful City The Shambles Picture Of The Shambles


Upon reaching the end of College Street we cross the road into Goodramgate and the centre of medieval York.

Picture of Our Ladies Row A little further down the street we turn right into Our Ladies Row, past some of the oldest surviving buildings in England and on to the ancient and wonderfully peaceful Holy Trinity Church.

After retracing our steps we continue along Goodramgate to King's Square.


Ahead of us is Church Street, formerly known as Girdlergate, when it served as the belt-makers district. Continuing across the square, to our left is Colliergate, the charcoal dealers street, to our right, The Shambles, one of York's most famous attractions.

Picture of Whoop-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate street sign
At the end of the Shambles, before reaching the main road, we turn left down a small alley to the intriguingly named Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, the shortest street in the city.

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