Historic York - A Guided Tour Of A Beautiful City

Rejoining Tower Street, we continue along the line of the river Ouse and turn right into St Georges Field.

Walking across the grass to the base of Skeldergate Bridge we climb a short flight of stone steps to the street.

To our left is Castle Mills Bridge and the massive Fishergate Postern defensive emplacement. Behind Castle Mills Bridge which spans the River Foss, is a flood barrier to control the amount of water flowing from the Foss to the Ouse (the two rivers meet a few hundred yards below Skeldergate Bridge.)

We turn on to Skeldergate Bridge passing an old toll house - the bridge was declared free of tolls in 1914.

There are beautiful views both up and down the river with a particularly fine view of the Ouse Bridge to your right.

Upon reaching the opposite bank we cross the road and find ourselves at the end of another section of the city wall with a mound called Baile Hill rising beyond it.

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Rejoining Tower Street, we continue along the line of the river Ouse and turn right into St Georges Field. Walking across the grass to the base of Skeldergate Bridge we climb a short flight of stone steps to the street. To our left is Castle Mills Bridge and the massive Fishergate Postern defensive emplacement. Behind Castle Mills Bridge which spans the River Foss, is a flood barrier to control the amount of water flowing from the Foss to the Ouse (the two rivers meet a few hundred yards below Skeldergate Bridge.)		We turn on to Skeldergate Bridge passing an old toll house - the bridge was declared free of tolls in 1914. There are beautiful views both up and down the river with a particularly fine view of the Ouse Bridge to your right. Upon reaching the opposite bank we cross the road and find ourselves at the end of another section of the city wall with a mound called Baile Hill rising beyond it.