CPA 2008 location: York, UK
Founded in 1963, the University of York has grown to
11 000 undergraduates in some 30 departments, still small by UK
standards. The Campus is a 200-acre site, formerly the grounds of
Heslington Hall, the sixteenth-century home of Thomas Eynns,
Secretary and Keeper of the Seal to the Council of the North. Now
the administrative centre of the University, it retains
Elizabethan towers and courtyard and the recently-restored great
hall ceiling.
Information about York
Detailed instructions for getting to York are
available from the
York
Marriott Hotel website. Alternatively, Transport Direct offers a comprehensive journey planner for
mainland Britain. Multimap provides an online map of the City of York.
There is parking available at the hotel. Information on other parking
in York is available at http://www.york.gov.uk/parking/parkingmap.html.
Public transport
York city centre is quite small, and the easiest way to see the sights
is by foot. There is a frequent bus service from the city centre to
the Marriott Hotel. The local tourist information service
provides comprehensive information on travelling in and to York.
The hotel is on Tadcaster Road, and is served by First Bus numbers
4 (ftr) and 12 (from the Railway Station) and 13 (from the City
Centre). For further information on bus services, see
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/yorkhumber/york/map/index.php
for city maps, and
http://www.york.gov.uk/transport/Parking/Park_and_Ride/1Askham_Bar1/
for park-and-ride information.
The hotel is about a 15-minute walk from York Railway Station.
York has been a railway city since rail travel began. You can take a
train to any major city in mainland Britain, or you can take the
scenic line to Scarborough, one of the first seaside resorts.
What to see
York packs a lot of attractions in to a small area. If you are
spending time sightseeing, it is worth looking at the York Pass, which gives free
entry to various places in the city. For information on the many ways
to pass time in York, visit the tourist web site.
Here we just propose two iconic attractions, separated by a mass of
mediaeval streets provide shopping, cafes, pubs, and a daily open-air
market.
York Minster is top of everyone's list. The finest, and largest
Gothic cathedral in northern Europe dominates the York skyline. The
tower gives dramatic views over the surrounding area, whilst the crypt
preserves foundations of Roman and Norman buildings, as well as
showing the lengths to which twentieth-century engineers had to go to
keep the Minster standing.
The Jorvik Centre, under the Coppergate Square shops, provides a
fascinating glimpse at Viking York, with reconstructions based
directly on the finds of the excavation that preceded construction of Coppergate Square.
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