HOW
TO GET HERE:
By Rail:
York is on the main
East Coast Inter-City route.
Trains come to York
from just about every corner of the country. Rail is usually the
quickest way to get here. York is less than two hours from London,
Manchester or Edinburgh. There's even a direct train from Penzance!
Bishopthorpe is a 10-minute, £5 taxi ride (or £1 bus ride) from York
station.
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St. Andrew's Church in the autumn
mist | By Road: From the
A1/M1, follow signs for the A64 to York. Stay on the A64 until you
see the sign for Bishopthorpe - there is only one. The same applies
from the east; stay on the A64 following signs for Leeds, until you
see the sign for Bishopthorpe. There is only
one.
By Air or Sea:
Leeds/Bradford Airport is about 30 minutes
drive from here. Manchester is about 2 hours by train and taxi,
slightly quicker by road. Hull's Air and Sea ports are an hour away.
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WHY SHOULD YOU
WANT TO GET HERE?
![]() Because there's a
lovely village atmosphere here.
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We're close to
the wonderful City of York and even closer to its race-course;
and with the Dales and the Moors not far away there's some
marvellous scenery within easy reach.
Bishopthorpe has
good local facilities: a late-night Co-op, post office, a
really good butcher, another late-night shop and a building
society agent. Tesco's is just up the road. There's also a
chemist, a couple of camp-sites, a florist, a fruit'n'veg
shop, three great pubs, a good Cantonese restaurant and lots
of hair-dressers!
And there's lots
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