Unlocked Shambles
First trip into York in four months!
Normal life is gradually returning to the city and tourists can be seen walking down the Shambles, old York's most picturesque street.
The Shambles was York's butchers' quarter in medieval times and they displayed their wares on wooden benches called shamels, hence the name of the street. Now the street hosts chocolatiers, taverns, IT businesses as well as the usual tourist gift shops, proving just how adaptable are these old 15th and 16th century buildings.
Unlocked Shambles
First trip into York in four months!
Normal life is gradually returning to the city and tourists can be seen walking down the Shambles, old York's most picturesque street.
The Shambles was York's butchers' quarter in medieval times and they displayed their wares on wooden benches called shamels, hence the name of the street. Now the street hosts chocolatiers, taverns, IT businesses as well as the usual tourist gift shops, proving just how adaptable are these old 15th and 16th century buildings.