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Merchant Adventurers' HallvsYork Minster
Both are rated very highly by experts. On balance, York Minster scores significantly better than Merchant Adventurers' Hall. York Minster comes in at 97 with positive reviews from 4 publications including Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Merchant Adventurers' Hall
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Lonely Planet
Fossgate, York, York YO1 9XD
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Fodor's "Built between 1357 and 1361 by a wealthy medieval guild, this is the largest half-timbered hall in York." Full review
Lonely Planet "Displays in this museum include oil paintings and antique silver, but the building itself is the star. " Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This superb house located below Fossgate and Picadilly Street, near the houses dating back to the Middle Ages, belonged to the Holy Trinity Merchant Adventurers' Guild." Full review
Lonely Planet "York's most impressive semi-timbered building is still owned by the fraternity that built it almost 650 years ago and it is the oldest surviving guildhall of its kind in Britain." Full review
York Minster Lonely Planet Fodor's Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Deangate, York YO1 7HH
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The remarkable York Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in all of Northern Europe, and one of the world's most beautiful Gothic buildings." Full review
Fodor's "Don't miss the exquisite 13th-century Chapter House, the Treasury, the Crypt, and the Undercroft Museum, recently refurbished to include more interactive exhibits." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The interior was built from the 13C-15C and contains the largest collection of medieval stained-glass windows to be seen on a single site in England." Full review
The Telegraph "A Gothic beauty, York Minster is the largest medieval cathedral in Northern Europe." Full review
Atlas Obscura "This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them. " Full review
Atlas Obscura "Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home. " Full review
Frommer's "The central tower is lantern shaped in the Perpendicular style; on a clear day the fit can climb its stone spiral staircase for panoramic views, at an extra charge. " Full review
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Don't miss the medieval stained glass, or, in the Undercroft beneath the central tower
