York Minster
The cathedral of York and seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England. One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in northern Europe, it holds a vast collection of medieval stained glass, including the Great East Window.
- Where
- York, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 53.9619, -1.0819
Get the York Minster stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at York Minster. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near York Minster
The Shambles 0.3 km
A narrow medieval street in York whose timber-framed buildings, some from the 14th century, lean out over the cobbles on jettied upper floors. Once called the Great Flesh Shambles, it was a butchers' street, with 31 butchers' shops as late as 1885 and none today.
National Railway Museum 1.1 km
Britain's national museum of rail transport, part of the Science Museum Group. Its halls hold Mallard, Duchess of Hamilton, a Stirling Single and a Japanese bullet train, and it was named European Museum of the Year in 2001.
Castle Howard 21 km
A grand country house about 24 km north of York, home to the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years. It stood in for Brideshead in the 1981 television series Brideshead Revisited and again in the 2008 film.
Fountains Abbey 37 km
The ruins of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 near Ripon, which grew into one of the wealthiest in England before it was dissolved in 1539. Its roofless church and cloisters now stand within Studley Royal, an 18th-century landscaped garden.
Saltaire 48 km
A Victorian model village built by the mill owner Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871, so his workers could live away from the slums of Bradford. Its great mill, which stopped spinning in 1986, now holds an art gallery and restaurants beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Yorkshire Dales 74 km
A series of valleys cut into the Pennines, mostly in North Yorkshire, crossed by dry stone walls and dotted with field barns. Most of the dales lie within a national park created in 1954, and all are within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire.
Peak District 83 km
An upland at the southern end of the Pennines, mostly in Derbyshire, divided between the gritstone moors of the Dark Peak and the limestone dales of the White Peak. Most of it became Britain's first national park in 1951, and Kinder Scout is its highest point.
Chatsworth House 89 km
The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, held by the Cavendish family since 1549, on the east bank of the River Derwent near Bakewell. The house stands in parkland backed by wooded hills that climb to heather moorland.
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Questions
Where is York Minster?
York Minster is in York, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are The Shambles (0.3 km), National Railway Museum (1.1 km), Castle Howard (21 km).
How do I get the York Minster stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at York Minster and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to York Minster before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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