York begins the Christmas season this year (2009) with festive late shopping on Thursday 19th November and includes some organized family fun and festivities such as the decoration of a sparkling Christmas tree in St Helen’s Square and an ice sculpture of an angel in St Sampson’s Square.

The most popular event in York’s Christmas calendar, St Nicholas Fayre takes place on the 26th November this year and is then followed on the York event calendar by the annual Festival of Angels which takes place on 12-13 December.

The combination of a colourful programme of events, the nightly ghost walks around York, and the narrow cobbled medieval streets and gothic architecture , and you have undoubtedly an exciting winter season for visitors to enjoy while visiting York.

If you are planning a visit to our wonderful city of York in November then try not to miss St Nicholas Fayre, beginning Thursday 26th November and lasts for 4 days. You will be taken back in time to experience a Victorian market with market traders in full period costume, carol singing, and the delicious smells of roasted chestnuts.

Are you Looking for accomodation for your visit to York? Well you are generally spoilt for choice but you will need to be quick since accommodation is becoming harder to find this year as the numbers of visitors who want to experience York’s medieval festive events increases.

A wide range of accommodation is available in York and the surrounding idyllic countryside, ranging from larger luxurious international chains, elegant private townhouses, modern low budget hotels, and family owned Bed and Breakfasts. Here is a shortlist of a range of accommodation in York:

2 and 3-star B&Bs and Hotels: The Churchill Hotel – 65 Bootham, York YO30 7DQ, England Novotel York Centre – Fishergate, York YO10 4FD, England Hotel 53 – 53 Piccadilly, York YO1 9PL, England

Burn Hall Hotel and Conference Centre – Tollerton Road | Huby, York YO61 1JB, England Premier Inn York Clifton – Shipton Road, York Y030 5PA, England Worsley Arms Hotel – Main Street | Hovingham, York YO62 4LA, England

4-star Hotels: Middlethorpe Hall & Spa – Bishopthorpe Rd, York Y023 2GB, England Royal York Hotel – Grand Victorian Hotel – Station Road | Station Parade, York YO24 1AA, England Hilton York – One Tower Street, York Y01 9WD, England Park Inn York – North Street, York YO1 6JF, England Marriott York Hotel – Tadcaster Road, York YO24 1QQ, England Aldwark Manor – Aldwark, Near Alne, York YO61 1UF, England

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