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A PRETTY UK metropolis has 2 alternatively antithetic claims to fame - with the location of cocoa and a monolithic Viking event.
Hundreds of would-be vikings volition instrumentality to York's past streets passim February half-term erstwhile JORVIK Viking Festival returns for different year.
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Running betwixt February 17 and 23, the festival is the biggest of its benignant successful Europe and volition diagnostic workshops, reenactments, parades, games and a longship.
York's JORVIK Viking Centre was built astir Viking settlements that were unearthed successful the 1970s.
The award-winning attraction is location to a reconstructed colony that visitors walk done connected a monorail and an interactive acquisition wherever kids tin hunt for buried treasure called Dig.
A horde of much than 200 Vikings volition stitchery successful Dean's Park earlier marching done the city's streets to Coppergate.
The parade, which is taking spot connected February 22, is escaped to watch, with respective vantage points on its route.
Vikings walking successful the parade volition past instrumentality portion successful a big of games adjacent to Clifford's Tower astatine the Eye of York.
A history encampment sits astatine the bosom of the festival with its tents of craftspeople and traders taking implicit Parliament Street.
Anyone visiting the tents volition beryllium capable to grip replica armour and weapons.
The Eye of York volition besides big an Evening Spectacular wherever a retelling of a Norse fable featuring a sword that tin ne'er miss its target volition instrumentality place.
Meanwhile, DIG, the sister attraction to the world-famous JORVIK Viking Centre, volition beryllium location to the world's largest fossilised poo.
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Other events astatine the festival see an big crafting station, a crafting structure for kids and a Viking-themed Top Trump's bootcamp.
Gareth Henry of York Archaeology, the charity which organises and funds the Festival, said: "This is our 40th day twelvemonth of JORVIK Viking Festival, and we’re determined that those who travel successful the footsteps of our Norse ancestors volition not beryllium disappointed erstwhile they get here".
York is often called the UK's cocoa superior acknowledgment to its ties to the industry, which day backmost centuries.
Chocolate making began successful the metropolis successful the 18th period erstwhile confectionery elephantine Terry’s was founded successful 1767 and saccharine institution Rowntree’s successful 1862.
The well-loved Yorkie Bar is adjacent named aft the city, with the likes of KitKat and Aero bars inactive being made successful the metropolis to this day.
Because of the city's factories, the aerial successful York volition often odor similar chocolate.
York's Chocolate Story tells the communicative of the Rowntree’s mill that was founded successful York successful 1862.
The guided circuit takes guests done the timeline of chocolate, from its commencement successful Mexico up to the 21st century, portion besides letting you illustration favourites similar Aero and Kit Kat.
One of the city's apical attractions is The York Chocolate Story, which has won praise from holidaymakers acknowledgment to its escaped snacks and interactive games.
Elsewhere successful the UK, enactment has begun connected a caller Viking-themed onshore astatine Paulton's Park.
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Travel adept Trisha Harbord brings you a enactment of the champion things to spot and bash successful 5 walkable cities...
Edinburgh
THE cobbled Royal Mile is 1 of the UK’s astir celebrated streets. Visit the castle connected the elevation past commencement your locomotion to the Scottish Parliament.
You’ll walk St Giles’ Cathedral, Parliament Square, cashmere shops, the celebrated World’s End pub, one-time jailhouse Canongate Tolbooth and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
FREE: The Museum of Childhood with toys and games from crossed generations. Harry Potter fans tin articulation a escaped circuit astir the municipality with stops including the inspiration down Diagon Alley and Voldemort’s grave, spot pottertrail.com.
Cardiff
WALK the walls of the castle. Once a Roman fort, it’s a premix of buildings from each eras and present a Gothic extravaganza.
Visit Victorian and Edwardian buying arcades and halt disconnected astatine Spillers, the oldest grounds store successful the world.
Bute Park is the greenish bosom of the metropolis with earthy play features.
FREE: Try a walking circuit to larn the city’s 2,000-year history, fogosfreetours .com. Visit the National Museum oregon open-air St Fagans to spot craftsmen showing accepted skills.
Newcastle / Gateshead
ENJOY a circular Quayside locomotion from the tilting Gateshead Millennium Bridge, taking successful stunning views from some the Newcastle and Gateshead sides of the River Tyne.
Check retired euphony astatine The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
See the Norman castle and the fantastic science attraction Centre for Life.
FREE: Visit the Discovery Museum and the centre for kids’ books, Seven Stories. Stroll done Leazes Park and Victorian Saltwell Park successful Gateshead, with a lake, play areas, an carnal house, maze and cafe.
Birmingham
THIS metropolis has much canals than Venice, truthful weave your mode done Brindleyplace with its cafes and squares.
It is adjacent to the National Sea Life Centre, with the UK’s lone 360-degree water passageway to spot the marine life.
This twelvemonth marks the 200th day of the first Cadbury shop successful the city, truthful bash sojourn Cadbury World with its caller Chocolate Quest ride.
FREE: Take a escaped household way astir the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to spot Egyptian mummies, and the Staffordshire Hoard Gallery has the biggest postulation of Anglo-Saxon golden ever found.
York
THIS historical hub boasts much attractions per quadrate mile than immoderate different UK city. Step backmost successful clip to observe the 10th period astatine the Jorvik Viking Centre.
Tour the astonishing York Minster cathedral, spot artefacts astatine Dig, a hands-on escapade based connected real-life digs.
York’s Chocolate Story has interactive exhibits, tastings and marque your ain lolly.
FREE: Stroll on York’s historical walls that person protected the metropolis for 2,000 years. Visit the National Railway Museum, afloat of iconic engines.
Manchester
See the world’s largest football collection astatine the National Football Museum, visit Legoland Discovery Centre and ticker 2,000 creatures astatine Sea Life’s underwater world.
FREE: Enjoy the city’s museums, including Manchester Museum, which houses 4.5million objects from archaeology to zoology. Young gamers volition emotion the 150 consoles playing from Mario to Minecraft at the Science and Industry Museum.
THRILL: There’s indoor skydiving astatine iFLY arsenic good arsenic carts connected virtual tracks astatine Chaos Karts.
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