York Minster Enterprises Reviews

Great for historical visit and tour guide was excellent at engaging students of mixed interest in religious/architectural history

A wonderful holy place in the historic city of York. Gothic architecture at it's best, however, it is undergoing significant repair work at present. It is obviously not a cheap building to run as the cost of the overall administration and ongoing repair and maintenance work is clearly significant but never comfortable about paying a set charge for visiting a religious building. Much more comfortable at making an appropriate donation.

Closes pretty early otherwise the architecture is spectacular and worth the visit.

What an amazing building , it is expensive for entry but you can forgive the price for the amazing views and the upkeep of one of the best buildings in britain. Would recommend going at of peak times as it can get busy with tourist .

It may be good architecture but does it inspire us to live closer to God. ?

The most beautiful medieval stained glass in Britain.

Wow what a massive and stunning place. So much to see and take in. We were in there some time. The smells, sounds, stone and wood work. Every inch is decorated with beauty.

Historically significant and beautiful. A great tourist attraction. Must see if in York.

From the outside wonderful church, from the inside I was a bit disappointed. Maybe it was just the scaffolding in the middle of the church to restore the organ. I think the entrance fee is correct, as it costs a lot of money to maintain such a building

Well worth a visit tour guides are doing such a great job.

Magnificent and majestic from the outside, be sure to walk around the whole structure. Free! and you can see it from everywhere.

Now - to go in, it is free - up to a well manned roped off area which is for paying guests, only. I get it, someone has to pay the electric bill and so forth. If you are WAY into churchy architecture - go in and do the right thing (pay). if not - look up, and go back out.

Evensong is a treat if you are around for it - be sure to put some coins in the kitty for that, too.

A truly remarkable ecclesiastical building that's well worth a visit. Amazing detailed stone masonry and a very thought provoking place. This structure has seen so much history and survived the eons that it's one of those places that we should all visit at least once in our lives.

I first visited this fantastic house of God when I was a young child......the view from the top of the central tower was incredible......easily 40 miles

Just love the architecture and the idea that, whenever it was build there wasn't a JCB to be seen! Lovely, lovely place.

Insanely beautiful and well preserved cathedral. The pipe organ sounded out of this world.

Gothic medieval cathedral with excellent stained glass windows, it has an impressive tower

A very impressive cathedral. On our first visit, my son, who was five at the time, really enjoyed the activity back pack they loan out - which contained: binoculars, a torch, a magnifying glass, and loads more. It definitely made the visit more interesting for him. The only downside is it costs to enter, but the tickets do last for 12 months.

The minster is very nice, beautiful in fact well worth a look. The history with the building is fascinating, but the cost to enter just does not compute.

So beautiful to see from the outside, even more beautiful inside

Amazing place. This is my second visit in 10 years and I still find the inside of the cathedral very beautiful. Loads of history and it is worth it to take the guided tour, so much to learn and take in

Beautiful and respectable. Heavy with fantastic memories.

Gorgeous and my husband and u went up on the tower was stunning

Amazing architecture but too costly to go in. Price is ridiculous and disappointed as we decided we wouldn't pay it. It should belong to the people as it is a church. Great to look at though but should be more accessible. Especially for children and families. Too over priced and what a shame as it's our country s history so why can't we go in

Pre booked tickets are required. These are checked on entry and the one-way system in part of the minster is explained. The tower and the majority of the undercroft remain closed. There are guides walking around in the building and they provide an abundance of information and explanation.

A beautiful place to visit.
It was perfectly accessible for all the visit. There are the occasional steps but the staff are on hand to help you find another way round. We were lucky enough to have help from a volunteer who showed us round and gave us an insight in to the history of the minster.

The only downside was the lack of accessibility to the outer parts of the minster. However it is expected that such a historical building will have some challenges

For anyone on their feet or in a wheelchair it is a great visit and very interactive

Worth the admission for the guided tour, and pay a little extra for the tower tour but take a fresh pair of lungs and legs.

For a quick view the entrance fee is expensive. My opinion anyway. I passed.

Didnt exactly go inside but it is a wonderful looking building.

I have been to most of Britain's great cathedrals and York Minster is by far my favourite, a must visit when in York.

Beautiful. Gothic style, it has enormous beauty. Incredible volume of tourists in York. It is worth visiting in any case.

Spectacular. Just consider who built this, where the materiel came from and how did they design this...hundreds of years ago!

Breathtakingly big.
But I did not see it to pay admission. Why do I pay church tax?

Very impressive building and grounds, with a lot of history. Did not actually go inside due to time constraints, but planning to do this on a future visit.

Only looked on outside due to the cost of going inside 11.00 pounds per person a bit expensive

More than 10 pounds to go in and have a quick look is a rip off.

Well I only did the tower challenge not for the faint of heart and weak of knee but worth it for the view there's a bit of restoration going on inside but still nice to look around

Grand cathedral! It is one of the most beautiful cathedrals I have visited. I really liked the visit on top of one of the towers

Exceptional example of its kind with remarkable condition features - well worth a visit

Beautiful outside although didn't visit inside apart from quick view as tickets are 11pounds

Visited the cathedral a long time ago beautiful in and out l was able walk to the top at the viewing area spectacular

Amazing what they did back then and just shows we not progressed far now adays

Beautiful place and highly recommended if you've never visited.

One of northern England's most popular tourist destinations, the medieval city of York, long the ecclesiastical capital of the Church of England, boasts one of the country's most magnificent cathedrals. The country's largest medieval church, York Minster can trace its roots back to the spread of Christianity in the 3rd century, although the splendid present Gothic structure was built almost 1,000 years later.

Highlights of a tour include the opportunity to view its 14th-century stained glass windows, plus the richly decorated interiors of the choir and north transept. Also worth a visit is the crypt, which contains parts of the original 11th-century church the cathedral now stands on.

I have found York minster to be a lovely calming place full of wonderful architecture where I really relax and contemplate within myself and not have to worry about everyday life xx

Largest medieval building in northern Europe. Full of history & well worth the entrance price

Stone maison at work most days well worth going to the crips you can see part of the timber of the first church.

Superb architecture and an area that uou can view the refurbishment and unbelievable craftmanship in restoring the Minster

Stunning cathedral. Unfortunately wasn't able to see the interior

God's #1 Sandcastle. Very tall, nice bricks, such stain glass. Wow.

Missed off my history lesson, that Constantine took an English wife and that York contributed to his decision to adopt Christianity when made Emperor of Rome in AD306.