York

Many travel guides will tell you about York's little streets, and its tendency to have those streets invaded by Vikings, Romans and such. It’s all true. But nowadays it's what York's community does with those little streets that really sets it apart. You'll find a crowd of independent shops, cafes and galleries, plus layer after layer of ancient architecture jostling for position. Presiding over it all is the glorious York Minster, a sandstone leviathan with immense charisma that dominates the city centre and offers fresh, weird design delights with each repeat visit. Photography by Peter Byrne and words by Russ Thorne

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Bison Coffee

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17 Heslington Road
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Heslington Road is the heart of York’s student housing community and as such has that, well, ‘lived-in’ look that such places specialise in. At one end is the affable Bison Coffee, offering allcomers (not just sleepy students) an off-beam bolthole. It’s like being in someone’s front room, only that someone has a thing for horned skulls on plaques and assorted movie brick-a-brack. Ease into a mismatched chair, ride the free WiFi and wake up with a cup of the good stuff and a peanut butter brownie.

Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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Bison Coffee
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National Railway Museum

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