Beautiful UK city turns into winter wonderland today with 75 Christmas market stalls

It has been transformed for the festive season

Christmas markets are an ideal place to get into the festive spirit and soak up the joyful atmosphere. They have been popping up in towns and cities across the UK.

Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham have seen their Christmas markets open in recent days. Now, another city is joining the list.

York is widely considered one of the most beautiful cities thanks to its Medieval streets and Gothic architecture. At Christmas time, it becomes even more magical as visitors can shop, sightsee and enjoy seasonal treats.

York Christmas Market sees 75 stalls line the city streets selling independent gifts, food and drink. Alpine chalets showcase the products, with over 80% of traders coming from Yorkshire.

Where is York Christmas Market?

The market is on Parliament Street and St Sampson’s Square in the centre of York. The area has been filled with local traders, and is close by to shops and restaurants which will be decorated for the season.

York residents can get a 10% discount at all traders when presenting a valid York Card or ID that proves York residency.

What are the opening times?

York Christmas Market opens on Thursday, November 12 and will run until December 21. It is open Wednesday to Monday, 10:30am until 7pm, with a rest day on Tuesdays.

If you are visiting York on a Tuesday, the rest of the city will offer a festive experience. You can explore York’s shops and historic streets as well as looking out for other festive events across the city.

On the final day, the market will close slightly earlier at 5pm on December 21.

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How to get there

The market is accessible by train as York Station is around a 14 minute walk away. Visit York recommends using York Park and Ride with travel for an adult being £4 and up to three children travel free. There will be more buses put on throughout the festive season.

What traders are at the market?

Food and drink:

• Beth Bakes Cakes
• Blueberry Hill Preserves
• Brew York
• Brown & Blond Brownies
• Bullion Chocolate
• Caroline’s Fudge & Sweets
• Casa Mia
• Charlie & Ivy’s
• Chilli Jam Man
• Cooper King Distillery
• Crumbles Desserts
• Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers
• Deborah Bakes
• Fairfax Distillery & Chocolatiers
• Filey Bay Yorkshire Single Malt Whiskey
• Florian Poirot
• Herbie’s
• Johnson’s Toffees
• Kettlesing Distilling Company and Farrah’s Harrogate
• La Focaccia
• Lily-Betts Luxurious Handcrafted Fudge
• Loaded Hash Browns by Ate O’Clock
• Lottie Shaw’s
• Lucia Restaurants
• Millers Street Food
• Moody Mare Patisserie
• Nashville Nuggs (by Mills Chicken)
• Northern Brownies
• Raisthorpe Manor
• Rhucello
• Shambles Kitchen
• The Crusty Pie Company
• The Cut & Craft – Mulled Wine
• The Cut & Craft – Steak & Chips
• The Fruity Kitchen
• The Gourmet Scotch Egg Co.
• The Hooting Owl Distillery
• The Irish Spice Bag
• The Sawley Kitchen
• The Twisted Curry Co.
• The Yorkshire Kitchen
• Tommy’s Pie Shop
• Villains Rum
• Whitby Distillery
• Wren & Berry Group
• York Cocoa Works
• York Gin
• Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery

Christmas gifts:

• Artifactually
• Crafty Bubble
• Keepsakes
• Nutty’s Emporium
• Paper Starlights
• The Festive House

Gifts:

• Amber & Orange
• Avorium
• Bags and Gladrags
• Beyond the Shelf
• Black Yak
• Bowbrook Studios
• Coaster Corner
• Colin Williamson Prints
• Copper & White
• Cosy Cottage
• Hop Skip & Flutter
• Hand Turned Pens
• Hollie Tree
• IdeaPOT
• Just Be Socks
• Katherine Sheard Designs
• Luke Horton Art
• Luminology
• Lush York
• Made With A Smile
• M.J. Braithwaite Fine Arts
• Mervyn Tay Art
• MS Unique Gifts
• Rainbownames
• Redleb Jewellery
• Staves Art
• Sarah Garbutt Accessories
• Socktopus
• Sunny Soap
• That Doggy in the Window
• The Cat Gallery
• The Library of Flowers
• The Vintage Model Company
• The Yorkshire Candle Company
• Traditional Wooden Games
• Victoria Prints GB
• Viking Drinking Horns
• Wacky Wax
• York Lucky Cats
• Indie York

Homeware:

• Blossom Gifts
• Luna Resin Wood Art
• Marbletree
• Rowbert
• The Ambient Company
• Wild Wood Gifts
• York Terrariums

Lifestyle:

• Celtic Knitwear Company
• HempWell
• Herd & Hive
• Nox
• Shea Alchemy