The York Historic Pub Tour

The price of the tour is £7.95 to include some liquid refreshment with special group rates available and it’s closed from December 24th to January 1st.

A total of four of York’s historic pubs are visited so it could well be that the walk back may take a little longer whilst the dark alleyways could take on a somewhat rosy hue.

York Historic Pub Tour

If you know of a tour or guide that should mentioned on the Directory of York, then drop us a line at support@directoryofyork.net

---

You May Also Be Interested In:

Historic Tours in York

New Years Eve 2009/2010 @ Burn Hall Hotel

CELEBRATE YOUR NEW YEAR IN STYLE AT BURN HALL

A five course dinner is served from 7.00pm with dancing until 1.00am with resident DJ and a glass of champagne to see in the New Year.

New Years Eve Party: The Duchess, York

You know the score…..

NYE @ The Duchess….

early bird tickets on sale now…..

The Duchess Website

New Years Eve @ The Duchess Facebook Page

Up The Racket on Facebook


New Year’s Eve Bash with Up The Racket vs Popaganda: 31 December 2009

Doors Open: 10.00pm, last entry 1.30am, bedtime 3.00am
Min age: 18+

Location:
The Duchess
Stonebow House
7 The Stonebow
York YO1 7NP

Tickets:
£6.00 from the venue
£6.00 + booking fee (online)
£10.00 on the door

New Year’s Eve Bash with Up The Racket vs Popaganda NYE

NOISY BOXES! FLASHING LIGHTS! POP TUNES BY THE BEAT COMBOS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW! PUB PRICES! SEXY BAR STAFF! EVEN THE BLOKES!

So … you already know Up The Racket has been running the best New Year’s Eve nights since whenever: only this year in a bigger, brighter space! With lots of comfy seating, two bars so you don’t have to wait forever to get served, enormous dance floor so you can throw ‘yer shapes and, of course, that fantastic Duchess atmosphere entirely free of well, you know, u.n.d.e.s.i.r.a.b.l.e.s.

And this year it’s a straight fight between indie electro rock’n'roll explosion Up The Racket and Popaganda, the area’s only guilty pleasures event where it’s OK to play Wild Cherry, Pendulum, Fall Out Boy and Johnny Cash on the same night. And, yes yes yes, the odd rock anthem here and there…

Please note you must be 18 or over to gain admittance

HAMMERTIME NYE PARTY

Thursday 31 December 2009 @ Fibbers

Fibbers Website

Fibbers Hammertime New Years Eve

Hammertime Facebook Page

Or how about a crazy blue hedgehog giving you sweaty thumbs for hours and hours… !

Well dust off your inlines and skate your way down to Fibbers where we’ll be mixing it up with the very best in cheesy pop anthems.

You won’t be able to touch this with MC Hammer, there are no limits with classic dance hits from mould breakers 2 Unlimited, Liam and Noel will be clashing heads, and we’ll have you singing mmm bop for days!!! Let’s fall back into the 20th Century and Jump Around!

Tickets  £5 up until the night, £7 on the door.
9.00pm till 4.00am

Expect to hear: Deee-lite, Vanilla Ice, Spice Girls, Blur, MC Hammer, Oasis, Steps, Suede, 2Unlimited, Pulp, Happy Monday’s, Shed7, Shamen, Prodigy, Will Smith, Nirvana, Take That, House Of Pain, Scatman, Chesney Hawkes, East 17, Massive Attack, 5ive, Eminem, Barenaked Ladies, Blink 182, Britney Spears, Proclaimers, Shaggy, Apachie Indian, Hanson, Puff Daddy, Ricky Martin, Ini Kamoze, Beck, Stereo MC’s – and so many more.

Address:
Fibbers
Stonebow House
The Stonebow
York YO1 7NP

Tel: 01904 651250
Email: fibbers@fibbers.co.uk

The Best Of British: New Years Eve 2009 @ Tru Nightclub

Tru York Website

New Years Eve @ Tru York

Email Tru York

Celebrate the highs and lows of 2009 at Tru Nightclub and see in 2010 with the Best Of British themed New Years Eve Party!

See you for the BIGGEST PARTY of 2009

Dress Code: Dress to impress in RED, WHITE AND BLUE!
Age Restrictions: NONE
Admission Information: £3 early bird tickets available!
Price at door: £5.00
Online price: £3.00

Address:
Tru Nightclub York
3 – 5 Toft Green
York YO1 6JT

Tel: 01904 620 203

New Years Eve Party @ The Gallery, York

The Gallery Website

The Gallery New Years Eve

Email The Gallery

New Years Eve: The Gallery @ The Movies

Dress code: Smart and presentable
Age Restrictions: Strictly Over 18

Price at door: £10.00 – Online price: £6.75

Address:
The Gallery Nightclub
12 Clifford Street
York YO1 1RD

Tel: 01904 647947

New Year Celebrations in York @ Dean Court

Dean Court Website

New Year @ Dean Court

Dean Court on Facebook

Seeing in the New Year with Dean Court in York

We have a limited number of tables for two and four but find couples are happy to share larger tables on this celebratory evening.

We’re frequently asked about dress for this evening. Our response is that the majority of men wear black-tie. So ladies, if you’re looking for an occasion to wear that really “posh frock” this is it!

New Years Eve Two or Three Night Holiday includes:

Wednesday 30th Dec – Celebrations begin with a four course Dinner

Thursday 31st Dec – New Year’s Eve Grand Dinner- Dance with five course Menu

(£95 for non-residents – FULLY INCLUSIVE OF WELCOME COCKTAIL)

We kindly ask guests to pre-order their New Years Eve Dinner Menu choices approx 2-3 weeks in advance (A form will be sent by post/email during December)

Friday 1st Jan 2010 – New Years Day Champagne Breakfast

Address:
Best Western Dean Court Hotel
Duncombe Place
York YO1 7EF

Tel: 01904 625082

To get much better exposure for your event why not write a short piece with the details of what’s happening, when and where and send it to support@directoryofyork.net  
This way we can get your event seen by many, many more people.

Click on the links below for more information about your chosen event

You may also be interested in:

 

Entertainment in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Entertainment in York, North Yorkshire

Entertainment in Liverpool, Merseyside

Entertainment in Chester, Cheshire

Entertainment in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Bedern Hall of York: A History

A fine example of a 13th century hall, Bedern Hall has a fascinating history since its original inception as a refectory in the College of Vicars Choral, having been over the years a school, a baker’s, butcher’s, slum tenement buildings and latterly since restoration, the venue of weddings, conferences and celebrations.

It lies hidden just south east of York Minster within easy walking distance from the railway station and car parks, and can be approached via an archway opposite the National Trust shop on the corner of Deangate and Goodramgate to the right of the disused Bedern Chapel built in the 1340s.

The present Bedern Hall was probably completed in 1399, being the second building on the site, and was originally part of the College of Vicars Choral – the junior clergy who sang the daily services in York Minster in place of the Canons.

The College was squeezed into the area between Goodramgate, St Andrewgate and Aldward and by 1300 there were 36 Vicars Choral, one for each member of the chapter (the governing body of York Minster). The hall was used as a refectory, or communal dining room from the end of the 14th century up to the mid 17th century and archways can still be seen in part of the building which used to lead to the pantry and buttery. Outside there was once a walled garden with a vineyard and orchard and individual houses for the vicars who often demanded payment for praying for the dead in the form of property.

The fan vaulted roof which was discovered during renovation is similar to designs found in the eastern part of the Minster created by the masons William Hoton and Robert de Patryngton, and medieval tracery still exists in one of the windows on the north east front.

The vicars themselves appear to have been an unruly lot and managed to accumulate a great deal of wealth. By 1400 the vicars rented out some 240 properties and had two mills, two tile works and a brewery. In 1362, reports of them “walking round the streets dressed like laymen and wearing knives and daggers,” appeared in a comperta and in 1408 there was an order made forbidding the service of wine to vicars at or after meals.

After the Reformation in the 16th century when the church in England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church, vicars were permitted to get married. This meant that many moved away and their numbers at the College declined. The houses were let to lay people and the tradition of communal dining ended even though the Hall was still used for meetings and feasts for another half century.

During the Civil War, extensive damage was incurred by St Peter’s School – one of the oldest schools in England founded in 627 – and the students were accommodated in Bedern. Later, attempts were made to establish a university there without success. In fact York didn’t acquire its present university until the 1960s.  

As the Hall passed into private ownership it was divided into tenements in the 1790s and populated by Irish immigrants who had fled the Irish potato famine. The whole area became a slum and a “sad spectacle of poverty and wretchedness.”

In the 1870s, the Bedern National School was built on the site and though many of the remaining buildings of the College of Vicars’ Choral were demolished, Bedern Hall survived as a local bakery called Bartons. The bakery occupied the premises up until the 1950s when the Hall was purchased by Wright’s pork butchers and became part of the curing department used for storing hams, bacon sides and curing tanks.

It wasn’t until the 1970s that the area was cited in the Esher report as a site for redevelopment and restoration began in 1979. Every effort was made to retain features and ensure that modern improvements reflected the integrity of the original building. New additions have been made from materials selected to emphasise their modern provenance like softwood and York Stone.

The Bedern Hall Company, formed from members of Guilds including the Company of Cordwainers (workers in leather), the Guild of Freemen (a guild dating from medieval times) and the York Guild of Building (including masons, glaziers, plumbers, carpenters, joiners and carvers), was charged with overseeing the building to ensure that it was put to good use and of value in the community. A modern stained glass window was also commissioned commemorating Guild members.

Nowadays the Hall can be hired for weddings, dining, family occasions, birthday celebrations, christenings, afternoon teas, receptions, promotions and Christmas parties with seasonal menus available. Resident caterers can customise menus to suit individual occasions taking into account factors like season and budget. Ingredients are sourced from small local producers and herbs, garnishes and flowers come from the Hall’s own gardens.

With current sumptuous menus including dishes like Oak Roast Salmon, Pan Fried Fillet Steak with Red Plums, Grilled Goats’ Cheese with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Walnut Oil Dressing and a Chocolate and Hazelnut Roulade, it’s guaranteed that any dining experience at Bedern Hall will be a truly historic occasion.

Address:
Bedern Hall
Bartle Garth
St Andrewgate
York YO1 7AL

 For further details telephone 01904 653698 or visit www.bedernhall.co.uk

---

 

Carol Singing at Burn Hall Hotel

On Wednesday 23 December 2009, the Burn Hall Hotel is hosting a Carol Singing evening in aid of Cancer Research.

Come to our carol singing evening for only £3 per person in aid of charity, which includes a festive mulled wine on arrival!

Why not enjoy a festive buffet before the evening begins –

Date: Wednesday 23 December 2009

Carol Singing 8.00pm – 9.00pm


Address:
Burn Hall
Tollerton Road
Huby
York YO61 1JB

Tel: 01347 825 400

For Further Information, Visit the Burn Hall website or email enquiries@burn-hall.co.uk.  

If you would like to see your event on our events calendar on featured on our blog, either email support@directoryofyork.net or simply post a tweet @doyorkuk or send a text to 07540 841839
To get much better exposure for your event why not write a short piece with the details of what’s happening, when and where and send it to support@directoryofyork.net.

This way we can get your event seen by many, many more people.

---

You may also be interested in:

Christmas in Chester and Cheshire UK 2009

Christmas in Liverpool and Merseyside UK 2009

Christmas in York and North Yorkshire UK 2009

Christmas in Leeds and West Yorkshire UK 2009

Christmas in Newcastle, Gateshead and Tyne and Wear UK 2009