York City Cruise on the Ouse

About

City Cruises York runs 45-minute to 1-hour sightseeing cruises on the River Ouse with live commentary, departing from King's Staith Landing by Ouse Bridge and from Lendal Bridge Landing below Museum Gardens. From the water you get the city the road-level crowds never see: the Guildhall river frontage, the bishops' palaces, the flood marks, and the herons and kingfishers that work the banks. First sailings around 10:30 with the last guaranteed departure at 15:00 (16:00 in the April to September high season); dogs on leads welcome and under 5s free.

Highlights

• ✓Live-commentary loop past the Guildhall and under the city bridges
• ✓Departures from both King's Staith and Lendal Bridge landings
• ✓Riverside wildlife: herons, kingfishers and wildfowl

Tips

• →Book online ahead on summer weekends; boats fill from mid-morning.
• →Kings Staith Landing is opposite the Kings Arms pub, down the steps on the right of Ouse Bridge coming from the station.
• →Sailings can be cancelled when the river runs high after heavy rain; check on the day in autumn and winter.

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