Museum Gardens York
YorkRiverside gardens in central York holding a Roman tower, the ruins of St Mary's Abbey and an old observatory.
Get directionsGardenTime here: 30 min – 1 h
On the map
Dame Judi Dench Walk, York, YO30 7DR
Quick facts
The gardens hold the ruins of St Mary's Abbey, a Benedictine house dissolved in 1539.
The Multangular Tower, a ten-sided corner tower of the Roman fortress wall, still stands here.
The octagonal observatory was built in 1832-33 for the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.
Address
Dame Judi Dench Walk, York, YO30 7DR
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