The Shambles
Guide
Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A narrow cobbled lane where the upper floors of timber-framed houses lean so far out they almost touch, now lined with small shops, with an open market just behind.
A brief history
It was the butchers' street; the wide sills in front of the shops were where meat was laid out, and some of the hooks are still there.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or evening, before or after the crowds
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Inside the walls: The Minster, the Shambles and the market lanes; the most atmospheric base, with a few hostels.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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