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Clifford's Tower (English Heritage)
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Tower Street
York
YO1 9SA
North Yorkshire
England
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Clifford's Tower in the spring
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01904 646940
Customer Services
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customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Website
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www.english-heritage.org.uk/cliffords
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Open
21 March-30 September 2008
Mon-Sun
10.00-18.00
1-31 October 2008
Mon-Sun
10.00-17.00
1 November 2008-31 March 2009
Mon-Sun
10.00-16.00
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Closed
24-26 December and 1 January
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Admission charges
Adults: £3.00
Children: £1.50
Concessions: £2.40
Family: £7.50
English Heritage Members: Free
15% discount for groups of 11 and more.
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Discounts
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Description
With sweeping views of York and the surrounding countryside, it isn't hard to see why Clifford's Tower played such a crucial role in the control of northern England. The tower has a turbulent history, surviving 1,000 years of flood, fire and siege. Its origins were violent: William the Conqueror built the castle for his northern campaign of terror in 1069. At various points in its history, Clifford’s Tower became a royal mint, functioned as a prison, gruesomely displayed the bodies of leaders of uprisings, and was even a court.
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Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending October 22 2006
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Available resources
Defence, Defiance and Duty Discovery Visit
; Activity or art kit; Face to face resources; Guided tour (Resource); Handling collection or artefacts; Workshop or activity session (Resource)
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Collections
General guide to collections available
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Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families
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Facilities
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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