Walk back into Marygate, turn left, cross the road and enter Museum Gardens through the archway. Follow the path straight ahead, passing the Observatory, and leave the gardens by the lodge.

Turn left, then left again towards the library. Go left through a gate, and along the side of the library. Go up the steps and through a gate in the wall. At the bottom of the slope turn right and follow Abbey Wall into Exhibition Square.

Cross at the traffic lights and go through Bootham Bar. A few paces on your left, take a passageway beside The Hole in the Wall pub and turn right down Precentor’s Court. By the Minster, go left through the gate, signed ‘York Minster Dean’s Park’.

Follow the path left to the Minster Library building. Turn right through the gate and along the cobbled road Minster Yard. Turn left by the postbox down Chapter House Street, bending right into Ogleforth. At the crossroads turn right, then go left through an archway almost opposite The National Trust gift shop.

Bear right into Bartle Garth, which bends left. At the T-junction turn right, and then go left past the church and down Spen Lane. At Biba House turn right along St Saviourgate. At the T-junction turn left, then right at the crossroads into Pavement. Next to the York Gin shop on the left, take a passage, signed Lady Peckitt’s Yard.

Go under the buildings, then turn left to Fossgate. Turn right, go over the bridge and then turn right along Merchantgate. At the T-junction cross the road and take the glazed walkway beside the bridge, signed ‘Castle Area’, into the car park by Clifford’s Tower.

Bend right and go to the right of the Hilton Hotel. Just after the church on the right, go left down Friargate, right along Clifford Street, and left by The York Dungeon, down Cumberland Street. At the riverside turn right, ascend the steps by Ouse Bridge and turn right. At the traffic-lights, turn left by The Spurriergate Centre. By the NatWest Bank go right, forking left into Feasegate.

Go ahead to cross Parliament Street then to the right of St Sampson’s Square and pass St Sampson’s Centre. Go straight on at the crossroads by King’s Square into Goodramgate. After 50yds (46m), go left through a gateway into Holy Trinity churchyard, and leave by a passage to the left of the tower, to reach Low Petergate. Turn right, then take the next left into Grape Lane. Where it bends left into Swinegate, turn right down the narrow Coffee Yard.

Turn left into Stonegate. On reaching St Helen’s Square turn right up Blake Street. Go straight on at the next crossroads past York Theatre back to Exhibition Square. At the traffic lights, turn left up Bootham. Turn left down Marygate by the circular tower to return to the car park.