Hen Weekend Ideas

For its variety of activities, entertainment, and restaurants York is becoming the ideal destination for hen weekends.

There are distinctive shopping quarters, including Stonegate, Petergate, Coppergate, Swinegate, all offering tempting choices of fashion, gifts, antiques, crafts, souvenirs and other specialities.

Alquimia Spa, located in the centre of town in Stonegate is the ideal place for relaxation. With a wide range of treatments available including facials, therapeutic massage and spa body treatmenst, physiotherapy, reflexology and aromatherapy and Yoga and Pilates classes. Ancient and modern healing methods based on a respect for nature. Treatments take place in Georgian-style bedrooms rather than clinical massage rooms.

Experience an afternoon at York Races where top class racing takes place from May to October.

For those who dare - try an evening ghost walk and join one of the many theatrical, amusing and artistic tours on offer at either 7.30pm or 8pm. You will be escorted around the narrow ginnels and snickleways of York, delving deep into the tales of one of Europe's most haunted cities.

Take an evening cruise on YorkBoat Enjoy wonderful food, dancing and entertainment for 10 - 120 guests as you relax and cruise through York on your own privately chartered riverboat, day or night, 12 months of the year!

To round off the evening there is a superb range of olde-worlde pubs, trendy bars and clubs to frequent until the early hours of the morning.