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The Groves, York — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Groves is an inner district of York, a city whose landmark register runs from Roman Eboracum to York Minster.
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Where to stay in The Groves
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Overnight options thin out in The Groves. Choosing The Groves means taking a residential address in York and walking to what draws people in, York Minster, Treasurer's House, the Yorkshire Museum, and the York Museum Gardens all sit on that walk. St Olave's Church and the Anglian Tower stand on the same side of the register.
Anyone wanting the cathedral quarter on foot rather than at its centre finds that trade here.
Few places to stay in The Groves — most visitors book in York nearby.
About The Groves
What are the main landmarks in The Groves?
York Minster heads the register. St Michael le Belfrey, the Church of Holy Trinity, All Saints' Church, and St Olave's Church give the parish churches, while Barley Hall and Treasurer's House cover the domestic buildings. The Anglian Tower and Lendal Tower are the two towers on the same list.
Stonegate supplies its own entries, at 48 and 50 Stonegate and again at 52 Stonegate. The Yorkshire Museum, York Art Gallery, and the York Museum Gardens make up the museum side of the register, with Eboracum standing behind all of it as the Roman city under York.
What is the history of The Groves?
The oldest name here is Eboracum. The Anglian Tower carries the name of the period that followed, and The Norman House, Barley Hall, and Wandesford House take the record on through the later building of the city. Cromwell House, The Dutch House, Middleton House, and Fenton House are the named houses on the same register.
Petergate House and 5 Precentor's Court take their names from the streets. Church of St Helen and St Olave's Church hold the parish record.
Where is The Groves?
The Groves lies inside York, near enough to the cathedral quarter that Treasurer's House and the Yorkshire Museum count among its nearest landmarks.
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What is the best area to stay in The Groves?
The Groves streets: reaching York Minster and Treasurer's House on foot. Toward the York Museum Gardens: mornings at York Art Gallery and the Yorkshire Museum.
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Updated September 2026