- The place
- York
- The memory
- October
- Original post
- Posted 21 October 2026 · archive memory
- Local notes checked
- 2026-10-23
01 / In our own words
The story
behind the photo.
See the original post ↗A wee look back at our October wander round York 🏙️ The Shambles was once full of butchers’ shops. Some buildings still have the wooden shelves where meat was sold through the windows. Before anyone says it — the Shambles was already called that before we arrived 😂 Swipe through the Shambles, Viking York at @jorvikviking, York Minster and a family snap at @valhallayork. #York #TheShambles #YorkMinster #FamilyAdventures #DavieRae
02 / A little local knowledge
More to the place.
More to discover.
Researched background and planning context, separate from our original caption.
A proper Shambles
Long before the sweet shops and shop-window browsing, the Shambles was a street of butchers. York’s Historic Environment Record traces that trade over centuries and records 25 butchers with shops here in 1830.
City of York · Shambles historic environment record ↗Vikings beneath your feet
JORVIK stands directly above the Coppergate excavation. Archaeologists working there between 1976 and 1981 uncovered the houses, workshops and backyards that helped reveal everyday life in Viking-age York.
JORVIK Viking Centre · The Coppergate Dig ↗03 / Make it your day
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Use these sources for current opening, access, conditions and any booking requirements. The original post records our own visit; it is not a current route or availability guide.
Map pins show approximate public places, not our route or overnight location.