I have booked a B&B near Clifton Green in York, but since then ran into a person originally from the York area who says that area of York is very sketchy with young drunks and addicts. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Bristol, UK
1587 posts
I think everything is relative and the York version of sketchy probably means 4 teenagers with a bottle of cider.
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8684 posts
Check out the Minster Hotel, walking distance from the North Gate.
Posted by
Yorkshire
1382 posts
York is popular but not sketchy
Posted by
UK (London - Chelsea Harbour)
237 posts
OMG Helen! That is hilarious! And, I would imagine, accurate. :-)
Posted by
Los Angeles
4984 posts
on a train from York to London unfortunately there was a group of lager louts who stood between cars the whole time and were yelling and singing and carousing. they got off at an intermediate stop, probably didn't even pay. I was expecting the worst but all we had to deal with was the singing and the stupid inside jokes.
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OP
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
16 posts
Thanks guys! I don’t think we will worry about it too much!
Posted by
York
31 posts
Clifton Green is entirely fine. There is a fair amount of social housing just off this (Water Lane, but you would not be going that way into the centre) and that is why the area has a bad reputation amongst locals but if you are, as I imagine, staying on around the A19 then this will not affect you!