we will be there on Thursday for a few days.
Railway Museum
York Brewery
Open Top bus tour covers alot of ground if the weather is good
Chocolate Museum is fun.
Of course York Minster if that is your thing.
Walk the walls, if its dry
We stay at the Grand which is walking distance from the station, and nicely located for the brewery. I think there is a reasonable Hampton by Hilton near by.
Near the Grand is Micklegate, with a load of nice pubs, our favourite is http://www.markettowntaverns.co.uk/pub-and-bar-finder/yorkshire/brigantes/ which has a great range of beer and nice food
here is a thread I started in 2017