York is a fantastic city all year round with superb attractions to visit. Enjoy the many shops or wander around fascinating streets such as The Shambles with timber buildings dating back to the 13th Century. York is the historic home of chocolate and the annual chocolate festival takes place on Parliament Street with a number of stalls featuring specialist origin chocolates, truffles, eggs, and other chocolate specialities such as cakes, brownies, macarons, chocolate flavoured drinks, liqueurs, and other sweet treats. There is a festival bar and you can watch hands-on demonstrations and take part in chocolate making activities.