Category: Christmas

Castle Howard has put on an extraordinary festive display for Christmas 2019. Running until the 5 January, A Christmas Masquerade has transformed the house with ornate and elaborate feathers, baubles and twinkling lights. Visitors will see a Venetian-themed Christmas Carnival, complete with masquerade ball and entertainment from Harlequin, Pierrot, Colombine and Puchinello – part of the Commedia […]

York Mansion House is having a super sweet transformation this winter. Don’t miss out on a visit to this delicious wonderland as the beautiful York Mansion House is transformed into a wonderful Gingerbread House – and all at the heart of York’s Gingerbread Square. Ditch the crowded shops and manic streets, and step into another […]

Here at Your Local Link, we are completely stumped for what to buy our nearest and dearest for Christmas and, with the biggest day of the year just around the corner, we can’t even find time to plan. If this is ringing bells with you lovely readers then fear not, because we have devised a […]

I think it’s safe to say that anyone who says they don’t like Christmas risks being disowned by friends and family. I love Christmas. First of the month, my decorations will be up and my freshly defrosted Michael Bublé CD will be playing. December hasn’t even begun and I, along with many of you I […]

The irresistible Italian restaurant will be opening their delicatessen on St Helen’s Square to share their Christmas offerings. 

York’s favourite stately home, Castle Howard, returns for the festive season with Christmas decorations that are bigger, and more beautiful than ever before. Theatrical designers, Charlotte Lloyd Webber and Bretta Gereke, have designed the house with the theme of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. Children can enjoy picking out the clues of the Twelve Days […]

Carluccio’s in York has launched its Christmas Deli, offering tasty Italian treats for under the Christmas tree. Shoppers can get their hands on the Italian sweet breads that Carluccio’s has become known for. A particularly delicious gift, Panettone al Limoncello, comes coated in white chocolate with candied lemon peel and filled with a limoncello filling. […]

York Against Cancer’s Christmas charity shop will return this year thanks to the generosity of a local land lord. The store opposite Marks & Spencer in Pavement was a big hit last year, wowing customers with its range of brand-new seasonal gifts and cards. The shop, formerly Jones Bootmaker, sold a whopping £31,000 in items […]

Somebody, somewhere within the walls has had a light bulb moment, or should I say light bulbs… Yes, it’s that time of the year, mid October, where we start talking Christmas, and in a secret location probably made from ginger bread, the movers and shakers have had a bright idea…MORE LIGHTS, and we aren’t talking […]