City Cruises

City Cruises in York offers a gentler, sightseeing-first angle to a York visit, giving you the city from water level rather than cobbles and crowds. Dogs are welcome on certain cruises, which makes for a rather stylish little float about town with your four-legged companion.

A cruise along the River Ouse turns the landmarks into backdrop and lets the day slow down a notch, which can be a welcome change after busy streets and tourist bottlenecks. It feels like one of those easy, holiday-style activities that helps York show off a softer side, with commentary, scenery and a more floaty pace than the usual city-centre march.

Keep dogs close, calm and not dramatically re-enacting Titanic at the railings, and you'll have a dog-friendly day out that trades pavement for water and gives everyone a chance to see York from a different angle.