Adventures in York, Chapter Six: Down the Snickleways

Off we went to find some refreshment in the form of afternoon tea. In order to get to the tea rooms we had to go... back up the road and down another and up another... and through the snickleways.

The snickleways are the narrow back streets of York. The word was coined in the 1800s by a writer to describe the narrow maze of streets where here lived. The word is actually a conglomeration of three different words:

Snicket - passage between walls or fences
Ginnel - passage through building
Alleyway - narrow street or lane

When you step into the snickelways, it's like taking a trip back in time. Magical!