Merchant Adventurers’ Hall is one of the most remarkable and extensive secular historic buildings in York. It houses the largest extant Guildhall used today for York University graduations and other ceremonies. It includes a chapel, a multitude of historic furniture, portraits of civic dignitaries and a cafe.

I had just finished reading a series of novels and the last one was based around York in Charles II time. The Hall was specifically described in the novel and it was great to see how the reality met my imagination. It is a beautiful building and has a really interesting history, is well laid out with good explanatory information. There is also a small cafe which we didn't use but the food looked good. I have difficulty standing for long periods so it was good to see so many chairs dotted around the various rooms.

This is a really interesting medieval guild hall which makes a peaceful alternative to much of the rest of York’s tourist offering. We spent a pleasant hour here. There is just the right amount of captioning and information covering nearly 700 years of history. Recommended!

We used this stunning venue for our daughters wedding this weekend and cannot fault it in any way. The building is stunning and the staff gave 100% into making it the most perfect day. The gardens are so well kept and you couldn't tell you were situated in central York 2 minutes from The Shambles. Our family wedding was utterly perfect and the staff at this beautiful venue played a massive part in the day.

This is a beautiful building and the historical information is excellent. Just some feedback for them is that the stacks of modern blue chairs along both sides of the upper hall room ruined the atmosphere and the photos. I don’t see them in other photos so there must be room to store them elsewhere - we were disappointed in that.