Location:

HISS 2012 will be held at York St John University (Lord Mayor’s Walk campus), a modern campus including delightful seventeenth century elements, facing the city walls, 10 minutes' walk from the picturesque city centre. Postcode YO31 7EX; Click this link for travel directions and maps

The City of York offers a unique range of attractions for visitors, in addition to the Minster, the largest Gothic church in northern Europe, both inside and outside its historic city walls. These include 20 medieval churches, mostly open to visitors, the Shambles medieval street, the gates or "bars". Also, there are Clifford's Tower, York Dungeon and Jorvik Centre, attesting to the city's colourful history over two millennia. There is the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, boat trips, and hidden gems such as Barley Hall, Fairfax House and the Merchant Adventurers Hall.

"Good choice of sessions - difficult to know what to attend!"        "One of the most rewarding, and stimulating, early music courses I've been on."

_Rooms are standard single rooms (shared bathroom) in halls of residence on campus, mostly close to the rooms in the music and drama departments being used by the course. A very few accessible en-suite rooms are available for those with special or medical needs - please enquire for details. All meals are provided on campus, and the large bar has space for playing tunes or informal singing in the evenings.

York has a great variety of tourist accommodation, so if you prefer to stay off-campus there is plenty of choice. A selection of reasonably close hotels and B&B can be found under Accommodation. We STRONGLY recommend early booking, especially since this year the York Mystery Plays will be concurrent with HISS.

Meals:

All meals will be available in the campus refectory, a smart and pleasant building. Breakfast and evening meal are included for residents, evening meal only for non-residents. Lunch is not included in the fees, but is available at very reasonable cost in the dining hall. Course members may wish to explore the variety of eateries close by in the city centre, and make use of their free time in the afternoon.