A new brochure for the English city of York has attracted millions of pounds of revenue to the area.

The guide, produced by Visit York, led to over 40,000 people travelling to the city, with almost 45 per cent of people who requested a guide ending up visiting the region, the Press reports.

In total, over £861,000 was generated in people seeing the city on a day trip, with an additional £25,000 being created from those opting to stay in the location.

John Yeomans, the chairman of Visit York, told the newspaper: "It is fantastic to see such a great response to our annual visitor guide."

He added the organisation is now hoping to advertise the city as one of Europe's top short-break locations.

Research was conducted after the guide was issued, which involved telephone interviews and focus groups.

According to Visit York, the guide cost £60,000 to collate, which was covered by advertising costs.

Over 160,000 copies of the brochure were printed and can be gained from visitor centres in the city as well as other location across the country, the newspaper reports.

The official website states attractions on offer to those staying in affordable accommodation in York include museums, galleries, a lively cafe and bar culture and the Jorvik Viking Centre.

Christmas shopping does not get any better than this, Yorkshire folk would argue.

Local produce, including art, cakes and home brew, keep visitors warm enough to see the yuletide stalls through from Parliament Street to Coppergate Square.

Other goodies include hand-painted glass, locally-made jewellery, pottery, wood-craft, photography, farm-reared venison, ostrich and boar, traditional cheese and mulled wine.

This ancient city turns into a fairytale Christmas of lights, shops and seasonal fair from November 27th and 30th and includes carol singing.

Whatever the weather at St Nicholas Fair don't miss the chance to take a peek around the medieval boutiques down cobbled Shambles Street for upmarket goods.

It’s around the corner from cheap hotels in York.

Meanwhile Jorvik Viking Centre has plenty for the children to have a go at, based on artefacts archaeologists dug up in the 1980s.

The centre now has a special exhibition which allows visitors to trace their Viking roots.

There's also towering York Minster, northern Europe's second largest Gothic cathedral.

You can chance a three-mile stroll around the city's medieval walls and visit the spit and sawdust pubs along the way.

Or more adventurous walkers can try the climb to Clifford's Tower which was built on a hill that overlooks the city.

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Be quick to catch this first class attraction grown over 30 acres from 1.5 million maize plants, because it closes on September 7th.

The maize maze is in York, the UK and it is grown from April each year.

Its mazes have been recorded to reach ten feet tall, which may owe to its claim of biggest maze in the world.

Returning visitor? There's good news if you have already been. The layout of the labyrinth is changed every year, so families don't get bored.

At the end of September the maize isn't wasted. It is fed to a herd of jersey cows, which produce maze ice-cream.

If you don't get too lost there could be enough time to buy a 99!

Admission to the maize is £7.95 for adults, £7.45 for concessions and £6.95 for under 16s.

Sweetcorn and popcorn are both subspecies of maize, which is grown as popular cereal.

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They say an Englishman's home is his castle but rarely can that be seen so literally than at Castle Howard near York.

Situated just 15 miles north-east of the city, the stately home is one of the country's finest and best-loved, mainly because it is still inhabited by the Howard family.

Thankfully for most of the year they allow thousands of guests to share the building too, with day tours offering a unique insight into British history and architecture.

By far the most impressive feature of the house is the famous dome built by Sir John Vanbrugh on such a grand scale it took nearly 100 years to complete.

Other distinguishing features of the estate are the stunning gardens, which cover 10,000 acres of woods, lakes, fountains, monuments, and gorgeous rhododendrons and rose bushes.

For other grand residences in northern England, head to Alnwick castle, the second largest inhabited castle in England and home to the duke and duchess of Northumberland.

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