Considering the Hedley House Hotel in York?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting York:
Cliffords Tower by CandS
We climbed to the top of Cliffords Tower for a great view of the city of York... We could see the extent of the floods from up there too which was interesting... The kids were having a great time playing in the water on the streets...it was fun to watch them for a while. :)