Considering the Holiday Inn Express East in York?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting York:
City Walls by HORSCHECK
Take a stroll on the almost complete city walls around the historic old town of York. The stroll offers many nice views of the old part of the city including the famous Minster. On the 2 1/2 miles long walk you come across the gates of the city walls, which are called Bars (Monk-, Bootham-, Micklegate- and Walmgate Bar).