Now the winding, narrow street, lined with overhanging, timber-framed buildings and decorated with twinkling lights and wreaths, has cute shops, like the incredibly popular The Shop That Must Not Be Named (for Harry Potter fans), Roly’s Fudge Pantry for Christmas gifts, and The York Ghost Merchants – an intriguing shop that sells tiny, handmade ghosts, to mark the spooky nature of the street, with more than 600 to choose from. The Shambles has its own little market, too: I was half tempted by a delicious-looking crepe at Krep, but checked myself, thinking of dinner to come.
