The historic city of York enjoys a rich sporting heritage with a famous racecourse that was founded in 1731 and one of the oldest rugby league clubs in the country. York is littered with sports shops - both with large, household names retailers like JJB Sports and JD Sports - but also with small, specialist stores like IT Sports in Clifton Moorgate.
If you're into running, you should definitely give Up & Running (in Fossgate) a visit, whereas if sports fashion is more your thing, you have a good choice of York sports shops to choose from in the Designer Outlet centre. Here, you will find shops from famous sporting brands like Nike, Fox Racing, Reebok and Oakley. There are also slightly lesser known, but no less important outdoor brand retailers here like Tog 24 and Mountain Warehouse.
