Vibrant venues featured on MA Leaders York study tour

MA Leaders Club York study tour venues for March 2025.
City scene: multiple operators will be visiting York for the MA Leaders Club event in March (Getty Images)

The MA Leaders crowd will be hitting the streets of York on Wednesday 19 March, seeing the best of what the city has to offer.

We’ve got a stellar line-up for the agenda and we can now reveal which of York’s incredible hospitality venues we’ll be visiting on the study tour.

Are you in the club?

The MA Leaders Club is open to multi-site pub operators and meets three times a year around the country for a day of business-focused presentations from top experts and operators/owners. The day is following by an evening study tour of new and exciting venues. If you're interested in joining and attending this top event, sign up here.

Manahatta

The conference itself will be held at Manahatta. This New York-inspired cocktail bar has an exciting party vibe, located in the heart of York.

From its iconic bottomless brunch to a menu featuring vibrant dishes, the venue has something for everyone.

Impossible York

Nestled in the heart of the city’s shopping and hospitality scene, Impossible is a hidden gem.

Housed inside Terry’s Chocolate Orange building, the venue includes a tea room, restaurant and bar, offering crafted classic cocktails that have been rejuvenated with added flair and theatre in a bid to tantalise the senses.

House of Trembling Madness

An iconic pub located in a historic Georgian mansion, House of Trembling Madness showcases a huge selection of tipples while serving hearty Yorkshire dishes.

Rich in history and apparently haunted, this venue is famous for its selection of beers, which it claims are the best in the world.

Valhalla

Founded in 2017, Valhalla York pays homage to the city’s Viking heritage.

Featuring a myriad of craft beers and ales with mead aplenty, wondrous food alongside rock and metal music day and night, the venue urges guests to join the Halls of Valhalla, where the brave shall live forever.

Brew York

The flagship Brew York venue in Walmgate is home to a taproom, featuring six cask handpulls alongside 10 keg taps, pouring all kinds of fresh Brew York beer.

Upstairs houses its Bavarian-style beer hall with 40 beer taps while the open kitchen offers Asian-inspired dishes from Yuzu Street Food.