Explore York with an award-winning, qualified historian guide! We'll travel through 2,000 years of history as we walk along Roman roads, medieval walls and royal thoroughfares.
This tour incorporates every inch of the most complete set of historical city walls anywhere in the UK. Find out why and how these fortifications were built - and hear the stories of those who dared to try to breach them..!
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
An entertaining tour led by an expert local guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Exhibition Square
Next to the statue of William Etty
Return
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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We will walk the most complete set of Medieval city walls in the UK.
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St. Leonards Hospital
Stand in the ruins of a once great building and learn about the man who once controlled it.
5 minutes
3
Museum Gardens
Stroll through the beautiful and tranquil York Museum Gardens, surrounding by reminders of long-gone eras.
5 minutes
4
Bootham Bar
We will stand inside one of York's great city gates and find out which surprising confection got its' start right here.
5 minutes
5
The Fat Badger
View York's loveliest beer garden at the back of a charming historic pub.
5 minutes
6
York Minster
Enjoy sweeping views of the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.
5 minutes
7
Robin Hood Tower
A tower named after Robin Hood? Find out why and also hear about the lengths Yorks residents went through to protect their city through the centuries.
5 minutes
8
De Grey Rooms
Find out how the Mayor of London who once lived here left his mark on the city.
5 minutes
9
Monk Bar
The tallest of York's defences and once used as a prison and site of public announcements in the Medieval era. Find out who was kept here and why the portcullis got stuck.
5 minutes
10
Jewbury
Stand on the site of a Jewish settlement that was lost to time, then unexpectedly uncovered nearly 700 years later.
5 minutes
11
Foss Islands Chimney
See how York's residence disposed of rubbish over the centuries, and why you might want to be careful where you step!
5 minutes
12
The Red Tower
Unlike any other gatehouse in the city, the Red Tower was also the site of a gruesome murder. Find out why the perpetrators were never punished.
5 minutes
13
Walmgate Bar
Stand in the only original medieval barbican in the country and learn about the English Civil War that almost brought it down.
10 minutes
14
Fishergate Bar
See the scars left behind from the residents of York who rose up in rebellion against a usurper king.
5 minutes
15
Fishergate Postern Tower
We will tread through what was once the King's Fishpool and hear the stories of those who tried to breach it.
5 minutes
16
York Castle Museum
Looking over the grounds of what was once mighty York Prison, you'll hear the story of the UK's most notorious criminal and the unlikely way he was caught here.
5 minutes
17
Clifford's Tower
Walk through all the remains of the ice nightly York Castle and hear the tales of heartbreak and bloodshed that took place here.
5 minutes
18
River Ouse
Walk across the beautiful River Ouse and hear how the water that flowed here changed the shape of the city.
5 minutes
19
Baile Hill
Stand on the site of a former training ground and learn how York functioned at times of war - from 1066 to World War II.
5 minutes
20
Bitchdaughter Tower
Stan atop a medieval prison and find out why this was reserved for the worst of the worst. We'll also overlook the former site of the city's public executions.
5 minutes
21
Victoria Bar Gateway
The last of the city gateways to be opened - find out why Queen Victoria refused to come see it!
5 minutes
22
Micklegate Bar
We will walk through the official entrance to York, in the footsteps of Kings and Queens from centuries past. Hear the stories about who once used the gate...and whose heads were once posted on top!
10 minutes
23
York Railway Station
Get sweeping views of what was once the largest railway station in the world.
5 minutes
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Explore York with an award-winning, qualified historian guide! We'll travel through 2,000 years of history as we walk along Roman roads, medieval walls and royal thoroughfares.
This tour incorporates every inch of the most complete set of historical city walls anywhere in the UK. Find out why and how these fortifications were built - and hear the stories of those who dared to try to breach them..!