Explore York with an award-winning, qualified historian guide! You'll travel back to the time of the romans, marvel at medieval fortifications and experience the Victorian boom that all helped contribute to making York the UK's "Second City."
There's no better way to squeeze 2,000 years of history into a single journey while you uncover hidden gems and city secrets you'd never find on your own.
Highlights
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
An entertaining step-free tour by an expert local guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Exhibition Square
Just next to the statue of William Etty.
Return
Kings Arms
We will finish on the banks of the River Ouse, near the King's Arm pub. There is step-free access (up an incline) from here back to the city centre.
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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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.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
In this simple little piazza we'll uncover the story of the man who helped preserve the city of York as we know it today.
10 minutes
2
The King's Manor
Once home to Henry VIII and Charles I, if these walls could talk, we'll tell you what they'd say!
5 minutes
3
Bootham Bar
We will travel under one of York's great city gates and find out which surprising confection got its' start right here.
10 minutes
4
York Minster
We'll travel around the entirety of York Minster, the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. You'll hear the stories of those who created it - and those who tried to destroy it.
(External visit only.)
5
Treasurer's House
Hear one of York's best known ghost stories at this haunted Jacobean manor.
(External visit only.)
6
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.
7
St William's College
This charming Tudor building masks a scandalous past...
(External visit only - this building is not open to the public.)
8
Statue of Constantine the Great
York was once the northern most region of the Roman Empire. Here we will hear the story of the rulers who called it home 2,000 yeas ago.
5 minutes
9
Guy Fawkes Inn
See the childhood home of one of York's most notorious figures and find out how he is still celebrated - and vilified - today.
(External visit only.)
10
Stonegate
This charming pedestrianised street was once the hub of progress in the city and today holds an array of fascinating shops and pubs.
5 minutes
11
Barley Hall
Once home of the Lord Mayor of York, this grand medieval building was once thought lost to time. Restored to its' former glory, it offers a literal glimpse of what life was like for wealthy medieval residents of the city.
(External visit only although we can view the Great Hall.)
12
Shambles
Walk down one of the best preserved medieval streets in the world and take an opportunity to visit the home of York's patron saint.
10 minutes
13
Jorvik Viking Centre
Stand on the site of one of the most important Viking settlements to be discovered in the UK. Hear the stories of those who once lived there and the surprising relic found here that told us all we ever wanted to know about the Vikings in York...
(External visit only.)
14
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.
(External visit only - access into this building is not step-free.)
15
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.
(External visit only.)
16
River Ouse
Journey along the beautiful River Ouse and hear how the water that flowed here changed the shape of the city.
5 minutes
17
Kings Arms
Find out what makes this pub different than any other in the city and why grabbing 'one for the road' might not be as good of an idea as it sounds...
(External visit only.)
18
St. Leonards Hospital
Journey into the ruins of a once great building and learn about the man who once controlled it.
10 minutes
19
Museum Gardens
Journey through the beautiful and tranquil York Museum Gardens, surrounding by reminders of long-gone eras.
10 minutes
20
St. Mary's Abbey
Explore what remains the wealthiest religious complex in the country and hear about who destroyed it and why.
5 minutes
21
Hamlet Of St Marygate
See the damage wrought by the English Civil War and find out why York managed to stay standing.
Explore York with an award-winning, qualified historian guide! You'll travel back to the time of the romans, marvel at medieval fortifications and experience the Victorian boom that all helped contribute to making York the UK's "Second City."
There's no better way to squeeze 2,000 years of history into a single journey while you uncover hidden gems and city secrets you'd never find on your own.
Highlights
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 45 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
An entertaining step-free tour by an expert local guide
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Exhibition Square
Just next to the statue of William Etty.
Return
Kings Arms
We will finish on the banks of the River Ouse, near the King's Arm pub. There is step-free access (up an incline) from here back to the city centre.
