Dark Comedy Tour: Explore York's Spooky Past

Join the Deathly Dark Ghost Tour of York, an award-winning dark comedy walking tour that explores the city’s dark history with a wicked sense of humor. Family-friendly and entertaining for all ages.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Coffee Yard - Are you prepared to discover the chilling events that have occurred in the Snickleways of York?
  • Stonegate - Stonegate boasts several buildings with eerie, historical significance that time has forgotten, yet the structures remain and we have all the details!
  • Minster Yard - The York Minster is a stunning edifice that towers…
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
What's Not Included
  • No scheduled restroom breaks
Additional Information

The Deathly Dark Tour of York offers a theatrical and grim dark comedy walking experience, ideal for those with a mischievous side eager to delve into the city’s eerie and mysterious past. Our guides are renowned for their delightfully dark humor.
Please be aware, this is not a scare attraction but a storytelling adventure.
The tour is suitable for…

Location
The Deathly Dark Tours
Grape Lane
Your guide will meet you at The Deathly Dark Tours, 4 Grape Lane YO1 7HU. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the advertised start time. If the booking office is open you will be checked in at the desk, otherwise your guide will meet you outside.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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L493vvlynnb
Mar 8, 2026
Great tour - David was a great tour guide, made the experience fun and memorable
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Williamlg6645qx
Mar 8, 2026
Good fun - Good fun tour, focused on some spooky stories (but not scary) rather than history of the city.
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Whitney_b
Mar 8, 2026
Follow the hand (I think his same is Tim) - Our guide Dalton delivered an amazingly spooky experience! Ghosts and gore wrapped in some cheeky humor. The stories were creepy, the history was fascinating, and he kept the whole group entertained from start to finish. A must-do if you’re visiting York and want a fun, eerie night out. Thanks for showing this Oklahoma girl a great time!!
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Amanda_r
Mar 7, 2026
Absolutely brilliant... - Absolutely brilliant tour!! Dalton was a hugely entertaining guide and kept everyone's attention with gruesome tales and a good bit of humour. Would highly recommend!
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Lynseyl2015
Mar 7, 2026
Deathly Dark and Absolutely Sensational - If you’re visiting York and want something a little different, I can’t recommend Deathly Dark Tours enough. Our tour guide Dolton was absolutely incredible — the perfect mix of theatrical, funny, and genuinely creepy. His storytelling was brilliant and he brought York’s darker history to life in such an engaging way that you completely forget you’re just walking through the streets… it feels like you’ve stepped back in time. You can tell he truly loves what he does. The atmosphere he created was immersive, entertaining and just the right level of spooky. Even as someone who has done a few ghost tours before, this one stood out as something special. If you’re in York, book this tour and hope you get Dolton as your guide — you won’t regret it.
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M2735bzmarkb
Mar 6, 2026
Fun and entertaining - Dalton Deathly gave a fun and fascinating tour of some of Yorks ghost locations. Highly recommended.
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Michaelmd3531lg
Mar 6, 2026
Great tour - Dalton is a very well fingered man. But seriously, Dalton is very good at what he does. Storytelling, audience participation, weird songs to ward off demon dogs, its got everything! 10/10
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168siobhanr
Mar 6, 2026
Great tour!!! - great tour with Dalton tonight, some great stories and laughs too! 10/10. 👻
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E3394fvlindaw
Mar 6, 2026
Book early for a fun, fact filled, spooky evening. - Theatrical storytelling from Dalton Deathly made this an engaging tour, full of tales of ghosts, poltergeist and death. He delivered a vast amount of facts and figures and left you wondering if the 'stories' were true. Definitely not to be missed.
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Clairems6356pv
Mar 8, 2026
Good fun - Very lively tour guide with good stories
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From $19
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).