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York City Chronicles History walking tour: Discover Medieval Roots and Architectural Marvels

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337 Ratings

York

Embark on a captivating walking tour of York City and uncover its medieval roots, architectural marvels, and intriguing legends. Explore hidden gems and iconic landmarks while immersing yourself in the city's rich history. Join us and create your own unforgettable story!

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

York - Our guide will show you what makes York so unique, the Medieval walls and Gateways, the Minster, the ancient Shambles, Lantern towers, rivers and castle. See the grave of Dick Turpin and walk through 2000 years of the cities heritage follow in the footsteps of ancient tribes, Romans, Kings and Queens and some of histories most notorious. Our guides can also take you around the museums of your choice for an additional fee.
York Minster - The largest Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe, York Minster took 252 years too build. There are Minster guides inside, tours last an hour.
Clifford’s Tower - Walking around the Motte of the castle built in 1069, your guide will bring alive its bloody and dark secrets, walk in the grounds of what would have been on elf the finest castles in England.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall - Walk down into the Medieval levels of the City and let our guide tell you about the richest Guild in York and the part the traders played in Yorks prosperity. Find out how important women were in this guild.
Shambles - The street of the Butchers, our guide will take to the shrine of St Margaret Clitheroe, and exploring with to uncover the secrets of one of Yorks oldest streets.

What's Included

- No free inclusions

What's Not Included

Museum and attraction Entry fees. Price range £6 - £17

Additional Information

Embark on a laid-back exploration of history, mythology, legend, and architecture. Learn about the evolution of the medieval city into the beloved metropolis of today.

Our guides provide an engaging and unique perspective on York, melding historical insight, sightseeing, and exploration. We offer an unparalleled understanding of York, which includes a trip past the largest medieval Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe, charming cobbled streets, Guild Halls, breathtaking riverside views, devil’s doors, and so much more.

We make sure to highlight all of York’s significant landmarks while introducing you to hidden gems off the mapped routes.

Remember, we’re all authors of our own stories, and we invite you to script yours with us!

Location

Constantine the Great

Minster Yard

Starts at the Statue of Constantine, (PLEASE ignore the sat nav address For Cars only you need to walk and head to the statue)South entrance of York Minster. The booked time is departure time. Arrive 10 minutes early. Guides don't answer phones once tours begun. Late comer not refunded.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Amr_s

Jun 2, 2024

Great walk - Well worth it . Very knowledgeable and fun guide and really great whether it’s your first time to York or not . Lots of history and you see everything there more in context

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Christinawz6124si

Jun 2, 2024

Definitely recommend - Nick was our guide, he was absolutely brilliant, so knowledgeable, friendly and made it a fascinating history tour. Thoroughly recommend

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Adishy

May 30, 2024

Do this walking tour - We were a party of 5, 2 of us from Devon and 3 who live in York. Nick our guide, delivered the history in an easy to understand context, with dates, background and contemporary facts all mixed together to make an interesting and amusing talk. Recommended for locals and visitors alike.

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Clare_h

May 29, 2024

Excellent York tour. - Guide was very knowledgeable and gave a good understanding of the city. Also very accommodating. We were supposed to do the tour on Saturday but our train was delayed and so we couldn’t make the start time. The company allowed us to join the Sunday tour instead,

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Jane_d

May 26, 2024

Great introduction to York. - A really good start to our visit to York. Nick was very knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. Would definitely recommend!

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Jesscg5092hg

May 26, 2024

Great experience, lots of history and fun too. - Great walk, very knowledgeable guide and a fun experience. You really do get to see things tou would miss if doing a walk without a guide. The history and back stories of the city bring everything to life. Thankyou!

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Marco_v

May 20, 2024

Great informative tour of York - Lovely tour, informative guide Nick. Thank you, highly recommended. Did the tour with a friend of ours.

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Diane_d

May 20, 2024

Great tour!! - The tour guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting! We loved the tidbits of the mason yard for the Minster. We had taken the tour of the inside of the Minster and it was interesting to hear the stories of how it is continuously maintained. The tour also went partway along the walls and St. Cuthbert's Church as well as the Shambles and other interesting locations in York. There was fun stories all along the way.

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Amber_a

May 19, 2024

Great historical context - Nick was very kind and gave great historical context to the sites he took us to. I only had a short amount of time in York, but this brief tour helped me gain even more appreciation for the complex history this ancient city is built on.

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