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York History Tour: Guy Fawkes & Minster Highlights
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502 Ratings
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Embark on a personalized guided walking tour in historical York, exploring Guy Fawkes’ birthplace and other iconic landmarks. Discover the rich history of York Minster, The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and more!
Embark on a personalized guided walking tour in historical York, exploring Guy Fawkes’ birthplace and other iconic landmarks. Discover the rich history of York Minster, The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and more!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Minster Yard - You’ll hear about the complete history of York’s beautiful Minster, including details about the carvings, it’s medieval history and maybe even have a chat with the stone masons!
- Museum Gardens - Hear the rich history of the Museum Gardens and maybe even say hello to the falconers and their birds of prey!
- St. Mary’s Abbey…
- Minster Yard - You’ll hear about the complete history of York’s beautiful Minster, including details about the carvings, it’s medieval history and maybe even have a chat with the stone masons!
- Museum Gardens - Hear the rich history of the Museum Gardens and maybe even say hello to the falconers and their birds of prey!
- St. Mary’s Abbey - Experience the history of St Mary’s Abbey in Museum Gardens. This timeless gem is a must on this tour and is sure to impress any history buff!
- Shambles Market - Experience some the oldest places still standing in York at the Shambles and the Shambles market, along with tales that are both astounding and some a little grusome!
- Parish of All Saints’ Pavement - Experience the rich history of the church of All Saints Pavement, with some incredible and surprising stories!
- Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow - Learn all about Saint Margaret Clitherow and her harrowing and noble story.
- Clifford’s Tower - Learn the historical and sometimes gruesome stories of Clifford’s Tower, and the history of the monarchs who are connected to it.
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information
The tour kicks off at The Guy Fawkes Inn (25 High Petergate). Here, participants will discover the intriguing story of the famous conspirators and the Gunpowder Plot, right at the birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
The journey continues to York Minster yard, where the rich history of the Minster will be unveiled. The tour also includes visits to several…
The tour kicks off at The Guy Fawkes Inn (25 High Petergate). Here, participants will discover the intriguing story of the famous conspirators and the Gunpowder Plot, right at the birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
The journey continues to York Minster yard, where the rich history of the Minster will be unveiled. The tour also includes visits to several renowned locations in York, such as The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and numerous other hidden streets and areas around the city. Participants will enjoy local tales and uncover a variety of hidden gems!
Location
25 High Petergate
High Petergate
Located oposite the minster, on High Petergate, next to St Michael Le Belfrey church
at 10:30 am everyday aside from Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(502 Ratings)
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Scenic573612
Mar 25, 2026
Great tour of area around the Minster - Dave was a great guide. He took us to areas we have never been to before and plied us with many interesting facts. He almost seemed to tailor the tour to our interests by asking us what we would like to see next. His tour was full of interesting history.
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Annmarie_p
Mar 23, 2026
A great walking tour of... - A great walking tour of central York. Dave had an awesome knowledge of the town. Its buildings and its history.
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Johnandouti
Mar 14, 2026
Great history delivered by a passionate natural historian - Honestly, Dave is a great tour guide and the sort of bloke you will really like to meet. I chose his tour because I am very interested in history and a history professor had given him 5 stars. He knows his stuff inside out and delivers it very well in a very clear voice, a legacy of having worked for 30 years in a noisy factory. At the end of the tour he offered to walk me to where I was staying and we diverted along the way to two fascinating sites that I had not planned to visit. It's hard to believe that there can be a beautifully peaceful and holy shrine on The Shambles, but there is. It's the former home of Saint Margaret Clitheroe, pressed to death for hiding a Catholic priest. Then a Church just off Piccadilly called Holy Trinity Goodramgate, which remains consecrated but is only used twice a year for services. I have often seen box pews but have never before seen almost the entire Church consisting of box pews. It really creates an effect. For £5 you can buy a pamphlet about the Church written by the Conservation Trust. I don't have high expectations of these sort of pamphlets but I read this cover to cover without a break. You can almost sense the Reformation taking place as the Church tries to balance initial Catholic instincts with the varying tides of Protestantism It's like the context to a CJ Sansom novel. I had a great day and it's thanks to a really nice Yorkshire bloke and gentleman called Dave Haw.
Incidentally, Dave can also tell some really funny stories with a shrewd Yorkshire manner!
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W8365qwcharlieb
Mar 14, 2026
Greatest Walking Tour for History Lovers - Thank you Dave! What a glorious day we spent learning about all things History of York!
Dave spent far longer with us than was needed, and got excited by our own enthusiasm, tailoring the tour and discussions to our specific interests!
What a great guide and a charming and kind man!
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Rogerw1201
Mar 11, 2026
A grand tour - Thank you Dave for a great tour! He spent way longer with us than he needed to and really brought our trip to life with stories and facts. So much knowledge I hope I remember some of it!
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Paul
Mar 9, 2026
Dave had encyclopaedic knowledge and was highly entertaining. - Put colour into the history of York
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E6655madarrens
Mar 4, 2026
Dave Haw's Terrific Walking Tour - Myself, and 7 mates from Australia, were travelling in the UK for the 6 Nations and stayed in York for 3 days between matches. There we decided to get a good look at York and booked Dave Haw's Tour. So glad we did. Dave is a local (well Leeds is local) and took us around York city showing us all the highlights of which there are many. His local knowledge and Yorkshire mannerisms made the tour. It was only a two hour tour but Dave is so involved in the history of the place his tour just went on and on, well over 4 hours. We had to break away as we had another booking, otherwise we would have done more. The details of his presentation was up to the group, a brief overview, a little bit more detailed, or the Dave Haw "rambling" as he put it. A great walking tour presented by a great character who loves his job and knows a bit about it. "Let's go for a wander o'er ear", and we certainly did that. All the boys commented on how good it was and how well Dave put it together. Well worth it. Can't recommend Dave enough.
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Suziq083
Feb 19, 2026
Dave is a fountain of knowledge, a tour not to be missed. - Whist staying at the Guy Fawkes Inn we met Dave in there, he was running a walking tour of York, so we went on it. Best day we have ever had. Having been to York on numerous occasions Dave took his tour on places I have never seen before, his knowledge of the city is unrivalled. Initially it was for 2 hours but we and the others stayed with Dave all day. So informative and what a humorous guy. Thoroughly enjoyed our trip and would definitely recommend anyone visiting York look out for Dave and join him. You will not regret it. Thanks Dave.
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23marlizeg
Feb 18, 2026
Best walking tour every - Dave is absolutely excellent! Sharing the history of York combined with his wealth of knowledge, is a passion and a ‘way of living’ for him. He adjusts the tour according to your needs being very flexible. I would strongly recommend this walking tour!
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J8824mfdanl
Mar 22, 2026
Help me. - Tremendous tour. I have never once seen a guide power through a lack of knowledge or people skills before.
If you like a tour involving people shouting for no reason, and zero accurate content, sign up!
Be prepared for a jam packed day, as Davw wont stop. He wont. Ever. Make him stop, please
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