York Trivia Tour: History and Movie Magic

Embark on a Harry Potter Locations Tour in historical York. Discover movie trivia, play quizzes and games, and learn about the city’s history and film universe.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • York Minster - See the York Minster
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Interactive Quiz and Games
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick Up / Drop Off
Additional Information

Discover the city of York and delve into its rich history and fascinating movie trivia!
Join teams to participate in quizzes and games. The guide will share intriguing trivia, allowing you to explore the film universe and York’s history. Embark on your adventure around the city, engaging in trivia quizzes provided by your guide to earn points for your…

Location
XW55+9CP
The Cholera Burial Grounds, Opposite the Milner York (Formerly known as The Principal York Hotel), Station Road, York. Our guide will be waiting for you with a blue flag.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Calthorpe1869
May 28, 2026
Update - Update on my previous review. The photo has now been posted to the site. Highly recommend. Thank you
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Ronanc217
May 28, 2026
Harry Potter York Tour - Excellent experience. Very engaging tour for all the family. Good mixture of history and Harry Potter info. Highly recommended. Ellie excellent guide.
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Gail_a
May 25, 2026
Fab Harry Potter guided tour - Molly was an excellent guide and made the tour great fun. Lots of interesting info as well as all the HP content. Totally recommend the experience.
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780logane
May 20, 2026
Harry Potter Tour w/ Molly - My wife and I went on the Harry Potter tour with Molly and had a great time! She knew a lot about the area and was very personable. We had a blast, would highly recommend!
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Mikemurphy1964
May 20, 2026
Great Fun - Molly our guide was Brilliant, very interesting and fun.. Told us about so much history of York and Harry Potter too of course, we played games, answered questions. There was only 5 on our tour including Molly, we all laughed a lot.I would definitely recommend this tour to anybody. I've recently started booking up for walking tours in any new town or city I visit now. I've even started doing walking tours in my own city too.
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Rebeccab939
May 3, 2026
Brilliant tour for all of the family - Excellent tour with Ellie. She’s an absolute natural at what she does, the history of York and amazing Harry Potter knowledge! We all enjoyed it, perfectly pitched for adults and children alike. Highly recommend!
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Leanne
May 26, 2026
Fab tour with links to Harry Potter - Fab tour Molly was, fun informative and kept the tour group moving and together. Loved the quiz questions. Only comment, perhaps it would be better named? Harry Potter Inspiration Tour? It's not really filming locations, more the inspiration for the films.
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Jumpyj
May 25, 2026
Great tour but no promised photo - We had a small group for our 11 am Harry Potter tour on March 21st. It was great fun and our tour guide Ellie was knowledgeable. However we had a.photo taken that we were told was going to be uploaded to the instagram site and over two months later we are still waiting despite a message to the site.
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379stuartb
May 10, 2026
Professional and informed. Recommended. - Entertaining for Harry Potter fans with good local knowledge. Very personable guide.
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Marylou_h
May 27, 2026
Disappointing and Misleading Tour Description - The tour guide Ellie was entertaining, enthusiastic, and very knowledgeable about Harry Potter. The trivia questions and stories she shared were fun. My disappointment is that there are actually no Harry Potter filming sites in London, so the title and description were misleading. The only place slightly associated with the movies is the Shambles, which just vaguely looks like Diagon Alley. Also, the meeting spot is hard to find. We knew we were close and asked locals, who had never heard of the place. The meeting description mentioned a hotel across the street and even the employees there had never heard of it. Turns out we were in the right spot, but the sign is behind a construction fence. All of this created unnecessary uncertainty and stress before the tour. There are plenty of other places in York that could be found more easily.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).