York City Frightseeing Haunted Walking Tour

After fear, after terror… there is York City FRIGHTseeing!
Discover the eerie history of York with our guided tours as we walk through the most haunted locations of the city’s spookscape, where every spine-tingling story is a nightmare shuddersome of fun.

Whether you're a rock ‘n’ roll horror fiend, thrill-seeker, or just looking for a frightfully good time, York City FRIGHTseeing is the tour for you!

Our small group, shared tours are suitable for guillotine-agers and splatter brats over 10 years of age, but younger children are permitted at parent’s own discretion. Gore hounds more than welcome, if friendly and well behaved.

No jump scares. No gimmicks - Just a comprehensive DEADucation in the most haunted city in Europe.

Grab your tickets now and prepare for a hauntingly unforgettable experience of York’s only walking tour that will leave you running scared!

Meeting Point

Exhibition Square

Exhibition Square, York, UK

In front of the water fountain, and look for the guide wearing tweed

What's included:

• Guided Walking Tour

Not included:

• No scheduled bathroom breaks

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Exhibition Square

, , York

The SLASH course begins with the city wall and bars, both forming part of York’s terrifying topography, where unspeakable acts of horror and supernatural suspense go hand-in-icy-hand.

10 minutes

Precentor's Court

Precentor's Court, York, YO1 7EJ

From the mist of the darkness the Night Child cometh. Though a child, she’s all horror, with a story that will leave you sleeping with your lights on for weeks to come.
BEWARE … The Night Child!

5 minutes

Minster Yard

Minster Yard, York, YO1 7JF

We’ll hear about one of York’s most enduring - and endearing - spectrals, in one of the most uncanny tales ever told.

5 minutes

Minster Yard

Minster Yard, York, YO1 7JF

Swooping and snarling around the Minster towers in the dead of night can be found York’s very own creature feature, the hideous Gabble Ratchet … the last word in terror!

8 minutes

St William's College

5 College Street, York, YO1 7JF

Within this tiny stone house, lies a secret, a terrible truth waiting to be unveiled. As we will pry open the coffin lid on a tale so shocking, so boldly revealing in its frank depiction of inhumanity, it will leave you asking, Who are the real monsters?

10 minutes

Shambles

11 Shambles, , York, YO1 7LZ

Through a veil of religious persecution as thick as the authorities’ self righteousness, St. Margaret Clitherow’s made an immense contribution to the underground Catholic movement in York. We’ll learn about her rebellious and courageous life as well as her unnecessarily tragic death.

10 minutes

Pavement

Pavement, York, YO1 9UP

They say torture is a delicate art … unless you’re William “Mutton” Curry, the city’s most infamous executioner, best known for his clumsiness and incompetence. Find out about York’s history of punishment, and why you wouldn’t want this man to launch YOU into eternity.

5 minutes

Pavement

Pavement, York, YO1 9UP

For our final fearsome fable, we’ll descend into the depths of Lady Peckett’s Yard, and you’ll find out why she’s at the top of the list of the ghosts that haunt The Golden Fleece. We’ll recall incidents that will frighten you beyond all imagination, and make you remember why your parents warned you not to go into dark alleys.

10 minutes