York Private Walking History Tour Experience

Get your bearings and discover York with an exclusive 2hr Private Tour, with your own expert guide. Our tour is all about spending time with a local, as well as uncovering our long history.
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the city as you travel back through the centuries to discover our turbulent history, and how it has shaped York into the vibrant place you see today.

From the first Viking incursions when York was known as Jorvik, to a bustling market town and religious centre for England, to today's stunning cobbled streets packed with history, see it all on your guided tour of York with a local guide.

Walk in the footsteps of Vikings and Romans, discovering our famous Roman walls, our magnificent churches and see the context of York today in our rich history on your tour.

Meeting Point

Visit York Information Centre & Gift Shop

21 Parliament St, York YO1 8SG, UK

Please meet your guide outside the Tourist Information Centre. The guide will be wearing a bright orange jacket or lanyard

What's included:

• Local guide

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

St Sampson's Square

St Sampson's Square, York, YO1 8RR

Meet your guide at the Information Centre, and gain a little bit of background knowledge into York and it's origins

10 minutes

Jorvik Viking Centre

19 Coppergate, Coppergate Shopping Centre, York, YO1 9WT

Learn about Vikings and how they shaped York into the city it is now - and marvel at the world-renown Jorvik Centre (exterior visit only)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St Mary's Church

Castlegate, York YO1 9RN, UK

Discover this hidden gem, a largely preserved Medieval church with a highwayman buried in it's graveyard! (exterior visit only)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Clifford's Tower

Tower Street, , York, YO1 9SA

Walk out to Clifford's Tower and learn about its tragic history and its relationship with York's townspeople (exterior visit only)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

York Castle Museum

Eye of York, Tower St, York, YO1 9RY

Admire York Museum and the infamous Highwayman, Dick Turpin and how he came to be an inmate here (exterior visit only)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Merchant Adventurers' Hall

Fossgate, York, YO1 9XD

See the beautiful guildhall of the Merchant Adventurers! (exterior visit only)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Shambles

The Shambles, York YO1, UK

One of the most famous streets in England, and the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter books

10 minutes

Barley Hall

2 Coffee Yard, Stonegate, York, YO1 8AR

Discover another hidden gem, a medieval townhouse with a long and surprising history, which has been lovingly renovated to its former glory (exterior visit only)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St. Michael le Belfrey Church

High Petergate, York, YO1 7EN

View another beautiful place of worship, and discover its connection with Guy Fawkes (exterior visit only)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

York Minster

Minster Yard, Deangate, York, YO1 7HH

Admire the magnificent York Minster as your guide unravels some of the history behind this amazing building (exterior visit only)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Treasurer's House

Treasurers House Minster Yard, York, YO1 7JL

Finish the tour at the Treasurer's House with some stories of its unearthly inhabitants (exterior visit only)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included