York Historical Walking Tour Experience

York is amazing. King George VI once said, 'The history of York is the history of England'. Well he wasn't wrong. The city has been home to Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans. It has been the 'capital' of the north and has been a centre for trade, commerce and power through the centuries. Today York is a vibrant, modern city with one of the best windows on the past that you will ever find.
Join me on a tour of my fascinating home city to learn more about its history and what has made it the city it is today. Walk in the footsteps of Roman soldiers and marauding Vikings, pass through medieval streets, stand in the shadow of one of the world's great cathedrals and take in the view from the city walls.

Meeting Point

Library Square

Library Square, York YO1, UK

Meet outside the front of the library in Library Square.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

York Minster

Minster Yard, Deangate, York, YO1 7HH

We will view and learn about the Minster from the outside. If you wish to enter the Minster, and this is recommended, then please do so before or after the tour.

Pass by without stopping

Bootham Bar

De Grey House Exhibition Square, St. Leonards Pl., York, YO1 7EW

One of four mediaeval gates to the city. Bootham Bar sits on the site off an older Roman entrance to the Roman fortress of Eboracum.

10 minutes

Multangular Tower

Museum Gardens Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR

Part of the Roman fortifications, one of the few sections of Roman wall visible today.

Pass by without stopping

St. Mary's Abbey

Museum Gardens Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR

Walk through the ruins of the mediaeval St.Mary's Abbey in the Museum Gardens.

10 minutes

York City Walls

, , York, YO1 7HB

Walk the section of city walls from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar.

25 minutes

Jorvik Viking Centre

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

We walk past the Jorvik Centre. If you wish to visit the centre, then please do so before or after the tour.

Pass by without stopping

Clifford's Tower

Tower Street, , York, YO1 9SA

We finish the tour at the base of Clifford's Tower. If you wish to visit the inside of the tower, then please do so before or after the tour.

Pass by without stopping

Shambles

11 Shambles, , York, YO1 7LZ

We walk along the beautiful, world famous Shambles.

15 minutes

Dean's Park

Minster Yard, York

From Dean's Park we will observe and learn about York Minster.

15 minutes

Monk Bar

Off Lord Mayors Walk, York, YO1 2LH

We will leave the city walls at this point and learn about this famous entrance to the mediaeval city, before heading into the centre of the city.

10 minutes

Merchant Adventurers' Hall

Fossgate, York, YO1 9XD

We walk around the grounds of this impressive mediaeval hall. If you wish to visit inside this impressive building then please do so either before or after the tour.

10 minutes