York Air Walk Through History and Science

From the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution, via Vikings, the Norman Conquest and the Wars of the Roses, the history of York is the history of England. This city has been at the heart of the action for nearly 2000 years.
With York’s Hidden History, you’ll be at the heart of the action too, in the expert company of our local guides. Using knowledge and humour they'll tell the city's secrets whilst showing you the famous sights.
On the York History Walk: Royal Route we’ll ramble regally through 2000 years of amazing history. Starting outside the Yorkshire Museum, in the shadow of the city’s ancient stone walls, we’ll explain how a Roman military outpost turned into imperial Eboracum. Making our way across the city via York Minster, The Shambles and Jorvik, we’ll tell tales of conquests and massacres, empresses and queens, before finishing our walk beneath Clifford’s Tower, in the heart of York Castle.
See the sights of the city with York’s Hidden History!

Meeting Point

Yorkshire Museum

Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York YO1 7FR, UK

The York History Walk: Royal Route begins outside the Yorkshire Museum in York Museum Gardens.

What's included:

• Unique expertise - both our guides have Ph.D. qualifications in scientific subjects

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours

Museum Gardens

Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR

In York Museum Gardens we'll see the ancient city walls, including the Multangular Tower, built by the Romans. We'll talk about Eboracum, emperors, and the remarkable role of York in the Roman Empire.

10 minutes

York Minster

Minster Yard, Deangate, York, YO1 7HH

Outside York Minster we'll reveal the Roman and royal stories of this magnificent, historic cathedral.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kings Square

City Centre, York, YO1 8BH

We'll stop at King's Square to talk of Roman gateways, lost churches, and the real history of The Shambles.

10 minutes

Jorvik Viking Centre

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

Outside York's famous Jorvik Viking Centre on Coppergate we'll discuss the Northumbrian kings and Norse legends of York.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Clifford's Tower

Tower Street, , York, YO1 9SA

At the foot of the imposing Clifford's Tower, at the heart of York Castle, we'll finish our walk with stories of the Norman Conquest, medieval kings, and the infamous prison.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included