England · HISTORY TOURS IN YORK & YORKSHIRE
Every trip has one free day too few. These 6 history tours in York & Yorkshire justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
A 90-minute York ghost walk with entertaining Horrible History-style storytelling, led by local guides, ending near the Shambles.
“We had a great evening on our ghost walk. Our guide Josh was very knowledgable and entertaining. We saw lots of sites around York and learned a lot of its history. We would definitely do it again if visiting York in the future.”
Private 2-3 hour York walk with your own guide, covering York Minster, abbeys, Shambles and Clifford’s Tower. Hotel pickup possible.
“Our private guide was Chris Kelly…an absolute delight! Incredibly knowledgeable, well spoken, with an innate sense of bravado and flair. HIGHLY recommended 🤩”
Walk York with a witch guide, from Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate to the Shambles, mixing medieval streets with UK witch history.
“Well worth the money! We had a witch named Nicks and she was utterly fabulous! She had really fun tales and facts of York and she absolutely cracked us up throughout the whole tour. Some of her one liners were brilliant and it was fun learning the history of York. She engaged with the entire group and dealt with drunk passers by with grace and humour. Highly recommend!”
York’s Villains Rum tasting is a 30-minute, indoor stand-up experience with a live villain guide, history stories, and included samples.
“Great stories about York villains. Violet was fabulous. The rum is good too they are generous with tasters. Would definitely recommend.”
A detective-style stroll through York’s medieval streets, Museum Gardens, Shambles, and a York chocolate factory tasting, in about 75 minutes.
“This was a fabulous tour about history presented in a humorous way! Most enjoyable and entertaining while giving a great overview of York and its past. Highly recommended!”
Self-guided York ghost and history walk with an offline app, 18 stops, and eerie pub tales, Roman walls, and Shambles.
“We loved that we could access the app on different days and pick up where we left off and we could do it in any order. Photos were clear, the map was sometimes aided by Google maps but easy to navigate.”
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