Guided Walking Tour in Historical York: Explore Guy Fawkes' Birthplace and Other Landmarks

Embark on a personalized guided walking tour in historical York, exploring Guy Fawkes’ birthplace and other iconic landmarks. Discover the rich history of York Minster, The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and more!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Minster Yard - You’ll hear about the complete history of York’s beautiful Minster, including details about the carvings, it’s medieval history and maybe even have a chat with the stone masons!
  • Museum Gardens - Hear the rich history of the Museum Gardens and maybe even say hello to the falconers and their birds of prey!
  • St. Mary’s Abbey…
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included.
Additional Information

The tour kicks off at The Guy Fawkes Inn, located on High Petergate, directly across from Michael Le Belfrey’s church. Here, participants will delve into the history of the infamous conspirators and the Gunpowder Plot, right at the birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
The journey continues to York Minster yard, where the rich history of the Minster will be…

Location
25 High Petergate
High Petergate
Located oposite the minster, on High Petergate, next to St Michael Le Belfrey church at 10:30 am everyday aside from Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Glynn500
Mar 5, 2025
Great value for money - Dave was very informative and knows a lot about York. He kindly let us join his tour as we had just missed the start of a different one. He knew all the best places for photos. Would highly recommend.
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Davidbratt
Mar 4, 2025
Excellent guide, make sure you book him! - Dave knows a LOT about York and it's history. He is also very approachable and able to taylor his Tour to reflect the interests of the Group. Excellent value and a very worthwhile experience.
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Campbell
Mar 3, 2025
The tour was awesome! So much knowledge. - Dave was so accommodating and went above and beyond with this tour. He was extremely thorough and you could tell he had so much knowledge to share and genuinely wanted to share it. Would absolutely recommend.
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C8158xufatimas
Mar 2, 2025
Charming Northern guide! Knows his stuff! - Dave is a proper Yorkshireman, complete with broad accent. He knows his history and knows how to make it chatty and fun. He's friendly with the gardeners at the Museum Gardens and got them to tell us a little more about the bird life in the area.
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Williamrd5283nb
Mar 2, 2025
Brilliant - The tour was great, the guide was very flexible and had a great attitude along with an amazing knowledge of York, giving tips of other places to visit close and far. Highly recommend
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Lowdo
Feb 25, 2025
Such a fun, informative tour - Such a fun, informative tour! Dave was delightful to spend time with and answered questions with humour and insight! I would heartily recommend a walk around York in his company.
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839timj
Feb 25, 2025
Fabulous walking tour - The tour started where Guy Fawkes was born before moving on to York Minster where we we informed about the continuing restoration, including information on some of the weird and wonderful figures being carved by the 15 or so stonemasons employed at the Minster. We then moved on to the Shambles before ending up at the the old castle. Dave could tell a tale or three about every nook and cranny in a personal, humorous but informative way. Would deffo go on another tour with Dave
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Joanne
Feb 22, 2025
Walking tour of York - Fantastic tour - Dave’s knowledge is amazing and makes the tour. Goes above and beyond and is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable. Very accommodating and shapes tour to suit. Thank you had a great day.
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Rastaberry1969
Feb 20, 2025
Haw- some ! - Dave’s knowledge is top notch and he’s funny with it ! I would recommend anyone visiting York to meet up with Dave and go on a tour very charming guy 5 star service
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Karen
Feb 20, 2025
Friendly, really interesting guide, small group. - Really friendly guide, very knowledgeable. It was a small group which was perfect and meant Dave actively encouraged questions. He tailored the tour to the interests of the group. Thoroughly enjoyed the extra details about the history. Son really enjoyed it too.
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From $20
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).