York's Historic Journey: Discover the Secret Side of the City on Foot

Embark on a historic journey through York’s secret side on foot. Discover the city’s key sights, delve into the medieval maze, and uncover the influence of the Romans and Vikings. Join our family-friendly walking tour with a small group for an engaging and immersive experience.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Mary’s Abbey - The magnificent ruins of the largest abbey in northern England
  • Museum Gardens - A stunning Victorian botanic garden containing the standing remains of the Roman fortress - the place where York began!
  • York Minster - The largest medieval gothic cathedral in northern Europe
  • Stonegate - Explore the labyrinth of…
What's Included
  • Personalized welcome sign at meeting point
  • Multimedia-enhanced guided tour with iPads
  • Complimentary map of York included
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees: the tour is outdoors and does not include museums or the interior of the cathedral.
Additional Information

Why follow the crowds? At Yorktour we believe a great tour should also be a fun conversation, which is why we guarantee there will be no more than eight participants so everyone can ask questions and no-one needs to worry about being left at the back! This family-friendly walking tour includes all the key sights - including the exterior of the Minster…

Location
YO1 7DS
We will be in the square in front of the central library - York Explore Library and Archive, Museum Street YO1 7DS The guide will have a sign with your name so you should be able to find us (please don't join any tour that does not have your name displayed as it won't be ours)!
Cancellation Policy

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

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I9316xxtarad
Mar 27, 2025
So much to learn! - Alfred was an awesome tour guide! He was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. He engaged with my 9yo and weaved his interests (trains) into various talking points on our journey. Absolutely recommend this tour!
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600rutha
Mar 18, 2025
A ‘Must’ to do in York - Excellent insight into the history of York. Succinct with the correct balance of information. Delivered over one hour and thirty minutes. Very interesting. Small group which helped. I would definitely recommend. A ‘must’ to do in York.
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Tanfrost13
Mar 16, 2025
The best tour you will take in York - This was a fun, fascinating tour around York with an incredibly knowledgeable guide. Ferah was passionate, warm and friendly and really made the tour a fantastic experience. Thank you!
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46karene
Mar 9, 2025
Fantastic walking tour of York - We booked this small group walking tour of York to get a feel for the layout of the city as well as its history. The tour was excellent. The guide was very knowledgeable and covered a swathe of history in an entertaining way. He ensured all members of the group were included and the fact it was a small group made it easy to ask questions. I would highly recommend.
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3point6roentgen
Mar 7, 2025
A fascinating overview of York's history - Alfred was a brilliant tour guide, and a wealth of knowledge about York's (very long!) history. This was a great way to see sights and hear facts that I otherwise wouldn't have, and being in a small group was ideal because we spent maximum time learning and enjoying the city. Highly recommended - a perfect way to spend a couple of hours in York!
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Bobbyhiace56
Mar 2, 2025
Perfect introduction to york - A great tour, perfectly small group, which meant you could hear all he had to say & see all he pointed out. An Interesting guide who was obviously interested in his topic :) A great introduction to York
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Laura
Feb 15, 2025
York small group tour - Our guide was Sarah & she is an absolute gem. Her depth of knowledge is extensive and made our questions & conversations, so interesting. It was a cold and rainy day, but walking through York with her as our guide made the trip so worth it! I truly cannot wait for my next visit to York and pick up where we left off. Thank you, Sarah!
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Global43727072873
Feb 12, 2025
Great knowledge, learnt so much in a short time. - Great, informative knowledgeable friendly small group tour. Led by Sarah. She made a damp, cold day a lot warmer with her delivery and helpful responses to our questions. Only 3 of us on the tour. Would definitely recommend this tour for anyone with a limited time in York. Sarah suggests follow up places to see too.
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Karen_b
Feb 5, 2025
York walking tour. - The guide was very generous with his knowledge and made the history and sites of York come to life. An exceptional experience.
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James
Mar 23, 2025
Tour great, TripAdvisor booking process, not so good. - The tour itself was really good, and really interesting. The booking process with TripAdvisor was terrible, text link for tickets didn’t work, no email confirmation, had to do some digging on the internet to even find the start point. Fortunately, the tour people did have the booking, so from that point it was excellent. Definitely better to have a small group so you can ask questions and move quickly.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).