England · WALKING TOURS IN YORK
The good walking tours in York here go weeks ahead, and the great ones go first. Below: which 15 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Shadows of York blends ghost stories, grim history, theatrical guides, and cobbled streets into a lively 90-minute evening walk.
“Walk around the city for approximately 90 minutes. Some interesting stories but couldn’t always understand what the tour guide was saying.”
Explore York’s Minster, Shambles, abbey, royal past, and Clifford’s Tower on a private, story-filled walk with a local guide.
“I loved this tour, my guide was very knowledgeable about the city and showed me lots of interesting things in York, along with the history behind the sites.”
Review of York’s family Wizard Walk, with magic, comedy, York Minster, Shambles, practical tips, pricing, and who will enjoy it most.
“Absolutely brilliant. Non-stop hilarity. Your kids will love it. If you don't have any, borrow some.”
Explore York’s Roman, Viking, medieval, and Victorian past on a lively two-hour walk covering the Minster, Shambles, walls, guilds, and castle.
“This tour was really interesting and informative. We were only in York for a day so we saw this tour and thought it would be great way to get the most out of York which we did. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we will be visiting York again.”
Explore York on foot with guide Dave, from York Minster and Museum Gardens to the Shambles, saints, pubs, and Clifford’s Tower.
“Very informative friendly guide. Highly recommended. Accent can be difficult to appreciate but dave was happy to repeat when requested.”
Review the York Witches and History Walking Tour, with medieval streets, witch tales, practical tips, pricing, and honest advice.
“Willow was amazing she really got the imagination working.. and made York come alive with all the stories”
Review of York’s 75-minute Time Traveller walking tour, covering Clifford’s Tower, Shambles, and York Minster with lively guides.
“Informative, fun, and immersive highly recommended for groups and couples looking for a nice tour in York”
Explore York’s Roman, Viking, and medieval defenses with a private guide, flexible stops, city views, and stories beyond the usual sightseeing route.
“John was an outstanding tour guide. Extremely engaging and informative. Our 3 generation family of six all loved the experience. Would highly recommend. The time passed by too quickly!”
Explore York’s Christmas past on a lively 90-minute walk linking Roman, Viking, medieval, and Victorian traditions.
“Sarah was so easy to listen to and kept our interest for the whole 90 minutes. She was very entertaining and pointed out so many things we'd never noticed before even though we've been coming to York for years.”
Explore York’s oldest pubs, ghost tales, and city stories on a friendly two-hour walk with a drink stop and 20% pub discount.
“I booked this after seeing it had good reviews. I was not disappointed. The guide took us round lots of different pubs where the history was explained. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable with fascinating facts and added in some ghost stories too as he knew we were interested in those too. We stopped after an hour at one of the pubs for a drink which was welcome. There was about 14 of us on the tour which wasn't too large to manage and good conversations were had between all of us on the tour. This tour is run to raise money for a local charity which is admirable. I would…”
Explore York’s Viking past on a private walk with John, from city walls and the Shambles to Jorvik, street names, legends, and Norman castles.
“Brilliantly guided by John. Animated, informative, humorous, knowledgeable, passionate. What more could one ask for?”
Explore York Minster and Minster Yard with a private guide, Gothic carvings, stained glass, local legends, and practical York tips.
“Very informative I enjoyed all our tour guide had to say! Lots of interesting facts i just love the York Minster we would take the tour again!”
Review of Yorktour’s private two-hour York walk, with York Minster, the Shambles, city walls, expert guides, and flexible pickup.
“Alfred was a wonderful guide who made our private tour tailored in such a way that the adults and the kids learned a lot about the town of York and its history. The stories were entertaining and funny and we enjoyed every moment of it .”
Explore York’s Minster, Museum Gardens, Shambles, and Clifford’s Tower with a private guide, flexible pacing, and local stories.
“Our tour did not go as we had hoped. With limited time that day, we wanted to quickly visit specific places but the tour started late and we ended up spending too much time walking around our guide's favorites before finally seeing areas we wanted to visit. Our desired tour spots were generally derided and it seemed we were only going to be shown places our guide deemed of merit. But this affected the limited time we had to do other things that same day, so we were unable to accomplish all we had hoped. Plus, we didn't appreciate being asked to include others in a private tour we paid…”
Explore York through kings, saints, sinners, chocolate, crime, and art on Irene’s private two-hour walking tour.
“Loved Iren's enthusiam and knowledge of the historical characters. We all thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon tour.”
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