England · WALKING TOURS IN YORK
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 walking tours in York earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Walk York at dusk on a guided ghost tour, from the Minster edges to Shambles, with spooky, funny stories and great value.
“Walk around the city for approximately 90 minutes. Some interesting stories but couldn’t always understand what the tour guide was saying.”
Private 2-3 hour walking tour of York’s Minster, abbey, Shambles, and York Castle, tailored to your group with optional pickup.
“Chris is a wonderfully talented guide. His depth of knowledge is extraordinary. We can't recommend his tour highly enough.”
A 75-minute wizard-led walk around York for families. Magic tricks, comedy, and playful stops near Shambles and York Minster.
“An enjoyable hour or so, with fun magic for the children and corny jokes for the adults, the time passed quickly as we moved around the centre of York. There was not too much walking and many stops for explanations and fun.”
A 2-hour guided walk through York’s walls, Minster, Shambles, and Castle stories, priced affordably with optional museum add-ons.
“Nick provided us with some very interesting information about York and was the highlight of our day.”
Walk York’s historic center car-free with David Daw, from Minster Yard to Shambles Market, with Museum Gardens included and a small-group feel.
“Dave, our tour guide was terrific. He was extremely knowledgeable, always accommodating what the group wanted, knew everyone and adapted the pace to what the group wanted. If you want to know about York, I highly recommend this tour.🤗”
A 1-hour York walking tour where a witch-guide leads you through medieval streets, York Minster, and witch-history tales, family-friendly.
“It was a fun, quirky walking tour given by a lively and pun-loving “witch,” with bits of York history.”
A 75-minute morning walk through York with Patrick and Claire, story-filled stops from Dick Turpin to York Minster, plus a trophy.
“An absolutely brilliant tour! Full of energy and knowledge and just great fun to get stuck into! You get to take part a bit and have a laugh, and Patrick is super knowledgable but also great to chat to. Would recommend to anyone visiting York!”
A private walk along York’s medieval walls with Roman and Viking stops, great views, and a guide who adapts to your interests.
“John, our guide, was wonderful! He is incredibly knowledgeable about both the history and the area. We had limited time in York but felt like we spent days there, after the tour. John lives and knows the city very well and was proud to share with us on this private tour, answering all our questions. Take this tour! John is very flexible if you communicate your time preference.”
A 90-minute Christmas walk through York, linking Romans, Vikings, Dickens, and chocolate, with festive lights near York Minster.
“Wonderful tour guide! Even though quite cold, we enjoyed the walking tour and hearing the history of Christmas in York and seeing all of the Christmas lights!!”
Walk York’s oldest pubs with a small group and a research-led guide, plus a drink stop at Olde Starre Inn with 20% off.
“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…”
A private Viking walk through York’s Jorvik streets, city walls, abbeys, and medieval lanes, guided by experts with flexible timing.
“Tour guide was excellent. So much knowledge. Picked us up from our hotel. Would recommend to anyone. Well worth the money.”
Private York Minster guided walk with Gothic viewpoints, stained glass stories, Minster Yard carvings, and personalized local 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!”
Private York walk for up to 8 with a personal guide. Medieval sights, Shambles and Minster context, flexible pickup, 2-hour tour.
“This is the best tour we have ever taken. Alfred was truly a delight and a gem. He is a wealth of information and history buff. Taking a private tour with him provided the opportunity to chat about so much history, linger at places, and have every question answered so thoughtfully. Next time we go to York we will be seeing him. He wrote a book, BTW!”
Private walking tour of York with a certified English guide, medieval highlights from York Minster to Shambles and Clifford's Tower.
“There is so much to see and do in York and unfortunately our tour guide was more focused on telling us about random stories that really didn't support the historical elements of the places we were seeing. It seems he wanted to continually reinforce that what everyone thinks of York as being medieval is actually not true and focused on this over and over. There was only our family of three on the tour which would have made customizing the tour much easier, but it appeared that the guide had his route and only wanted to cover the topics he wanted. When we asked questions, they were either brushed off…”
Self-guided haunted York walk from Marygate to Clifford’s Tower, with offline audio and Roman, medieval, and pub ghost stories.
“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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