England · WALKING TOURS IN YORK
One free afternoon, far too many options. These 15 walking tours in York are compared on price, duration and what you actually get once the guide stops talking.
Review of Shadows of York, a 90-minute evening ghost walk with grisly tales, hidden corners, theatrical guides, and practical booking tips.
“Really enjoyed this walk. Very atmospheric and Josh storytelling was top notch. Plenty of stops so not too much actual walking. Would recommend”
Explore York’s Minster, Shambles, abbey, royal buildings, and Clifford’s Tower with a private guide who adapts the walk to your interests.
“Very much enjoyed our private tour - gave a wonderful insight into the history and events of York and much greater appreciation of all the little details”
Review of York’s family-friendly Wizard Walk, with magic, comedy, York sights, practical tips, pricing, and who will enjoy it most.
“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.”
Explore York’s Minster, Shambles, walls, guilds, Vikings, Romans, and castle secrets on this affordable two-hour walking tour.
“excellent information, great guide and great value for money would recommend to other friends visiting.”
Explore York’s Minster, Museum Gardens, Shambles, and Clifford’s Tower on a flexible small-group walk led by passionate guide Dave.
“Interesting guide but talked a bit too much about himself and not enough about York. But was incredibly generous with his time - offered to go on for 3 hours if we had wanted it”
Explore York’s medieval lanes with a costumed witch guide, mixing local history, folklore, humor, and practical walking tips.
“Wonderful tour of York and the Shambles. Our tour guide, nutmeg, I believe 🤔, gave a fantastic tour, she was fun and very informative. Would definitely recommend..”
Explore York with a lively 75-minute walking tour covering Dick Turpin, Clifford’s Tower, the Shambles, York Minster, and Roman York.
“Fun Different Good history Great team Walk was nice, gorgeous city, good pace, And husband/wife team were the fun part”
Explore York’s medieval walls with a private guide, Roman ruins, Viking sites, ghost stories, and flexible stops tailored to your interests.
“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 traditions on a 90-minute evening walk linking Romans, Vikings, Dickens, York Minster, lights, and festive folklore.
“York in a Christmas in a dry frosty evening with an amusing and informative guide…what’s not to like!”
Explore York’s oldest pubs, local tales, ghost stories, and charity-minded guiding on this affordable two-hour walking tour.
“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 2-hour walk with local guide John, flexible pickup, famous sites, legends, and practical tips.
“Our trip was cancelled without Viator informing us. We wasted a half hour. You owe us a free tour. Unhappy!”
Review of a private York Minster tour covering Gothic architecture, stained glass, local legends, craftspeople, value, timing, and practical 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 walking tour, with York Minster, the Shambles, city walls, flexible pickup, and local storytelling.
“Alfred is a fabulous knowledgeable guide Covered a lot of ground efficiently and in a very enjoyable way”
Review of York’s private walking tour, covering the Minster, Shambles, Clifford’s Tower, guide style, value, timing, and practical tips.
“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…”
Review of York’s Saints and Sinners private walking tour, with Irene, covering kings, martyrs, chocolate, Guy Fawkes, and more.
“It was a fun and entertaining tour that allowed us to learn more about York. The theme of Saints and sinners was great to know what happened in the history of the city. We recommend it without a doubt. Thank you so much”
