Private Tour of York Medieval City Walls

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  York City Walls

  We will walk the most complete set of Medieval city walls in the UK.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Get sweeping views of what was once the largest railway station in the world.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  We will walk through the official entrance to York, in the footsteps of Kings and Queens from centuries past. Hear the stories about who once used the gate...and whose heads were once posted on top!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  The last of the city gateways to be opened - find out why Queen Victoria refused to come see it!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Stan atop a medieval prison and find out why this was reserved for the worst of the worst. We'll also overlook the former site of the city's public executions.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Stand on the site of a former training ground and learn how York functioned at times of war - from 1066 to World War II.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  Walk across the beautiful River Ouse and hear how the water that flowed here changed the shape of the city.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Clifford's Tower

  Walk through all the remains of the ice nightly York Castle and hear the tales of heartbreak and bloodshed that took place here.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9

  Looking over the grounds of what was once mighty York Prison, you'll hear the story of the UK's most notorious criminal and the unlikely way he was caught here.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  We will tread through what was once the King's Fishpool and hear the stories of those who tried to breach it.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

  See the scars left behind from the residents of York who rose up in rebellion against a usurper king.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12

  Stand in the only original medieval barbican in the country and learn about the English Civil War that almost brought it down.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13

  Unlike any other gatehouse in the city, the Red Tower was also the site of a gruesome murder. Find out why the perpetrators were never punished.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14

  See how York's residence disposed of rubbish over the centuries, and why you might want to be careful where you step!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15

  Stand on the site of a Jewish settlement that was lost to time, then unexpectedly uncovered nearly 700 years later.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16

  The tallest of York's defences and once used as a prison and site of public announcements in the Medieval era. Find out who was kept here and why the portcullis got stuck.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17

  Find out how the Mayor of London who once lived here left his mark on the city.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 18

  A tower named after Robin Hood? Find out why and also hear about the lengths Yorks residents went through to protect their city through the centuries.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19
  York Minster

  Enjoy sweeping views of the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 20

  View York's loveliest beer garden at the back of a charming historic pub.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 21

  We will stand inside one of York's great city gates and find out which surprising confection got its' start right here.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 22

  Stand in the ruins of a once great building and learn about the man who once controlled it.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 23

  Stroll through the beautiful and tranquil York Museum Gardens, surrounding by reminders of long-gone eras.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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