See All of York in One Day

Departure Point I will meet you under the clock outside WH Smith. Duration 5 hours - 6 hours Languages Available Human tour guide - English Points of Interest Stop At: York Railway Station Station Road York See what was once the largest railway station in the world. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: York City Walls York We will walk the most complete set of medieval stone walls in the United Kingdom. Duration: 2 hours Stop At: Micklegate Bar 27 Micklegate York 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! Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Baile Hill York York Stand on the site of a former training ground and learn how York functioned at times of war - from 1066 to World War II. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: River Ouse York Walk across the beautiful River Ouse and hear how the water that flowed here changed the shape of the city. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Fishergate Postern Tower Piccadilly adj Lead Mill Lane York We will tread through what was once the King's Fishpool and hear the stories of those who tried to breach it. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Walmgate Bar Foss Islands Road York Stand in the only original medieval barbican in the country and learn about the English Civil War that almost brought it down. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Jewbury Jewbury York England Stand on the site of a Jewish settlement that was lost to time then unexpectedly uncovered nearly 700 years later. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Monk Bar Off Lord Mayors Walk York 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. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: De Grey Rooms St. Leonards Place York Find out how the Mayor of London who once lived here left his mark on the city. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Robin Hood Tower 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. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Bootham Bar De Grey House Exhibition Square St. Leonards Pl. York We will stand inside one of York's great city gates and find out which surprising confection got its' start right here. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: St. Leonard's Hospital York England YO1 7DR Stand in the ruins of a once great building and learn about the man who once controlled it. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Museum Gardens Museum Street York Stroll through the beautiful and tranquil York Museum Gardens surrounding by reminders of long-gone eras. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: St. Mary's Abbey Museum Gardens Museum Street York Walk through what was once the wealthiest religious complex in the country and hear about who destroyed it and why. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Hamlet Of St Marygate 29 Marygate York See the damage wrought by the English Civil War and find out why York managed to stay standing. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: King's Manor The Kings Manor Exhibition Square University of York York Once home to Henry VIII and Charles I if these walls could talk we'll tell you what they'd say! Duration: Not Available Stop At: Exhibition Square In this simple little piazza we'll uncover the story of the man who helped preserve the city of York as we know it today. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: York Minster Minster Yard Deangate York We'll walk around the entirety of York Minster the largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. You'll hear the stories of those who created it - and those who tried to destroy it. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Treasurer's House York Hear one of York's best known ghost stories at this haunted Jacobean manor. Duration: Not Available Stop At: St William's College 5 College Street York This charming Tudor building masks a scandalous past... Duration: Not Available Stop At: Stonegate York This charming pedestrianised street was once the hub of progress in the city and today holds an array of fascinating shops and pubs. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Barley Hall 2 Coffee Yard Stonegate York Once home of the Lord Mayor of York this grand medieval building was once thought lost to time. Restored to its' former glory it offers a literal glimpse of what life was like for wealthy medieval residents of the city. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Shambles 11 Shambles York Walk down one of the best preserved medieval streets in the world and take an opportunity to visit the home of York's patron saint. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Jorvik Viking Centre 19 Coppergate Coppergate Shopping Centre York Stand on the site of one of the most important Viking settlements to be discovered in the UK. Hear the stories of those who once lived there and the surprising relic found here that told us all we ever wanted to know