Private York Self-Guided Tour

Departure Point All our tours are self-guided. You will be led by the GPS in the app. Remember to check the "Before You Go" Section of your ticket and give Pandemic Tours App access to your location! Duration 2 hours - 3 hours Languages Available Audio guide - English Printed guide - English Audio guide - Spanish Printed guide - Spanish Points of Interest Stop At: York Minster Minster Yard Deangate York Our tour starts at The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York commonly known as York Minster. This cathedral is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe and the minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York the third-highest office of the Church of England. Here you will learn the story of this beautiful building its surroundings and more. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: The Roman Column Treasurers House Minster Yard York Did you know that York was once a Roman Fort?Founded in 71 AD by Roman General Quintus Petillius Cerialis of the Ninth Legion Eboracum was a fort built on flat ground above the River Ouse near its junction with the River Foss.In this tour we will tell you everything you need to know about the Roman Heritage of the city and the remains you can still find today. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: Dean's Park Minster Yard York This stop is all about the medieval past of the city specifically you will learn about the "boundaries" of St Peter's Church and its inhabitants. This city within a city didn't come within the Mayor’s authority thus the area inside was known as the 'Liberty of St Peter'.Come with us to learn what happened inside and what were the social repercussions of St Peter's monks all over the city. Duration: Not Available Stop At: St. Michael le Belfrey Church High Petergate York The church of St Michael le Belfrey is the only remaining sixteenth-century church in York and is the largest pre-Reformation parish church in the city. The church is famous for being the place where Guy Fawkes was baptised on 16 April 1570. Here you will learn everything about the guy who made the 5th of November so remarkable all over the world. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: High Petergate High Petergate York Petergate Street now part of the Minster Quarter stands on the site of the Roman Via Principalis the first-century main east-west route through the Roman fortress. The street is named due to its proximity to York Minster which is dedicated to St Peter. High Petergate was the medieval route into York from the North it runs from Bootham Bar to Stonegate. Some of the medieval buildings still stand here forming an eclectic mix with those dating from the Georgian era other period styles of architecture. We will stroll with you through this street and tell you all about it. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Petergate House 11 High Petergate York Strolling through High Peter street towards the north entrance you will find Petergate House a Grade II listed building that was once the home of Sir Thomas Herbert a historian and groom of the bedchamber to Charles I. You will learn all about these characters and their story. We will also tell you a story about a haunted house in this area. Duration: Not Available Stop At: Bootham Bar De Grey House Exhibition Square St. Leonards Pl. York At the end of Petergate street you will see the Bootham Bar which once was one of the four main entrances to the Roman fortress some 2000 years ago. You will dive into its history and understand why it still preserved. Duration: Not Available Stop At: York City Walls York Since Roman times York has been defended by walls of one form or another. York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as York City Walls the Bar Walls and the Roman walls. In this stop we will tell you everything about the walls recommendations on where to hop on and give you the liberty to walk through it as long as you like. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Multangular Tower Museum Gardens Museum Street York The Multangular Tower is located in the western corner tower of the Roman fortress standing 9 metres high it contains stonework from both the Roman and medieval periods. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Museum Gardens Museum Street York The beautiful ten-acre botanical Museum Gardens which surround the Yorkshire Museum cover the grounds of the former medieval St Mary's Abbey. Established in the early nineteenth century by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and designed by landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith the gardens are famous for their stunning collections of trees shrubs perennial plants and bulbs.Several noteworthy historic buildings stand within the gardens these include the remains of the west corner of the Roman fort of Eboracum and St. Mary’s Abby. Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: St. Mary's Abbey Museum Gardens Museum Street York St Mary’s Abbey occupied an extensive precinct site