Step Free Tour of York

Departure Point Just next to the statue of William Etty. Return Details We will finish on the banks of the River Ouse near the King's Arm pub. There is step-free access (up an incline) from here back to the city centre. Duration 2 hours and 45 minutes Languages Available Human tour guide - English Points of Interest 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: 10 minutes Stop At: The King's Manor Exhibition Square York England YO1 7EP Once home to Henry VIII and Charles I if these walls could talk we'll tell you what they'd say! Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Bootham Bar De Grey House Exhibition Square St. Leonards Pl. York We will travel under one of York's great city gates and find out which surprising confection got its' start right here. Duration: 10 minutes Stop At: York Minster Minster Yard Deangate York We'll travel 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.(External visit only.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: Treasurer's House York Hear one of York's best known ghost stories at this haunted Jacobean manor.(External visit only.) Duration: Not Available 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: Not Available Stop At: St William's College 5 College Street York This charming Tudor building masks a scandalous past...(External visit only - this building is not open to the public.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: Statue of Constantine the Great York Minster York York was once the northern most region of the Roman Empire. Here we will hear the story of the rulers who called it home 2 000 yeas ago. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Guy Fawkes Inn 25 High Petergate York England YO1 7HP See the childhood home of one of York's most notorious figures and find out how he is still celebrated - and vilified - today.(External visit only.) 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.(External visit only although we can view the Great Hall.) 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 about the Vikings in York...(External visit only.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: Clifford's Tower Tower Street York Walk through all the remains of the ice nightly York Castle and hear the tales of heartbreak and bloodshed that took place here.(External visit only - access into this building is not step-free.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: York Castle Museum Eye of York Tower St York 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.(External visit only.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: River Ouse York Journey along the beautiful River Ouse and hear how the water that flowed here changed the shape of the city. Duration: 5 minutes Stop At: Kings Arms 3 King's Staith York England YO1 9SN Find out what makes this pub different than any other in the city and why grabbing 'one for the road' might not be as good of an idea as it sounds...(External visit only.) Duration: Not Available Stop At: St. Leonards Hospital Museum Street York Journey into 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 Journey 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 Explore what remains the wealthiest religious complex in the country and hear about who destroyed it and why. Duration: 5 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.