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Live tours in York

Explore York, United Kingdom, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past York Minster, City Walls and The Shambles on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

17 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore York live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Shambles Quarter is worth asking about: the mediaeval lanes around the Shambles.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • York Minster One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe.
  • City Walls Mediaeval walls that can be walked almost all the way around the old city.
  • The Shambles A narrow mediaeval street of overhanging timber-framed shops.
  • Jorvik Viking Centre A museum built on an excavated Viking-age settlement found beneath the city.
  • Clifford's Tower The surviving keep of York Castle, standing on a mound above the city.
  • National Railway Museum A free museum of historic locomotives, including former royal carriages.

Neighbourhoods

  • Shambles Quarter the mediaeval lanes around the Shambles
  • Micklegate a historic street leading up to one of the old city gates

Food to know

  • Yorkshire pudding
  • Fish and chips
  • Yorkshire tea
  • Afternoon tea

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Good to know about York

Do I need to be in York to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in York, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 1.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.