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York is waiting for you!
We feel like kings and queens walking down Micklegate towards Ouse Bridge.
Starting at Micklegate Bar with England's most infamous king...
We learn about York's sweet past (and present) with one of its most famous chocolatiers.
It was later part of a prison in which a very (in)famous highwayman was held...

Tour of York - Saints and Sinners

By Old Yorker Tours
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is P 909 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

IMPORTANT NOTE: This tour is offered in ONE LANGUAGE ONLY. Please make sure you BOOK THE CORRECT LANGUAGE on the day that it is available.

The Saints and Sinners Tour looks at the history of York through the eyes of those who shaped it.
Meet the King, the Bishop, the Highwayman, the Chocolatier, the Martyr, the Terrorist, the Emperor, and the Artist.
Do you know their names? What do you know about their lives? Where can you find their traces in the city? Were they saints… Or sinners..?

I am your guide: Irene, an art historian born in Madrid and living in York for the last seven years.
Join me on a fascinating walk around York to discover all this and more!

Activity location

  • Micklegate Bar
    • 27 Micklegate
    • YO1 6JH, York, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Micklegate Bar
    • Micklegate
    • YO1 6JX, York, England, United Kingdom

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SPANISH ONLY/SOLO ESPAÑOL
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 14:00
Price details
P 908.70 x 1 AdultP 908.70
Total
Price is P 908.70
Until Wed, Jun 26

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedYour guide: Art Historian; MA Archaeology & Heritage; background in museums and customer services.

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Micklegate Bar
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will meet in front of Micklegate Bar, inside the city walls. There we will talk about the first of our "sinners": the most infamous king in English history... Was he a monster, or a hero? A murderer, or a pious man who did his duty?
Ouse Bridge
  • 10m
We will stand on Ouse Bridge, the place where our first saint performed an incredible miracle! It is also where another saint, whom we will talk about later on, was executed for her faith...
Clifford's Tower
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Clifford's Tower is all that is left of York's Castle. For decades it was also part of York's prison, and its most famous inmate is our second sinner: the most well-known highwayman in England... Did he really ride from London to York in just one day!?
York Castle Museum (Pass by)
Once York's prison, today a wonderful museum of Yorkshire's social history from the 1500s to today.
Jorvik Viking Centre (Pass by)
A museum where you can go for a ride through an old Viking village and learn about York (Jorvik)'s past.
Parliament Street
  • 10m
We stop at the end of one of York's busiest shopping streets to look at the old house of our second "saint", whose name is synonymous with chocolate. But he didn't make people's lives sweeter only with his products; he also did so with his actions and beliefs.
Shambles
  • 10m
Arguably the most well-known street in the city, we will stop here to talk about York's most famous martyr: the butcher's wife who lived here and was executed on Ouse Bridge for her Catholic faith. *PLEASE NOTE* as Shambles is a very narrow street and usually very busy, we will take a detour instead of going up it. You can explore it at your leisure in your own time.
York's Chocolate Story (Pass by)
A fun museum where you can learn everything about York's chocolatey history, and even make a chocolate lolly yourself!
St. Michael le Belfrey Church
  • 10m
The church where our third sinner, the most famous terrorist of all time, was baptised. He could have changed the course of England's (and Europe's) history had he not been discovered. Remember, remember...
Statue of Constantine the Great
  • 10m
Our fourth and last "saint", Constantine the Great, was proclaimed emperor in York, where we can see his statue today. He changed the course of history and religion forever, but was he really a Christian himself..?
York Minster (Pass by)
The greatest landmark of the city of York is its magnificent Gothic minster, whose origins date back to the 7th century.
Exhibition Square
  • 10m
We finish our tour in Exhibition Square, a very appropriate name for the place where the York Art Gallery stands. Here we will meet our last "sinner": an artist whose life was shrouded in admiration and controversy in equal parts... And who saved the York walls from destruction.
York Art Gallery (Pass by)
Home of the CoCA (Centre of Ceramic Art), the biggest and most complete collection of British contemporary ceramics. It also has an extensive collection of paintings - most of which are not on display - and hosts temporary exhibitions periodically.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMicklegate Bar
    • 27 Micklegate
    • YO1 6JH, York, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMicklegate Bar
    • Micklegate
    • YO1 6JX, York, England, United Kingdom

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