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Ammonites in the pebble mosaic, York Museum Gardens.
An eccentric stone wall, Minster Yard, York.
Fossiliam (Dr Liam Herringshaw) in front of some Jurassic limestone on Coney Street, York.
Flowers and limestone outside the Yorkshire Museum.
A fossil coral cobble, Queen's Staith, York.

York Earth Walk

By York's Hidden History Walks
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Overview

Voyage into deep time on our York Earth Walk, as our expert guides unveil the prehistory of York. You'll walk the city's hidden Ice Age landscape, meet its scientific pioneers, and discover fossils in cobblestones, and the oldest building in York. You'll also get to stride across the entire county of Yorkshire in just a few seconds, as we visit a pebble mosaic of The Map That Changed The World!

We are also happy to offer the York Earth Walk as a private tour.

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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  • What's includedWhat's includedExpert knowledge from our PhD-qualified tour guides

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  • 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
Starting at Micklegate Bar, the York Earth Walk then heads down Micklegate to hear the story of York's Fossil Doctor.
Ouse Bridge
  • 10m
From Micklegate we head towards the River Ouse, keeping an eye out for curious cobbles, and evidence of an icy landscape.
Spurriergate Centre
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Is the Spurriergate Centre really upside-down? On the York Earth Walk we'll take a closer look.
Coney Street
  • 10m
What's York's oldest building? And where can you put your hand on the Jurassic sea floor? Find out on Coney Street, on the York Earth Walk.
St. Helen's Square
  • 5m
At St Helen's Square, we'll learn about the microscopic Lister sisters. We might also find ourselves standing on the remains of a 440 million year-old volcano.
Stonegate
  • 10m
You can't really offer a York Earth Walk and not walk down Stonegate, especially when it was the home to a woman who was a star of early 20th century science.
York Minster
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
At York Minster Stoneyard, we'll see the stonemasons at work, learn what the ancient cathedral is made from, and discover some of the difficulties in keeping an enormous stone building from falling down.
St. Michael le Belfrey Church
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Outside St Michael le Belfrey we'll see some of the rocky horrors that can afflict York's historic buildings. We might also find some fossils in the cobblestones...
York Oratory
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
What has Scottish granite got to do with the very first pope? Find out at St Wilfrid's, on the York Earth Walk!
Yorkshire Museum
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Museum Gardens is home to the Yorkshire Museum, and on the York Earth Walk will seek out some of their most surprising treasures, from ice-skating granite to a giant fossil tree. And when our walk is finished, we strongly recommend going to see "Yorkshire's Jurassic World" in the Yorkshire Museum!

Location

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE148 Micklegate
    • 148 Micklegate
    • YO1 6JX, York, England, United Kingdom

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