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York Saints and Sinners Private Walking Tour

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About the Activity

*IMPORTANT NOTE: This tour is offered in ENGLISH and in SPANISH. Please make sure you specify your preferred language when booking.* 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 eight years. Join me on a fascinating walk around York to discover all this and more!
2 hours
Private Tour
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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Inclusions & Exclusions

Private tour
Hotel pickup (by foot, city centre hotels only)
Tour escort/host: Art Historian, background in museums and customer services.
Transportation amenities : Private transportation. Private transportation
Food and drinks
Entrance fees to historical attractions

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Travel Itinerary

Locations in the itinerary

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Micklegate Bar
27 Micklegate, York, United Kingdom, YO1 6JHWe 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?10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not IncludedView Location
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Ouse Bridge
Bridge Street, York, United Kingdom, YO1 9QUWe 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...10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location
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Clifford's Tower
Tower Street, , York, United Kingdom, YO1 9SAClifford'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!?10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not IncludedView Location
York Castle Museum(Pass By)
Eye of York, Tower St, York, United Kingdom, YO1 9RYOnce York's prison, today a wonderful museum of Yorkshire's social history from the 1500s to today.View Location
Jorvik Viking Centre(Pass By)
19 Coppergate, Coppergate Shopping Centre, York, United Kingdom, YO1 9WTA museum where you can go for a ride through an old Viking village and learn about York (Jorvik)'s past.View Location
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Parliament Street
Parliament Street, York, United Kingdom, YO1 8SGWe 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.10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location
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Shambles
11 Shambles, , York, United Kingdom, YO1 7LZArguably 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.10 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location
York's Chocolate Story(Pass By)
King's Square, York, United Kingdom, YO1 7LDA fun museum where you can learn everything about York's chocolatey history, and even make a chocolate lolly yourself!View Location

Meeting and Pickup

Starting point

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Go through Micklegate Bar if you are coming from outside the city walls, or stop just before it if you are coming from inside the walls. We meet at the corner of Bar Lane and Micklegate, just outside the pub "Micklegate Social".View Location

End point

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We finish outside York Art Gallery (please note that a ticket to the gallery is not included).View Location

Pickup details

Tour operator will pick up all customers from their respective locations; or, customers can make their own way to the start point
  • Travelers can choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
  • Pick up by foot can be arranged from hotels in the city centre (i.e. within the city walls). The starting/finishing point can be customised to meet your needs.

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Language And Guide

Tour Guide Available In


Ticket Details

Ticket Redemption

No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticket

Cancellation & Refunds

Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.

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Operated by Old Yorker ToursCreated on 09 Mar 2023Created on 27 Sep 2024
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