2 hours
E-voucher
English
Overview
Combine the convenience of a gin tour—during which you’ll sample gins and visit bars you might otherwise have overlooked—with an introductory York city tour, ideal for first-time visitors. Learn about the history of York and gin from your guide, information you wouldn’t get if exploring independently, and enjoy three complimentary gin samples.
Operated by
The Bloody Tour of York
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A professional entertainer guide is the one and inly York’s Mad Alice!
mandygT1953DQ, Jun 2025
Absolutely awesome! Five hundred stars! The best tour in all the UK. Great family fun for all ages. Mad Alice really is a professional entertainer. Her knowledge is outstanding. A must to do when in York for the history buff! Well worth the tour fee. Had such a great time we didn’t want it to end.
Amazingly fun surprise, absolute must see!
716gavg, Apr 2025
The best tour I’ve been on, EVER. Hilarious fun to serious history, engaging througout. A real surprise and treat. A special talent, a rare and wonderful and talented storyteller and person. Really fun memories. Cannot recommend Mad Alice’s tour highly enough. Superb!
Brilliant
Toni S, Oct 2022
Absolutely brilliant tour Alice is great at involving her audience as well as being entertaining she is extremely knowledgeable and marvellous fun a real must do for any trip to York.
Fantastic , loved the Tour
hellsbelles6719, Aug 2021
Excellent , fun , spooky, historic and informative, highly recommend Mad Alice, fantastic host for the 1 and 1/2 hours ????????????????
Itinerary
Micklegate Bar
The ""Great Gate" inside the ancient city of York. This is the gateway where Kings and Queens have passed through and where many have lost their heads.... this is where we climb the steps to walk the walls in a clockwise direction.
10 minutesMuseum Gardens
These 10 acres of beautiful botanical gardens hide the history of nearly 2000 years. See parts of the Roman fortress wall, the medieval hospital, the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey and learn about the treasures of the Yorkshire Museum.
15 minutesExhibition Square
Soak in the history of King's Manor where Henry VIII stayed with his 5th Wife and learn about who saved the city walls from total destruction during the 19th Century.
5 minutesBootham Bar
The oldest of the 4 gateways that stands on Roman entrance into Eboracum. It still contains it portcullis. Again we ascend the walls to take in the views and history of York Minster. Hear about the fires that nearly destroyed the Minster and catch a glimpse of the most haunted building in the city.
10 minutesMonk Bar
The tallest of the four structures, it certainly has its quirks, can you spot the "murder holes"?
We continue on this stretch of walls towards our final destination and learn about the Roman fortress and the thriving Jewish community that once lived here until a great tragedy struck.
At the end of the tour visitors will be given a map of the city walls, complete with highlighted info and what to look out for. From here they can continue and complete the walls circuit, or find solace in the nearby haunted pub called The Black Swan, or venture back to the city centre toward civilisation.
15 minutes
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- York City walls map with additional information
Exclusions
- Entrance into Micklegate Bar Experience
- Entrance into Yorkshire Museum
- Entrance into York Art Gallery
Additional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour involves stairs. Please note that dogs and pushchairs are not permitted on the City Walls.
- In extreme weather conditions, the walls may be closed and locked as per the City of York Council's protocol. The tour will be cancelled and refunded. You will be notified on the day.
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.