A thrilling and informative journey through York's Viking history. Simon's walk is very different to the numerous ghost walks that York has to offer as it provides lots of fun and educational content. An ideal compliment to the Jorvik centre and a must for fans of the Horrible Histories series. We joined the walk as part of a small group... More

My colleagues and I took part in the walk as part of our team Xmas party celebrations, (before copious eating and drinking of course) and can't recommend enough! This guy really knows his stuff and delivers it in an inspirational and characterful way - no gory details spared!! Given that I have lived in York for 8 years I was... More

My partner myself and my 23 year old son went on this walk it was a really entertaining and informative walk, could have done another hour :) More

S.P. Grey guides his "Viking Walk" at 6pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, meeting up at the back of All Saints Church (opposite Marks and Spencers) in the city centre. Cost is £5 for adults and £3 for children and the walking tour lasts a little over an hour. I'm currently reading Grey's book "The Last Viking" with my... More

We met the guide and a few other guests at the meeting point, not too far from the Jorvik centre and immediately we were welcomed by the guide who explained a little about what the walk would be about and how long it would take. Instantly, we were informed that the meting point itself was the site of one of... More

We were in York on Bank Holiday Monday and even though the walk isn't usually held on a Monday, I emailed Simon and he kindly agreed to do the walk for us, We took our 8 year old Grandson. We all really enjoyed the walk and Simon was very knowledgeable. Also his books are great!!! More

The guide really knew his stuff and kept us all entertained with some great (and gory) viking stories. At £5 for just over an hours entertainment, I thought this was good value for money and I will definitely be recommending it to my friends. More

The walk started of well however after about 45 minutes the tour seemed to drag on and became boring. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable however did state the tour would be no longer than an hour and went over by 30 minutes we had been in York all day and at the end had just had enough... More

This tour was exceptionally interesting, my wife and I have been on walking tours before in other cities and this easily ranks as the best. The main reason for this is the superb guide Simon. It is obvious from the very start he has a real depth of knowledge and passion for the subject that is absent on a lot... More