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Jorvik Viking Centre

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #59 of 127 attractions in York
Traveller Description:
Museum features the many valuable archaeological finds from the city of Jorvik, renamed by the Vikings when they took possession of the area during... more » Museum features the many valuable archaeological finds from the city of Jorvik, renamed by the Vikings when they took possession of the area during the 9th century. « less
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Attraction type: Historic village, History museum
Address: Coppergate Centre York YO1 9WT
England
Tel: 44-1904-643211
Fax: 44-1904-627097

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Reviews of Jorvik Viking Centre

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26 Aug 2008

The Jorvik Centre is an over-priced disappointment. Don't be persuaded by the long queue - a triumph of marketing over substance. There are plenty of wonderful things to see and do in York. This isn't one of them. more

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1 of 5 stars
ellesmere port
24 Aug 2008

These are the type of places that rip off tourists £8.50 each, for the most pathetic ride i have ever been on, and so short, this is just a money making scam to rip off mainly aimed at the foriegn tourist. the tourist board should sort it out, will give york a bad name. went to the castle museum which... more

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1 of 5 stars
Hartlepool,UK
17 Aug 2008

The Yorvik centre is an outrageously expensive and third rate 'attraction' . I was embarassed that I took my family there and spent the rest of the day apologising to them for subjecting them to such an awful experience. Avoid. more

10 Aug 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I Visited this place way back in 1991 not long after it opened with my brother and his daughter and remembered it to be really interesting and at one point breathtaking. Back then I'm sure that you went around (in the little cars) a mock up of a viking village with sights, sounds and smells but then went through into... more

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3 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
7 Aug 2008

This is a fun thing to do if you visit York. You get to do a little mini tour like a very small scaled down version of It's a small world! more

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1 of 5 stars
Brother_Bigloaf
4 Apr 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

To be honest, for £8.50 it took the [----]. I cannot believe they charged that much for somthing that ressembled the worse ride at Chessington world of adventures. I think £2 would be a fair price one that would not leave you feeling that you had been robbed by a viking. The leaflet makes the attraction look like there would... more

23 Dec 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Very disappointing, extremely overpriced and boring! Save your money and 25 minutes time for something more interesting!! more

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1 of 5 stars
Manchester
13 Nov 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Long queue. Unsure why this is so highly rated. £8 for a ten minute ride then a tiny museum. Save your money for something more useful. more

29 Aug 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

We planned a specific trip to the Jorvik centre to take our 3 children aged 2,5 and 8. I wish I had read reviews about it before we went and I wouldn't have wasted my time going!! We got there early so as to avoid the queues which we had been warned about (this instils a quiet confidence that it... more

16 Aug 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

I had to entertain my 6 year old nephew for three days earlier this month so I decided to take him to York for one of the days, I didn't really have a plan of where to go and the weather wasn't great. We saw a viking in the coppergate square, Jordan loved him, so we ended up going into... more

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Jorvik Viking Centre Address

Coppergate Centre, York YO1 9WT, England
Tel: 44-1904-643211 Fax: 44-1904-627097