The Jorvik centre was interesting, educational and very enjoyable. Excellent value for money and would definately visit again. A bit crowded but it was school holidays. more

I grew up in York, and enjoyed many trips to the Viking Centre as a kid. My dad even played at the opening with one of the local brass bands. However, time and tide wait for no man, and it's been a good 20 years since my last visit to the Centre. As a father myself now, I thought the... more

As a lover of history I was really disapointed in the Jorvik Viking Centre. How anyone can take the thrilling story of the Vikings in England and turn it into a third rate Disney ride is beyond me, but someone needs to seriously overhaul this attraction. It is very outdated, the anamatronics are corny, and the whole thing only took... more

All the hype about this place is totally overrated. The time travel bit at the start was pathetic, a weird 'ride' thru a bad smelling set of old york which was not very informative and then out into the cramped main part of the centre. Here you feel rushed along with no time to read the info sheets and the... more

We went on August 1st, a rainy Saturday and had to wait in a short queue before entering. Once inside, you did this silly time travel thing which did not enlighten you in any way with regard to vikings or York in the 8th and 9th centuries. Once past that, the whole placed smelled horrible, the "ride" was painfully bad... more

Having heard people rave about how great this museum, I was looking forward to my visit. However i was a tad disappointed, although I did enjoy the visit, it was a little short. There could have been more attractions to see, and they could have been spaced out more instead of being all in one room at the end. The... more

I have been before but went again to the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. The price of £8 entry was reasonable I think, the time machine and the "cable car" were amusing and interesting. But after the cable car there is only a small room with some exhibits. If you're into the Vikings, you'd probably love it. I however am... more

Part of me admires what Jorvik has tried to do by presenting history in an unusual way. When you visit, you sit in a car (like on a roller coaster) and are taken through reconstructions of what York would have looked like when the Vikings were here. Kids might find it fun because there aren’t just sights but also smells... more

I thought this was going to be a walk through of an authentic viking village with a few actors involved.It was a ride on automatic carriages that only lasted about ten minutes.Then after getting off there were a few static displays where the lighting was so dark you could not see them.There were several supposed animated displays with mannekins but... more