Shadows of York: Award winning historical ghost walk
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Shadows of York: Award winning historical ghost walk
By Shadows of York
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Ages 0-120, max of 36 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
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Live guide: English
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What's not included- WiFi on board
- No wheelchairs provided
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- 23 High Petergate, York YO1 7HS, UKWe meet outside the front of St Michael Le Belfrey church which is next to the Guy Fawkes Inn (If the Church has an event on then please meet outside the Guy Fawkes Inn which is right next to it) please arrive before the start time on your ticket.
End:- Shambles, York YO1, UKThe tour will normally finish on or near the Shambles.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 178413P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- Not recommended for children under 8 or of a nervous disposition.
- No drunk or disorderly behaviour is acceptable. Anyone misbehaving will be turned away without refund. Private bookings available for large groups or hen parties. (subject to availability)
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 36 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 178413P1
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Itinerary
- 23 High Petergate, York YO1 7HS, UKWe meet outside the front of St Michael Le Belfrey church which is next to the Guy Fawkes Inn (If the Church has an event on then please meet outside the Guy Fawkes Inn which is right next to it) please arrive before the start time on your ticket.
- Pass byYork Minster
- 1Shambles is a 15th century street, originally built as a meat market but mow jome to many Harry Potter shops.
- Shambles, York YO1, UKThe tour will normally finish on or near the Shambles.
About the operator
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- Explore527962592610 contributionsLoved it!!Have lived in York all my life and had never done one of the ghost walks. We chose this one as the reviews were excellent … we were not disappointed! Dan, the guide,was fab! He made all the stories so interesting and informative as well throwing in a bit of drama! Would definitely recommend. Thank youWritten 2 February 2024
- S1442ONstephenf0 contributionsYork stayGreat ghost tour, Dan really knows his history also entertaining along the way, would highly recommend a must if you are visiting York.Written 13 January 2024
- Jewels10870 contributionsExcellent TourReally great tour. Our first night in York and it was a great way to kick off our trip. Dan was confident and brilliantly theatrical. Thoroughly enjoyable.Written 5 January 2024
- Bxth20000 contributionsBrilliantDan was an incredibly engaging and hilarious host. He kept us so entertained throughout the tour. The ghost stories are brilliant and we loved learning about the history of the city. Would definitely recommend!Written 31 December 2023
- SamIacobello0 contributionsFantastic tour, great experience and very enjoyableWe had a wonderful tour. Very informative and entertaining. Also great history on ghosts around York. I can recommend tours around York with this company. They can even accommodate tours for your own private party!Written 27 December 2023
- Lmwrightie0 contributionsJosh was absolutely brilliant!Our guide was with Josh. What a great time! Excellent tour guide, full of facts, interesting and funny. Great stories and great tour! Highly recommend. Saw other tours and had far too many people! For us, shadows of York is just the best! Don’t hesitate to book with these guys. Thank you Josh for a brilliant night, will recommend to friends.Written 29 October 2023
- Sam D0 contributionsSpookishly funnyAn amazing 1hr and 30 mins for family and friends the tour guides are amazing and friendly and if you love horror then you'll definitely love this and it also gives you an idea of what it's like in medieval YorkWritten 23 September 2023
- Nicola A0 contributionsGhost walkA great experience! Very informative with the right balance of drama and humour!! Highly recommended!!Written 30 April 2023
- SamIacobello0 contributionsThe BEST Ghost Tour in York!!This is a fantastic Ghost tour that I can recomend. Led by an experienced guide, who engages you through out with all the haunted facts and stories.Written 6 February 2023
- V6022SCnicolah0 contributionsFantastic night well spent in good companyIf I could give a higher rating I would, Dan was our guide and what a great night we had, we go to York a lot but there were quite a few stories on this trip I had never heard before, nice size crowd (20) nice pace so no one was left behind a just a fantastic story teller! I look forward to coming and doing the tour again, even the hubby loved it and he isn’t a man of many words! XWritten 10 November 2022
- S7686VSlaurah0 contributionsAmazingWe booked for my hen do and it was absolutely amazing. Mackenzie was so knowledgeable and made us feel at ease from the moment we met. She had us laughing all night, we had such a ball.Written 25 September 2022
- claireymcclaireface0 contributionsGreat tourThis is really entertaining- a mix of ghosts and dark history of York thrown in. Mackenzie is very knowledgeable and friendly. We took our 8 year old daughter who now also wants to be a ghost tour host! The time went very quickly. I stayed in Bar Convent when l first came to York in 1988 on a school trip - so glad l didn't know then what l know now....Written 28 August 2021
- 895anitae0 contributionsGhostly tales a plentyA great walking tour of York that combines history, ghostly tales and personal experiences in an informative way. A great way to spend a Friday evening in York, thoroughly recommended.Written 2 June 2021
- Skyestar20 contributionsAmazingMy husband, myself and our three children throughly enjoyed every moment of this fun, informative spooky story tour . Fantastic tales from the past were told in the most entertaining way. Would highly recommend.Written 1 January 2021
- alexb3300 contributionsFascinating, entertaining, recommended!MacKenzie was an excellent tour guide, obviously knows everything there is to know about York and it’s history, which was exactly what we wanted as we live in York but don’t actually know too much about what went on here!! A very entertaining and informative tour, not too much walking, yet you seemed to visit so many places and hear so many stories!! Very patient, encouraged us all to ask questions, and was very light-hearted so made the stories easy to listen to and almost come to life!! MacKenzie mentioned she changes her stories every tour as well, so I wouldn’t hesitate to go back and do another tour with her, she was that good!! Highly recommended, you’re sure to enjoy and learn plenty!!Written 18 December 2020
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Charmaine R
London, UK17 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
Family and wheel chair friendly. The tour guide, McKenzie, was hilariously informative with real facts about York’s gruesome past. She somehow managed to tailor the tour to suit a very diverse age group leaving everyone Intrigued to the next stopping point of the tour.
Mckenzie’s historically factual story’s inspired the children in our party to do research of their own the following day !
Recommended if you are a wheelchair user as the pace was slow and safe. Recommended if you fancy a few spooky stories and a great family evening ! McKenzie is helpful and full of information and is happy to answer any questions you may have.
Mckenzie’s historically factual story’s inspired the children in our party to do research of their own the following day !
Recommended if you are a wheelchair user as the pace was slow and safe. Recommended if you fancy a few spooky stories and a great family evening ! McKenzie is helpful and full of information and is happy to answer any questions you may have.
Written 29 August 2020
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Oh wow what a lovely review! I'm glad the children did some research afterwards too, thats wonderful to leave a positive impression on them. 😊 I'm very pleased you all enjoyed it. Thank you so much for joining me.
Take care and best wishes
Mackenzie 👻
Written 29 August 2020
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Christine J
Manchester, UK2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Both myself and my son really enjoyed all the stories Mc Kenzy told us on the walk. They were really informative and spooky. Mc Kenzy told the stories in such an entertaining way that she had us jumping and checking over our shoulders for ghosts. She went out of her way to make sure everyone was okay and even reassured my son about ghost possession. On her way home she walked with us a little and pointed us in the right direction which I thought was lovely. Best ghost walk by far.
Written 4 January 2020
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Aw bless it was my pleasure. Thank you for your review. I hope his mind is forever at ease. The spooks definitely can't possess but they can pop in and say hello every now and again. 👻
Hope you had a great visit and see you in the future again.
Happy haunts and wishes
Mackenzie 🔮👻
Written 19 January 2020
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Beverley S
Haddington, UK20 contributions
I stumbled across this Facebook page purely by accident. Our family used to visit York a lot when I was a youngster. Mackenzie tells the stories so well, some of them I knew but the majority of them are new to my ears. I am happy to say that watching these tours during lockdown has re-ignited my love for this beautiful historic city and we are already planning a trip to explore York and of course we will take a non-virtual tour as well! Looking forward to it and thank you for keeping us entertained! 10/10
Written 5 July 2020
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Thank you for your review Beverley! So pleased you stumbled upon my online tour on Facebook. Stay tuned for more!
I hope I was able to bring back some memories for you and look forward to meeting you all in the future.
Happy hauntings
Mackenzie 👻
Written 8 July 2020
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Nora Grumpe
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Friends
This ghost tour was a treat! A dear friend and me experienced it together and even though I have been living in York for over half a year now, I was surprised that there is so much more to discover.
Mackenzie is such a lovely person and one if the best story tellers I have ever heard. She is so passionate about the city’s history and ghost stories that she enthusiastically makes you love it too!
If you are in York, do not miss this opportunity to spend an evening with her and learn more about scary York.
Mackenzie is such a lovely person and one if the best story tellers I have ever heard. She is so passionate about the city’s history and ghost stories that she enthusiastically makes you love it too!
If you are in York, do not miss this opportunity to spend an evening with her and learn more about scary York.
Written 16 March 2020
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Awh thank you Nora for your kind words! I am so pleased you both enjoyed it. I thoroughly enjoyed your company and doing the tour for you both and pleased you know more about your home city now. I hope it hasn't put you off being here now! Ha ha.
Best wishes and happy haunts
Mackenzie 👻
Written 16 March 2020
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Kirsty
Rossendale, UK4 contributions
Jan 2020
Really enjoyed this tour with McKenzie who was a great story teller/actress who backed up the stories with evidence of her own research so it wasn’t cheesy like some tours can be.
The pace is gentle and distance walked is not to onerous so should anyone be interested who has difficulty with mobility give it a try. There are a good few stops to hear about the tales of York to catch your breath.
The pace is gentle and distance walked is not to onerous so should anyone be interested who has difficulty with mobility give it a try. There are a good few stops to hear about the tales of York to catch your breath.
Written 31 January 2020
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Thank you so much for your review and also for the photo you sent me. Fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed doing the tour for you. Most enjoyable company.
Best wishes and happy haunts
Mackenzie 👻
Written 2 February 2020
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Ian
5 contributions
Oct 2020
McKenzie is a brilliant story teller. We first did this tour in 2019, but had to bail out as we had our dog with us and he was scared of the fireworks in the city as we were there in early November. This year McKenzie booked us on the tour again when we contacted her and this time we did the full walk. It is well researched - a perfect mix of gruesome history and spooky stories with good humour mixed in. Highly recommended. We loved it.
Written 7 October 2020
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You are most welcome, it was lovely to see you both again and little Toby. He didn't seem too upset this time thankfully. Just wussy ha ha! Lovely to have you all on the tour and thank you so much for your review.
Hope to see you again.
Many ghoulish regards,
Mackenzie 👻🎃
Written 7 October 2020
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Raymond Q
2 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
We’ve been on a few ghost tours in York over the years, and this was up with the best, particularly as the stories were pretty original and different. Mackenzie delivers a story really well, and relates really well to adults and the kids - we had 3 girls aged 8-15 and they all really enjoyed it. Really good value for money.
Written 16 October 2020
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Kate K
19 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Mackenzie is a great host to begin with. She sets the scene for each tale and it feels immersive, informative and makes your hairs on the back of your neck stand up (at times)! You can tell she loves her job and this makes you feel like you’re getting the best experience. It is good value, fun and interesting. Would definitely recommend!
Written 29 February 2020
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sooz71
London9 contributions
I have done several ghost walks in York during various visits and I have to say this was the best. Our guide Mackenzie keeps the groups to a reasonable size, no more than 30, and unlike the other walks she gave us a lot more background information, there were some newer stories and she really brought them all to life in the way she tells them. She was funny and engaging and made a point of talking to everyone in the group. I would thoroughly recommend this walk, it’s by far the best of York’s ghost walks, the others are good - this was better.
Written 25 February 2020
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Thank you Susan for your lovely review. It really means a lot to me. I am pleased you enjoyed the walk and I hope to see you again in the future.
Best wishes and happy haunts
Mackenzie 👻
Written 25 February 2020
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Erin C
Wallasey, UK22 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
A really enjoyable walk around York full of grizzly, spooky stories. Our host Mackenzie was very knowledgable about York's history, including stories that she has researched herself. The host was very personable to each member of the group and really brought the stories to life. Would definitely recommend.
Written 6 March 2020
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Great photo! Thank you so much for your review too. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in York and I hope to see you again in the future.
Best wishes and happy haunts
Mackenzie 👻
Written 16 March 2020
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Can I book for 11 persons ?
Written 16 January 2022
We were a group of 12, so using that logic, yes!
Written 18 January 2022
Im trying to book via trip advisor but it won't let me. Is there an alternative method and means please?
Kind Regards
Livi
Written 8 November 2021
Hello. You can book via the website and on viator.
I'm so sorry for the late reply I hadn't received a notification for this Q&A. Hope this helps. Failing that please drop me msg via the website
Written 9 November 2021
Visiting Sun 29th-Tues 31st Aug-dates are not available currently-is there a reserve list for cancellations please-party of 2-Thank you
Written 7 August 2021
Hi-the dates I am visiting are not available (Sun 29th Aug to Tues 31st Aug 21)-would it be possible to go on a reserve list if any cancellations come up please-we are a party of 2-Thank You
Written 7 August 2021
I am so so sorry I never replied. I never received any notification from trip advisor regarding this question or others. So sending out my apologies to you all. Hopefully will haunt you next time!
Mackenzie
Written 9 November 2021
Hi, what time do the walks take place and are they suitable for a wheelchair user ie not up and down to many curbs . Cheers
Written 1 August 2021
I am so sorry I never replied. I never received any notification from trip advisor regarding this question or others. So sending out my apologies to you all.
Yes it is wheelchair accessible so if I didn't catch you before hope to haunt you next time!
Mackenzie 👻
Written 9 November 2021
Quite laid back, easy going...
Written 23 August 2020
I have a child aged 9 and 1 of 14 would it be too scary for the younger one?
Written 17 August 2020
Hi, not at all. There were young ones on our too.
Written 23 August 2020
we'd like to come either 11,12 or 13 aug - we are a small family group of 2 adults, 2 senior citizens, 4 children (10,12,14,15) - it is saying we can only book 6 places - is this right? thanks
Written 31 July 2020
Stacey B
Melling, United Kingdom
Can you let us know if you get a cancellation for tomorrow evening please?? Stacey 07583296961 thanks
Written 30 July 2020
Hello i am so sorry I missed your message. I didn't even know these were here! A feature not on my other page so i do apologise if you didn't het chance to attend the tour.
Hooe to catch you next time.
Mackenzie 👻
Written 11 October 2020
Hi there. I want to book for Saturday this week. Is it a virtual or a real tour please?
Written 19 July 2020
I think Mackenzie is now doing live tours, but I think you have to book in advance.. as she’s limited to numbers on her tour...
Ihope this helps, good luck and enjoy
Written 27 July 2020
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