York Tours
Exclusive York - Private Personally-Designed Walking Tour
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Exclusive York - Private Personally-Designed Walking Tour

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Ages 0-120
Duration: 2h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Complementary map of York
  • Multimedia illustrations accompany the tour - all guides carry iPads
  • Personalised greeting sign at the meeting point
What's not included
  • Entrance fees: the tour is outdoors and does not include museums or the interior of the cathedral.
  • Entry/Admission - York Minster


Start:Traveller pickup offered.
  • 8 Museum St, York YO1 7DT, UK
    We will be in the square outside the central library (also known as York Explore and Archive) on Museum Street York YO17DS. We will have a sign with your name to ensure you can find us!
Pickup details
  • We can meet you at any city centre hotel, restaurant or easily identifiable landmark, such as the Minster. Once your booking is confirmed we will get in touch to to arrange a suitable meeting point. If you are just arriving into York we can advise on car parking or meet you at the railway station.
End:
  • Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate, York YO1 7NT, UK
    The tour ends in Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate - this is at one end of the famous Shambles in the heart of town.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Pushchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • 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: 180288P3

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

  • 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: 180288P3

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  • Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate, York YO1 7NT, UK
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  • Yorktour
    504
    United Kingdom
    Joined in July 2019
  • E427GQterryc
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing York!
    This walking tour is an absolute must! We saw and learned things we would never have experienced on our own. Our guide made everything come alive and had stories and facts to make the tour very interesting.
    Written 4 November 2024
  • Michal123456
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Instructive and fun tour
    We toured York yesterday with Ferah. She is extremely knowledgeable, witty, and has an exceptional storytelling talent. We learned a lot about York and England in general and would wholeheartedly recommend the tour. Thank you, Ferah, for sharing your knowledge with us.
    Written 13 October 2024
  • Daphnedaff
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent tour
    Personal, considered tour. Excellent though put into it and delightful experience. Much recommended! Thanks very much for a lovely afternoon.
    Written 13 October 2024
  • johnwL4442DT
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent Historical Tour of York with a Delightful Guide
    We took the Story of York Walking Tour with Farrah as our guide on a drizzly day and it was fabulous. Farrah’s knowledge of York’s amazing history was so impressive and she was a delight to be with. Due to the light rain our group of 4 were the only ones to show up so we were treated to a personal tour and Farrah brought the city’s old and modern history alive for us. Highly recommend this tour! Otherwise you’re just walking around with no back history or understanding of the significance of what you are seeing. Thank you so much Farrah.
    Written 5 October 2024
  • 904lynnec
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Absolutely Fabulous!
    Alfred was a very professional and knowledgeable host. He made the history entertaining and interesting to all. Such a fabulous experience. The whole family, children as well, loved the tour. We were fascinated. Well done Alfred. So glad we chose York Tour!
    Written 15 September 2024
  • larkj2023
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great Tour!
    I want to acknowledge how easy it was to find the tour guide. She had a sign with our names on it. I wish every tour was like that! The information presented at the tour spanned from Roman times to present day. The walk was easy with plenty of stops to focus on certain buildings/locations. I would 100% recommend this tour.
    Written 13 September 2024
  • LuvsQuilts
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour of York
    We went on the York tour with Alfred. He did a great job with his stories and also great illustrations to help the group understand the history of York. You can tell he is passionate about York’s history and it was really an enjoyable time. You can tell he knows his stuff and is great at involving the whole group. Would definitely take this tour again
    Written 12 September 2024
  • Portugal221019
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Walking Tour small group York
    Tour was fantastic showed parts of York you would never find on your own and guide Alfred was 10/10. Definitely a must do.
    Written 5 September 2024
  • K5608DQwilliamj
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great Tour.
    Really enjoyed our tour with Sarah. She was extremely knowledgeable with very interesting stories. The small group also made a massive difference. Highly recommend.
    Written 31 August 2024
  • Alan D
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent small group walking tour with brilliant Guide!
    Excellent 90 min history and tour of York. Alfred was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic being a local York Guide. Would highly recommend in search of a small group (max 8) walking tour of York.
    Written 22 August 2024
  • Chris1234854
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent Walking Tour
    Alfred was very knowledgeable and made the walk very enjoyable. We visited places we didn’t know existed and learned a lot about York through the ages. Definitely recommend worth every penny. Thank you.
    Written 21 August 2024
  • k M
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Excellent
    Having seen large tour groups in cities where it appears that most cannot see or hear the guide, I really liked that this was a small group tour. Sarah was clear where we should meet and followed this up a couple of hours before the tour began to ensure we knew where we were going. We are a family of 4, and there were 8 people in our tour group. Sarah learned all our names and engaged our history-loving teen in discussion. She took us around parts of the city we otherwise wouldn't have seen and gave a good-level of detail, so that those of us who know a bit of the appropriate histories beforehand and those of us who did not, all enjoyed the tour. She also gave some recommendations, which we happily followed up the next day.
    Written 20 August 2024
  • hollybutterfly
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fascinating tour, informative & entertaining
    Alfred was a master tour guide! Shared his enthusiasm for his home town and the historical context of York to allow us to fully understand and appreciate the city. Really, really enjoyed this tour!
    Written 14 August 2024
  • Vacation25391841880
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Engaging and informative tour
    This was a great experience. With just a small group our guide created a great atmosphere and through story telling was able to bring to life the bones of the city as well as show us the modern life of the city. Excellent tour and would recommend to all!
    Written 10 August 2024
  • Madeleine S
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour to see York!
    The tour was a great way to see different parts of York and learn some of the history behind it. Alfred was incredibly informative and passionate when speaking about this beautiful city.
    Written 4 August 2024
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Mike K
Edinburgh, UK6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
Prior to our visit, Alfred contacted us to arrange pickup from our hotel and agreed to move the start time by an hour to accommodate us. The two hours passed amazingly quickly as Alfred had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the City and tailored the tour to fit our interests which he had assimilated very quickly. This meant that we could go into much deeper level of detail of the origins of the City and the impact the various periods of history had on it!

His delivery of the subject matter was very engaging and amusing. Cannot believe how much knowledge we packed into the 2-hour Tour.

We cannot emphasise the benefits of this one-to-one tour in getting a much deeper appreciation of the beautiful city of York.

Alfred is a wonderful host – so cannot recommend highly enough this private tour for your visit.
Written 17 June 2022
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Thanks so much for that - of course if you choose book the private tour then there is an opportunity to go even more deeply into this extraordinary city, so many thanks for that Alfred
Written 21 June 2022
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W0MBAT54
London, UK1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020
We were fortunate to have Alfred provide us with our personalised tour of the city which concentrated on the Roman aspects of the city. His knowledge, style and personality were an absolute winning combination. We could not have asked for more and would recommend him totally.
Written 1 September 2020
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Thanks so much for the very kind response. Yes, the whole aim of the Exclusive York option is to tailor the tour to see the aspects of the city you're most interested in. It's always a pleasure to meet people who've been in York for a few days and already seen most of the obvious stuff for themselves. Really enjoyed taking you round the part few visitors find south of the river - which happens to be where I live! Very best Alfred
Written 1 September 2020
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Felicity G
Gold Coast, Australia11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Our guide Alfred (who owns YorkTour) was a fantastic guide. Our family group included our 15 year old daughter and my 89 year old mum (in a wheelchair) and we all found the tour really interesting and enjoyable. Alfred tailored the walk to suit the wheelchair but I don’t think we missed out on anything because of it. York within the city walls is mostly flat and not very big so we managed to see and learn a lot in the 2 hours. Alfred’s love of his home city is obvious. Can’t recommend YorkTour highly enough.
Written 15 June 2022
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Thanks so much Felicity - really enjoyed meeting you and yes, York is about as wheelchair-accesible (for a medieval city) as it gets! Very best Alfred
Written 16 June 2022
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Nicole H
Sydney, Australia32 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
What a fantastic tour! Alfred our guide was brilliant. His knowledge of York's history was incredible and he took us on a tour of the city that showed us how unique and fascinating York is. His stories were so entertaining and informative and made me see York in a completely different light. I cannot recommend him highly enough! Book a tour with Alfred, you will be delighted, it's best two hours you will have in York!
Written 4 October 2022
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Thanks Nicole That is such a lovely response - just to say, if it isn't me taking the tour it will only be one of two other guides, Sarah and Ferah, both of whom have consistently good reviews as well. We never farm the tours out and we never book too many people onto one slot - so, thanks so much for the lovely comments! Alfred
Written 5 October 2022
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Green
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
Alfred gave 2 of us an individual walking walking tour of York. It was absolutely amazing to find out all about the history of York. Alfred was hugely knowledgeable about York’s history and was able to answer all our questions about the city and other parts of England. I highly recommend Alfred’s tour. It has set us up for a great few days sightseeing in York.
Written 17 November 2021
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Thanks for that Fraser - very much enjoyed spending the morning with you. V best Alfred
Written 18 November 2021
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Liz B
Brisbane Australia34 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Couples
Our 2hr walking tour was superb👏 Sara had so much historical knowledge and planned our route related to important information very well. It was just my husband and I which was great and we had time to ask lots of questions. By the time we’d finished we felt as though we’d not only achieved York’s story, but had achieved a new frind in Sara! Such a lovely friendly person. Both she and her husband Alfred communicated with us very well prior to our arrival in York. I would thoroughly recommend their guidance.
Written 14 June 2023
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Thanks very much - we try to make sure everyone has a personal experience and can ask as many questions as they want. And there'll never be more than eight booked onto the tour, sometimes less. More than that and it wouldn't be personal any more...
Written 16 June 2023
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haz
London, UK133 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Brilliant 2 hour tour of York with Alfred. He has a brilliant way of bringing history to life. Not only providing facts and figures, but more interestingly, relating past events to what’s going on all around us.

He’ll even tell you about the ups and downs of being a York City football supporter!
Written 5 June 2021
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I think to be honest it’s the downs and further downs of being a York City supporter. But you get the team you were born with and I’ve stuck with them through thin and thin. Alfred
Written 6 June 2021
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Vikki C
Oklahoma City, OK80 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Couples
Our party of four greatly enjoyed our walking tour of York with Alfred. He is extremely knowledgeable about the history and architecture of York and skilled at conveying his knowledge in an entertaining but thoughtful manner. He was patient answering our multiple questions. It was great having a small group. The tour helped us to become familiar with York so we could decide which areas we wanted to explore later in the day. I would highly recommend it.
Written 18 April 2022
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Thanks so much that Vikki - point for point, that's pretty much everything we hope to achieve so delighted with that response! Lovely meeting you Alfred
Written 20 April 2022
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Marc S
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
We were met by Alfred at our hotel, he then took us on this amazing and amazingly delivered tour of York throughout the ages. Fascinating, full of facts, learned, friendly, funny and informative without overload.
Highly recommended.
Thank you Alfred
Written 15 March 2020
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It was a pleasure meeting you and the family Marc, thanks so much for the kind response. Very best Alfred
Written 16 March 2020
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StAppold
London, UK19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We're a family group of four, including two children of 10 and 7. Our guide, Alfred, is exceptionally knowledgeable, but also managed to keep the children engaged with some clever spotting games. He did a fantastic job of contextualising York's history for us. I can see now why he has such a high rating on here.
Written 3 December 2021
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Hey Milos - thanks for that, it was a pleasure and we're always happy to keep everyone engaged and entertained, whatever age! Very best Alfred
Written 6 December 2021
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