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Guided Bike Tour in York: Explore Stories of Saints, Sinners, and Chocolate Makers
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York
Join our guided bike tour in York to explore the fascinating stories of saints, sinners, and chocolate makers. Discover the city’s rich history from Romans and Vikings to the sweetness of chocolate, all while enjoying a lighthearted and safe cycling experience.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- York Minster - Overview of the history of the site.
- Clifford’s Tower - Overview of the history people and places surrounding the tower.
- Treasurer’s House - Learn about the history of the building and hear about York’s most famous ghost story.
- York City Walls - See and hear about the walls at several locations around the city. Stopping at Micklegate Bar to hear about this Royal entrance.
- Rowntree Park - Cycle through this beautiful park and hear stories of York’s most famous chocolate makers.
- St William’s College - Learn why the building was built in the 15th century and marvel at the great east window of York Minster.
What's Included
- Bicycle use
- Cycle helmets
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- None of these are applicable
Additional Information
Embark on a guided cycling expedition of York, traversing both within and beyond the city’s ancient ramparts. Your outing begins at a pivotal point in the city. This tour, stretching over 2 to 2.5 hours, involves multiple halts where you get to listen to the chronicles of saints and sinners, heroes and villains, right from the era of Romans and Vikings to the period of confectioners. Despite the grim content, your tour guide will recount these eerie stories in an amusing manner. The route is intentionally designed for security with optimal stopover points in mind and mainly comprises tranquil roads or specifically commissioned cycle tracks.
- Minimum age is 12 years
- 12 to 16 year olds must be accompanied by an adult. No infants.
Location
Brew York
Walmgate
We are located outside Brew York. Proceed through the white gates to the Enterprise Complex and you will find us in the bottom left hand corner of the yard .Your guide and bikes will be waiting for you outside the green doors.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Carolvr5359cj
Jul 29, 2024
Highly recommend!! - Biking an absolutely perfect way to see very bike-friendly York, which is not too big. Our guide Cecil could not have been more pleasant or full of stories to tell about this chocolate capital. Was a gorgeous day, to boot! The ride lasted a little over 2 and 1/2 hours. So fun!
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Bart_m
Jul 28, 2024
York history comes alive - Really nice guide with great knowledge and nice stories about York. The city really came to life with all that history over the centuries
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Amanda_d
Jul 4, 2024
Awesome - We had a great tour! I would highly recommended it to anyone. We learnt a lot about Yorks history! It was very personable.
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Escape315924
Jun 5, 2024
Excellent morning. - As a family of 6 we booked our tour the day before. It was really easy to book and to find and Cecil was waiting for us. He fitted our bikes and offered helmets and off we went.
We spent an amazing few hours meandering around York with Cecil guiding us and answering our questions: we’ve been to York before but we got to see areas that were off the beaten track.
You don’t need to be a serious cyclist as such, this tour is suitable for anyone who can cycle.
We had a brilliant morning: highly recommended as a way to see a different side to this amazing city.
Cheers Cecil.
The Americans and the Brits.
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Barry_d
Jun 3, 2024
Fabulous - Cecil was fabulous; friendly, interesting, and knowledgable. I’d highly recommend this to anyone visiting York.
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Allison_l
May 26, 2024
Great time through and around York! - We had a wonderful time traveling through and around York! Cecil was entertaining, enthusiastic and very attentive. Enjoyed the experience very much 🥰
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Thomas_b
May 22, 2024
Fun for people of all fitness levels - Cecil was an excellent tour guide. The tour was suitable for people of all fitness levels and there were only a couple of slight inclines. Most of the tour was on the flat surface. We saw the main sites and attractions of York, with a full story behind their history from Cecil. A great idea to do whilst in York.
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202lynh
Apr 28, 2024
Just brilliant - thank you so much for a memorable time! - Can't recommend Cecil and the York Cycling Tour gang highly enough! What a truly memorable, fun and informative few hours we had this weekend, discovering new bits of York I'd never seen and learning a whole host of fascinating history and info. We were a slightly larger group than normal but Cecil accommodated us perfectly and was relaxed and humorous throughout. Can't wait to return with my teens now!
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Patmm9331hl
Apr 19, 2024
One of the best tours in York - Absolutely great time with our guide Cecil, he was so knowledgable & clearly enjoys what he does.
We learned so much about York & really encourage any visitors to take the bike tour.
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Amyln6953ry
Apr 12, 2024
Amazing! - We had a lovely couple of hours riding up and down the streets of York! Cecil was a great tour guide and was able to offer insights into the history of the city from ghost sightings to chocolate makers, highway men to millionaire business men, the makings of the minster and so much more! We will 100% be recommending the tour to others!
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