Guided Walking Tour in Historical York: Explore Guy Fawkes' Birthplace and Other Landmarks

Embark on a personalized guided walking tour in historical York, exploring Guy Fawkes’ birthplace and other iconic landmarks. Discover the rich history of York Minster, The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and more!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Minster Yard - You’ll hear about the complete history of York’s beautiful Minster, including details about the carvings, it’s medieval history and maybe even have a chat with the stone masons!
  • Museum Gardens - Hear the rich history of the Museum Gardens and maybe even say hello to the falconers and their birds of prey!
  • St. Mary’s Abbey…
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included.
Additional Information

When you’ve booked for a tour you’ll be met at the Guy Fawkes Inn, opposite Michael Le Belfrey’s church. From there you’ll learn about the famous conspirators and the gun powder plot, in the very birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
We’ll then proceed to York Minster yard, where you’ll learn all about the Minsters rich history. We’ll also visit several…

Location
25 High Petergate
High Petergate
Located oposite the minster, on High Petergate, next to St Michael Le Belfrey church at 10:30 am everyday aside from Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jules996
Dec 18, 2024
A fabulous and informative tour of York with Dave - The 3 hours we spent with Dave just zipped by! Walking through York with Dave was fun - he is a master storyteller - and also so very informative. Our small group included me (an American with the most "general" of ideas of English history); some British people who were not historians, but remembered some things from school; and a young Australian history major who had taken the tour to "clarify" questions I did not know existed. Dave handled everything with aplomb and humor. ## I also greatly appreciated that he took a genuine interest in us. I'm sure it is not easy to meet group after group, day after day, and keep it fresh. Somehow Dave did it. I've been on a lot of well organized and informative tours where the guides do not tell you their name and most definitely do not ask you yours. All very transactional as they make their pocket money while writing their dissertation. A tour with Dave is the exact opposite of that. A memorable and joyful experience on all fronts! ## Merry Christmas 🎄 Dave! From Juli (of Chicago) and David (her British husband)!
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C3809misimonm
Dec 17, 2024
The best tour guide! - The best tour guide! Entertaining, very knowledgeable, flexible and interactive. The more you want to know the more he’ll tell you and his accent is real Yorkshire! Highly recommend.
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Vashtib6
Dec 17, 2024
Dave Haw Tours The most Knowledgeable Guide in York - Dave is a quintessential Yorkshireman every visitor dreams of meeting. Friendly, big hearted and knowledgeable about Yorks long and varied history. Other guides might give a dry recitation of history books and dates but Dave gives you so much more! Stories, tiny details and intimate knowledge of this city brings his tour to life. As you walk he greets local after local who all know him by name. His smile and enthusiasm is infectious. We recommend Dave’s tour to all visitors and locals keen to have a detailed tour of this beautiful city.
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Katiem905
Dec 17, 2024
York tour - Dave’s knowledge of York and its history is outstanding and what a great bloke!! We would absolutely recommend his tours as a fascinating and fun way to get to know more about the city!
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Sarah
Dec 7, 2024
Friendly , convenient and knowledgeable - This is free tour offered by the hotel Guy Fawkes. We read about it online and asked at check in if possible to book. We were told to just go to check in at 1030. We happened to be the only guests on this tour. Dave is very knowledgeable and I’m sure there is nothing he doesn’t know about the York minster! He was polite and professional. He offered to extend the tour but we had other plans that day. He will tailor the tour to your interests. He gave us some top tips about places to check out views from. We wish him well in his business.
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Rita_d
Dec 4, 2024
THANK YOU - I really enjoyed this Walking Tour. If I hadn't done it, I would never had adventured to the Museum Garden or found out where Guy Fawkes was born. There is certainly alot to uncover in York and I got to achieve this because of the tour. I will revisit York in the future and will book another session.
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Laurasn1105zw
Nov 30, 2024
Great tour of York - Dave is really knowledgeable, friendly & flexible with the tour. What he doesn’t know you don’t need to! It’s a great way to see parts of the city that we wouldn’t otherwise have seen and he tailored the tour to suit us. Would definitely recommend his tour.
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Lbr1163ee
Nov 28, 2024
A proper Yorkshire guide - Thanks Dave for allowing us to join your tour (impromptu) this morning. Really helpful and informative. Encourage anyone wanting to properly understand the history of York and its former inhabitants to join Dave in a guided walk around.
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Hannah_r
Nov 10, 2024
York tour - Dave had amazing knowledge, was personable, enthusiastic and really tailored our tour to what people wanted
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Bethji5618hy
Dec 2, 2024
Calling all history enthusiasts!! - Calling all history enthusiasts!! Dave was extremely knowledgeable, his understanding of York’s history is both detailed and broad making him a very strong guide - no script needed at all! He is more than happy to tailor the tour based on what the group would like to see/ learn and is very generous with his time. Thank you Dave!
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