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Saints and Sinners Tour: York's Historical Figures
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29 Ratings
York
Embark on a captivating tour of York’s iconic figures, exploring the history of saints and sinners who shaped the city. Uncover their stories and traces in this engaging walk with art historian Irene.
Embark on a captivating tour of York’s iconic figures, exploring the history of saints and sinners who shaped the city. Uncover their stories and traces in this engaging walk with art historian Irene.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Micklegate Bar - We will meet in front of Micklegate Bar, inside the city walls. There we will talk about the first of our “sinners”: the most infamous king in English history… Was he a monster, or a hero? A murderer, or a pious man who did his duty?
- Micklegate Bar - We will meet in front of Micklegate Bar, inside the city walls. There we will talk about the first of our “sinners”: the most infamous king in English history… Was he a monster, or a hero? A murderer, or a pious man who did his duty?
What's Included
- Private tour
- Hotel pickup (by foot, city centre hotels only)
- Tour escort/host: Art Historian, background in museums and customer services
- Private tour
- Hotel pickup (by foot, city centre hotels only)
- Tour escort/host: Art Historian, background in museums and customer services
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees to historical attractions
- Private transportation
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees to historical attractions
Additional Information
IMPORTANT NOTE: This tour is available in both ENGLISH and SPANISH. Please specify your preferred language when booking.
The Saints and Sinners Tour explores York’s history through the perspectives of those who influenced it.
Meet the King, the Bishop, the Highwayman, the Chocolatier, the Martyr, the Terrorist, the Emperor, and the Artist.
Do you know…
IMPORTANT NOTE: This tour is available in both ENGLISH and SPANISH. Please specify your preferred language when booking.
The Saints and Sinners Tour explores York’s history through the perspectives of those who influenced it.
Meet the King, the Bishop, the Highwayman, the Chocolatier, the Martyr, the Terrorist, the Emperor, and the Artist.
Do you know their names? What do you know about their lives? Where can you find their traces in the city? Were they saints… Or sinners..?
Your guide is Irene, an art historian born in Madrid and residing in York for the past eight years.
Join this captivating walk around York to uncover all this and more!
Location
148 Micklegate
Micklegate
Go through Micklegate Bar if you are coming from outside the city walls, or stop just before it if you are coming from inside the walls. We meet at the corner of Bar Lane and Micklegate, just outside the pub "Micklegate Social".
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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103frankd
Aug 23, 2024
Excellent tour for York residents and visitors. - My wife and I met Irene for our Saints and Sinners tour this afternoon. Even though we have lived in York for several years, Irene passed on some really unusual and interesting information we weren't aware of. It was a really pleasant leisurely walk round York on a lovely afternoon. Irene made sure we stopped at quiet locations out of the way of the public and tourists. And took time to chat with us about the various Saint and Sinner subjects included in the tour. A varied and well compiled subject list of York 'locals'. Very highly recommended for both residents an visitors to York.
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Mariajesus_i
Jun 30, 2024
Memorable tour to get to know York - It was a fun and entertaining tour that allowed us to learn more about York. The theme of Saints and sinners was great to know what happened in the history of the city. We recommend it without a doubt. Thank you so much
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Stephen_r
May 27, 2024
Saints & Sinners of old York, - Irene showed us people, places and events from York’s past that we wouldn’t have otherwise known about but for the tour.
She was friendly and engaging clearly had a love of the citys long history.
A very relaxed and fun tour.
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Srober12345
May 24, 2024
York Saints and Sinners tour - This was a great tour & Irene was absolutely a 5 star guide. Knowledgeable, informative, interesting, personable and funny. The tour covered areas of York history that are known, ie Guy Fawkes, King Richard III, but also persons and events that were unknown to us but very Interesting.
Irene’s tour is so good we hope she expands her repertoire and offers other tours very soon.
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Sue
Mar 17, 2024
Interesting informative fun. - Irene was really interesting and informative and we really enjoyed the tour. She is Spanish and also bilingual so was a natural in explaining lots of interesting and amusing facts about a handful of people famous in York to a group of mixed language speakers.
I would recommend her tour to anyone wanting a view of the city in either Spanish or English. She certainly knows her English history and was a very enjoyable guide for us.
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Y1940hvdaniels
Feb 23, 2024
A fascinating tour of York and its real historical characters. - If you want to find out the real story of the people who make York great, rather than the usual tripe about witches and ghosts, then this is the tour for you. History needn’t be boring with Irene Altares Lerma, who brings the past to life with humour and knowledge.
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H6081xwjohnw
Jan 19, 2024
Brilliant storytelling, insightful pathways through the city, engaging and insightful throughout. Brilliant tour! - Travelled to York on the morning of 13th January and had booked the Saints and Sinners Tour of York for 2pm that day, as an introduction for the family to Yourk and to our time there. What an inspired choice! Through the prism of the characters chosen, Irene brought people and periods in the history of York vividly to life before us. From first moment to last we three were engaged as a family. Brilliant storytelling, insightful pathways through the city and a huge degree of personal charm, all of which are testament to a quite brilliant guide. As a lover of place and history, could not have asked for more. My recommendation, to end, is to book Saints and Sinners without any hesitation. Thank you, Irene for such a superb start to our break in York. John, Amanda and Saoirse.
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Carmengn7783ou
Sep 18, 2023
A wonderful chance discovery - We discovered the possibility of visiting casually and it was a great experience. Irene takes a very enjoyable tour, introducing emblematic places, characters and events of the city of York from a perspective that makes it very enjoyable and interesting. And with great kindness...in our case it was raining a lot and at all times he maintained a smile and patience. We loved the tour...both adults and children enjoyed it very much
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Kirsty186
Sep 18, 2023
Walking tour with a difference - Great afternoon tour with friends. Irene brings York to life with her interesting Saints and Sinners tour, can definitely recommend.
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Sarah_a
Sep 17, 2023
Informative tour of York - As a frequent visitor to York we wanted to learn more about the city and its history whilst avoiding the novelty tours. Irene pitched her tour at the perfect level for us, delivering interesting information about York & its citizens across many periods of the last 2000 years relating it to both well known & "hidden" locations. The tour has whet our appetite to explore more of the city and its museums/galleries. If you are looking to do a walking tour of York then Irene’s tour is not to be missed!
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