Self-Guided Audio Tour in York: Exploring Roman, Viking and Medieval History

Discover the rich history of York on a self-guided audio tour. Explore medieval streets, admire York Minster, and learn from a local expert. Walk at your own pace and enjoy unlimited use before and after your booking date.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • York Minster - Learn more about the history of York Minster, and the great city around it on this downloadable audio tour of the City of York
What's Included
  • VoiceMap App included
  • Access audio, maps, geodata offline
  • Lifetime Romans, Vikings & Medieval Marvels tour access
What's Not Included
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Additional Information

Interested in exploring York without being part of a tour group? Take advantage of this cost-effective self-guided walking tour.
• Stroll through the Shambles, renowned as one of the world’s best maintained medieval streets, and discover the depiction of Adam and Eve on York Minster’s Great West Door
• Enjoy the insights provided by producer James…

Location
2A Bootham
Bootham
Starts in front of the Art Gallery in Exhibition Square. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace. Directions to the starting point are in the app.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bintymehta
Jul 19, 2024
Wonderful - It was very informative and interesting. Would recommend to everyone. It was also time saving. Great time. Thank you 😊
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Journey65814571195
Jul 3, 2024
Great way to see York - What a great way to see York, the audio was easy to use and gave us clear instructions and directions, will definitely use the site again
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Şeyda
Apr 29, 2024
Very enjoyable - Very informative, not boring and easy to follow. At some point, I felt myself in those years while listening. İt was giving details about every corner
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Wendymy6322ce
Apr 4, 2024
Fantastic tour of York - What a great tour! It was so easy to follow and informative every step of the way. It took us down alet’s and through areas that we wouldn’t have known were there otherwise. It was clear and easy to follow and picked up wherever we did, allowing us time to stop for beers and lunch on the way. It felt like we had our own personal guide with us. Thoroughly recommend.
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Wendy_m
Apr 3, 2024
Excellent ghostly tour - Excellent tour. Really informative and funny. The guide was great and super knowledgeable. Would recommend.
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Patrycja_e
Mar 30, 2024
Pleasant experience - It was well guided and covered all key points worth noting of York. This was our first time using self-guided audio tour and it really worked for us. We will definitely try it in other cities and countries.
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Anastasiya_m
Nov 11, 2024
Thank you... - Thank you It was very nice experience. It would be better to hear more details about the buildings, and more stories.
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Geoffrey_t
May 28, 2024
. - Enjoyed the tour - no nonsense but very informative. Got lost near the river but managed to salvage using the map guide
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Constance
Oct 7, 2024
Blue Bell pub - At one point we stopped at a pub and needed to cut out some stops to make our train time however I wasn’t able to restart the audio at the place where we moved. If the audio/stops had numbers then maybe I could have restarted the walk knowing I was at audio number x. We did enjoy the walk up to the Blue Bell pub
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Caroline_l
Oct 4, 2024
Not worth the effort - For two people who are fairly computer literate it took us well over an hour to load the app and the tour. We set off and immediately found that we couldn’t get the narrative to play. We also weren’t using headphones and found we couldn’t tell whether to look at the map or listen to the narrative. We stopped for lunch and I was pleased that it prompted me to stop the tour to save my battery. When we tried to start the tour it wanted us to resume from where we left off and remained confused the rest of the tour. We both ran out of phone battery having started at 100%. It’s a good concept but so inflexible and clunky. Also the narratives were very brief. I would not recommend.
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