York Shadows Tour: Haunting History Revealed

Uncover the tragic and turbulent history of York on a historical ghost walk. Explore the haunted streets and buildings, and encounter the unexplained shadows of the past.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • York Minster - The tour will include a walk around the exterior of part of the Minster.
  • Shambles - Shambles is a 15th-century street, initially constructed as a meat market, but now home to numerous Harry Potter shops.
What's Included
  • Live entertainment
What's Not Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • No wheelchairs provided
Additional Information

Are you ready to embark on a journey into York’s tumultuous and tragic past? This history reveals itself through mysterious sightings of shadows that linger in our streets and buildings.
Join us as we guide you through the streets and snickleways, sharing tales of York’s shadows.
Please note: The tour is rated PG and is not recommended for children under…

Location
Guy Fawkes Inn
High Petergate
We meet outside the Guy Fawkes Inn. Please arrive before the start time on your ticket. Please do not block the entrance or the road. Stand alongside the pavement nearby and your guide will meet you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Robert_l
Apr 12, 2026
Great fun and highly entertaining - Great fun - Dan, our guide, was very charismatic and projected his voice so as to be heard clearly from anywhere in the group and regardless of background noise. Very entertaining, and highly recommended (despite the strong cold winds, and rain which greeted us)
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Drnicolaconnolly
Apr 11, 2026
Intriguing Ghost Tour - Dan was a fantastic storyteller adding drama and theatre to his tour that will leave the hairs on your arm standing. Highly recommend
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Johndf6183rt
Apr 11, 2026
Brilliant Ghost Tour of York - Just finished the tour with Dan , absolutely excellent he's a natural story teller, very warm and friendly and happy to chat between stops in the tour and answer questions, really enjoyed walking around York it's such a beautiful place to visit , highly recommended A++++++
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Natalie_m
Apr 10, 2026
Highly recommend - Great experience. We were a family of 4 which included an 11 and 8 year old. I was worried the tour might be too scary but the way the stories were told was perfect. Just the right amount of spooky with great humour thrown in. Our tour guide was brilliant and very knowledgeable, giving historical facts before the tour had even started!
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Frankie
Apr 9, 2026
Excellent….definitely book! - Definitely don’t miss out…book now. So very interesting. History you would normally miss out on. Dan was a wealth of knowledge….very easy to chat to…answered our questions so well. He was very entertaining, animated, highly engaging with a good sense of humour. The time seemed to fly by. Wish it was longer. Thank you Dan.
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Paul_l
Apr 9, 2026
Amazing - Very good, Dan was a really good storyteller. And brought the stories to life. We do these types of walks in every place we visit. And this was one of the best
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Nomeddling97
Apr 8, 2026
Perfect combination of Spook and History! - We had Josh as our tour guide and he was absolutely fantastic. Full of knowledge, perfectly timed dramatic irony and spooky without being creepy which made it absolutely fantastic. The walk was the perfect pace for me, I have mobility issues due to an autoimmune disease and at no moment did I feel rushed or that I was walking slowly. We were so impressed with this Ghost tour and Josh only made the experience more enjoyable.
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Angela_n
Apr 6, 2026
Really entertaining.... - Really entertaining. Clear speaking, even tho he had lost his voice the week before . Dressed well and in keeping with the spooky theme.
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Gemma_c
Apr 5, 2026
So worth it - just... - So worth it - just remember a jacket! Charlie created an eerie yet playful atmosphere with his jaunty amble and booming voice. Lots of genuine history mixed with strange ghost stories. Explored a good amount of the north and east sides of the city, especially places you wouldn’t usually think to go. Highly recommend for an hour and a half of active entertainment.
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Marianmm9901ee
Mar 30, 2026
Ghost tour - We all thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Mackenzie was very knowledgable and made the tour great fun. Would definitely recommend 🙂
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From $18
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).