York's Dark History: Myths and Legends Tour

Embark on a spine-chilling journey through 2000 years of terrifying history in York. Uncover the city’s darkest secrets and experience the true face of York. Not for the faint-hearted!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • York - Wander the ancient streets on a journey through 2000 years of history, under the surface of this city lies secrets you’ll never forget.
  • Golden Lion - Meet Brother Mort outside as he introduces you to the devilishly dark side of Yorks Ghosts, murders, persecution and plague stories.
  • 6 Patrick Pool Building - Enter the old Market…
What's Included
  • Live guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Not a Ghost Walk… experience a unique alternative evening tour!
PG: The tour includes descriptions of threats and torture.
Delve into the hidden history of York. Discover the origins of its myths and legends, the science behind ghostly tales, authentic historical accounts, and oral stories passed down through generations. Encounter ghosts, murders,…

Location
Golden Lion
Church Street
The tour leaves promptly 6.45pm outside The Golden Lion pub, Church Street. (Ask for your 10% at the bar using your tour ticket.) A call is made 5 minutes before. (Please note we don't come in the pub!) Guides cannot answer phones for late comers so we advise arriving 10 minutes early.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jackie_r
Oct 8, 2024
Fantastic creepy tour - Our excellent guide took us around york explaining the dark aspects of the city. Great explanations of the history of york.
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Rosemary_b
Sep 23, 2024
Ghastly tales of York - Our ghost host was great with spooky ghastly tales of York. A fun evening for everyone . His stories were appropriately ghoulish and ghastly with lots of gory details for us to enjoy.
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D1534tegraceh
Jul 12, 2024
Incredible spooky historical tour! - Really great spooky tour of York. It was engaging from start to finish, showing all the spooky locations around york. Was an engaging way to learn a bit of the gruesome history York. Would definitely recommend!
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Pennye882
Apr 28, 2024
Great tour to kill a hour a good laugh and learn some of the darker side of York - Was very good friendly and funny guide with lot's of knowledge was took too places we didn't know was there so went back following morning to have a wonder round
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Josh_a
Apr 3, 2024
Very knowledgeable, highly recommended. - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took us around a few of the oldest parts of York. We had stories ranging from 800s to the 1950s.
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Traveler65458379675
Apr 1, 2024
History walk - We had an amazing experience,Ellie was a great tour guide, full of knowledge, and very enthusiastic. Definitely would recommend
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Jessica_b
Mar 31, 2024
Great experience! - The whole experience was great! Learnt lots of cool interesting historical and ghostly facts. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience fun and engaging, would definitely recommend!
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Edwards712017
Mar 31, 2024
Ghost walk - The guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour entertaining but we thought we would have heard more about hauntings
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Andrew_p
May 24, 2024
Expected more, a little unimpressed by the content and this may have effected the delivery - Maybe a little bland, informative but less than inspiring, was good to be informed of Yorks dark history but was left a little less impressed by the delivery of our guide
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Jvsievers
Sep 1, 2024
The tour did not take place - There was none at the named meeting point at the specified time. We waited 20 minutes and no one got there until then. Then we left.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).