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York History Tour: Discover Guy Fawkes' Roots
4.8
25 Ratings
York
Explore York’s history with a personalized walking tour, uncovering secrets of Guy Fawkes and iconic landmarks. Book now for a unique adventure.
Explore York’s history with a personalized walking tour, uncovering secrets of Guy Fawkes and iconic landmarks. Book now for a unique adventure.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Minster Yard - Discover the full history of York’s stunning Minster, including insights into its carvings, medieval past, and perhaps even engage with the stone masons!
- Museum Gardens - Explore the fascinating history of the Museum Gardens and possibly greet the falconers and their majestic birds of prey!
- St. Mary’s Abbey - Delve into…
- Minster Yard - Discover the full history of York’s stunning Minster, including insights into its carvings, medieval past, and perhaps even engage with the stone masons!
- Museum Gardens - Explore the fascinating history of the Museum Gardens and possibly greet the falconers and their majestic birds of prey!
- St. Mary’s Abbey - Delve into the history of St Mary’s Abbey within Museum Gardens. This timeless treasure is a highlight of the tour and is sure to captivate any history enthusiast!
- Shambles - Visit some of the oldest surviving sites in York at the Shambles and the Shambles market, accompanied by tales that are both astonishing and occasionally a bit gruesome!
- Parish of All Saints’ Pavement - Immerse yourself in the rich history of the church of All Saints Pavement, featuring some incredible and unexpected stories!
- Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow - Discover the inspiring and poignant story of Saint Margaret Clitherow.
- Clifford’s Tower - Uncover the historical and sometimes chilling tales of Clifford’s Tower, along with the history of the monarchs associated with it.
What's Included
- Personalized stops based on your interests.
- All Fees and Taxes
- Certified English speaking guide
- Personalized stops based on your interests.
- All Fees and Taxes
- Certified English speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
The tour kicks off at The Guy Fawkes Inn, located on High Petergate, directly across from Michael Le Belfrey’s church. Here, participants will delve into the history of the infamous conspirators and the Gunpowder Plot, right at the birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
Next, the tour moves to York Minster yard, where the rich history of the Minster will be…
The tour kicks off at The Guy Fawkes Inn, located on High Petergate, directly across from Michael Le Belfrey’s church. Here, participants will delve into the history of the infamous conspirators and the Gunpowder Plot, right at the birthplace of Guy Fawkes himself!
Next, the tour moves to York Minster yard, where the rich history of the Minster will be explored. The journey also includes visits to several other renowned locations in York, such as The Shambles, Museum Gardens, and many more!
It’s important to note that each tour is unique! Depending on the time available and individual interests, the operator will tailor each tour to be as personalized as possible.
The listed tour stops are just a selection of the many places available to explore in York. If participants choose to return for another tour, they can be assured it will offer a completely different experience from the previous one!
Location
Guy Fawkes Inn
High Petergate
When you arrive at the Guy Fawkes Inn come on inside!
If you arrive before I do, let a member of staff that you're there for the tour and they'll take care of you until the tour begins.
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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(25 Ratings)
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Davespencerlfc
Nov 17, 2025
Memorable Walking Tour of York - We stayed at the Guy Fawkes Inn and were eligible for a complimentary tour. My wife and I were the only ones on it so it was effectively a private tour.
Dave was prepared to spend the whole day with us and nearly did but for the fact our train home was at 4.30.
He has extensive knowledge about everything in York but importantly he is full of enthusiasm for his subject which is great to see. He's very flexible adapting his tour to suit individual needs and stopping for refreshments on request. We all enjoyed a drink in the Blue Boar famous for Dick Turpin.
If and when we revisit York we'll be in touch with Dave for a tour when there's less time pressure.
Would thoroughly recommend Dave Haw to give you a tour if you are in York.
Last but not least Dave is a genuine, friendly and overall a decent bloke.
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Chazlevy8390
Oct 22, 2025
Excellent tour, very knowledgeable - Excellent walking tour. Dave shared a wealth of information about the history of York. Took the time to explain each landmark/area we stopped at in detail. Very informative! Tour was approximately 2 hours. I happened to be the only one who joined so it was just Dave and I but it was very very good
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Poncetravel
Sep 6, 2025
The perfect tour guide - Our tour guide was amazing. He is apparently a fixture in York, because everyone we passed, seems to know him and called him out by name. My family, our history buffs, and he really demonstrated a vast knowledge of York, it’s architecture, important, political, and religious figures in its history. We particularly enjoyed his detailed tour of the York Minister. I can’t recommend him enough.
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30katha
Sep 2, 2025
Factual , humorous interesting tour - Fantastic trip. Dave is full of interesting knowledge about the Minster where we started. Funny odd facts made the tour interesting. He went over from 10.30 to 1.30. We did a tour off all the abbey grounds , shambles, to the castle. Little alleyways and great photo shots from different angles. Thanks
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T244qycarolt
Aug 30, 2025
Great Tour - The tour was made very interesting and enjoyable by David who has a vast knowledge and you can tell he enjoys his job and wants to share his enthusiasm for his subject.
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Sarahm200222222111
Aug 14, 2025
So knowledgeable and friendly - If you love history Dave is your man. He knows it all and is just a joy to experience York with! He literally lights up when he tell each story. Truly loves what he’s doing.
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Kimberlylj438uc
Jul 12, 2025
The tour guide who became family! - Dave is a gem! We spent an entire day with him and he introduced us to so many treasures in York. And so many people in York stopped over to say hello to Dave and he introduced us to them as if we were old friends. We connected with Dave on an amazing level over our shared love of English history, more specifically Tudor and Plantagenet history. We spent amazing time in the cathedral, invited him to have English tea with us at Betty's and later that evening, he joined us for Evensong at the cathedral. We were so sad to have to say goodbye but we plan on returning to York and hope to spend more time with him and his amazing friends who are also guides in the cathedral. Thank you Dave - you are officially a member of the Lee family and we hope to connect with you soon so we can keep in touch via emails and shared photos.
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Jhamiltondias
Jul 3, 2025
Dave Haw is a humble genius! Great tour - We stayed at Guy Faulkes Inn which was Amazing!!! Dave Haw was so personable and his knowledge of English history was
literally mind-blowing!! York was just a quick stopover on a train from Southampton to Scotland and Dave helped make York one of our favorite days on our 21 day trip! So Fun! Incredible bargain too!
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Daniel
Jun 1, 2025
Dave is fantastic - Dave was fantastic. Highly knowledgeable and very hospitable. You can tell that he has a real passion for his work!! Would highly recommend him for a tour around York.
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Mark_r
Sep 21, 2025
Our tour did not go as we... - Our tour did not go as we had hoped. With limited time that day, we wanted to quickly visit specific places but the tour started late and we ended up spending too much time walking around our guide's favorites before finally seeing areas we wanted to visit. Our desired tour spots were generally derided and it seemed we were only going to be shown places our guide deemed of merit. But this affected the limited time we had to do other things that same day, so we were unable to accomplish all we had hoped. Plus, we didn't appreciate being asked to include others in a private tour we paid for, or our guide's habit of conversing with other guides in passing which interrupted their tour as well as ours. I decided it best to end our tour early to see & do things we wanted while we still had time.
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