York on a Fork Food Tour: Explore Historic York's Independent Eateries

Embark on a delicious food tour in historic York, exploring independent eateries and indulging in Yorkshire cheeses, fish & chips, tacos, chocolate, and more. Discover the city’s major attractions along the way!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • William Etty Fountain & Statue - Meet in front of York Art Gallery and hear about the contribution made to Yorks history by William Etty
  • Gillygate - Your first stop will be to sample Yorkshire Cheeses on Gillygate
  • Bootham Bar - Pass through York City Walls on your way to explore more food and drink in York
  • York City Walls -…
What's Included
  • Complimentary snacks
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through the historical heart of York, making pitstops at a selection of unique businesses. Enjoy generous servings of sublime food and beverages. Savour Yorkshire Cheeses, Fish & Chips, Tacos, Chocolate and Pintxos paired with Sherry, before topping it all off with either a savoury or sweet ending complemented by a well-deserved…

Location
Exhibition Square
Meet in front of the statue of William Etty, by the fountain in front of York Art Gallery
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Susan_m
Dec 19, 2024
Fantastic walking, talking, food and drinks - York on a fork is a great tour of history, navigation and cuisine. It Easy to walk to course at any age. Ben was personable and locally knowledgable. Each food location was better than expected. The combination of food and drinks were excellent.
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Mattyoflin
Nov 16, 2024
Fantastic food tour 100% reccomend you try this... - We booked a bespoke food tour with Ben as a team day trip... It seriously exceeded expectations on all levels. The variety of venues and food was excellent, and at each venue we were very well looked after. Ben clearly has a passion for good quality food and this reflected in the venues we visited. We will be using Ben again for some more tours with clients in the new year. I would not hesitate to recomend Ben's tours either for business or pleasure.
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Bernie_p
Sep 20, 2024
A Tasty and Fascinating Walk - We were pleasantly surprised from the start, when Ben met with us, introduced himself and then announced that, as another group had had to cancel, we had him all to ourselves 😁. Starting with a visit to a cheese shop, we progressed through the City of York sampling many different, and delicious, types of food and drink. This was accompanied by a liberal sprinkling of nuggets of history and legends of York from the very knowledgeable and affable Ben. Without hesitation I would recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys food, walking and/or history 👍
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Barry_m
Aug 30, 2024
Enjoyable & Recommended - Highly recommended Very informative walk Excellent choice for food tasting The host was very engaging and interesting
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Jeff_m
Jul 27, 2024
Food, drink and talk in York! - This was outstanding! An excellent guide with stacks of info and visiting 7 venues to enjoy local food and drink. The added bonus is that it is small groups and that you tend to sit with different people and get to know them! It costs about £70, but that represents excellent value. I would do it again, although first time will obviously be best, unless he varies the venues. If I could I would award 10 stars!
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Jeffme4042lu
Jul 27, 2024
Food, drink and talk in York!!! - A great idea, superbly executed! You walk around in a small group (we had 8) and we visited 7 establishments to taste and drink various foods and drinks. It was approx. £70 each, but this represented excellent value for money. The guide was friendly informative and the added bonus is you tend to sit with different people and get to know them a little. I would do this again, although it is obviously best first time - that's how good it was. How do I give 10 stars?
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Anonymous
Jun 14, 2024
Ben was a wonderful guide... - Ben was a wonderful guide with great suggestions for the rest of our stay in York. Terrific food and drink on the entire tour!
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Natalie_l
May 31, 2024
Delicious and fun - We loved all the stories Ben told and the food he introduced us to. He was great with the kids! Thanks for the best start to our visit to York.
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Joeym1697
May 15, 2024
Exceptional Experience -- a Texan find the best barbecue is in York! - What an amazing experience! Ben was incredible throughout our time together. He was informative, engaging, and adapted to the specific needs/preferences of our tour group. Each spot was a perfect choice and the pacing was en pointe. Cheese (which I typically don't care for but loved), fish & chips, barbecue, gin, Yorkshire pudding, etc. -- perfect! Who knew I'd have to travel from Texas to York to find the best barbecue of my life? Thank you, Ben, for a great experience!
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Hope
May 10, 2024
Highly recommend this informative and delicious food tour of York! - Ben was a great host and we ate the most delicious food along the way! He was very knowledgeable about York in general, and knew all about the food scene in York as well. We had a great time!
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