York Witches and History Walking Tour: Explore the Dark Mysteries of Witchcraft in Medieval York

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Discover the dark mysteries of witchcraft in medieval York on this unique and captivating walking tour. Explore the spooky streets and hear tales of the witches of Yorkshire. Dress for the weather and prepare for an enlightening and uplifting experience.

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate - Marvel at the shortest street with (possibly) the longest name in York

What's Included

Entertaining Character Guide
Guided Walking Tour

Additional Information

Experience this entertaining walking tour like no other. Dare to treat yourself to something special. This unique and alternative walking tour features historical tales, with a focus on those relating to Witchcraft, the spooky, and the strange. Your guide will be a characterful witch who will captivate you with this engaging often enlightening and…

Location

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate

Meet at the street sign for Whip-Ma-Whap-Ma Gate. Arrive 5-10 minutes early to check in for your tour. We are unable to provide refunds for no-shows. The start of the tour cannot be delayed due to operational reasons. If you anticipate running late, please contact us as soon as possible.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Michawl7930vo

Oct 4, 2024

Cornelius Piper, Yorks history tour charm - Cornelius Piper, you truly made this tour special. Clearly very passionate about York and its history, you really did take us back in time to truly understand what York was like. We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the tour. Your humour, enthusiasm and charm really did make for a wonderful experience. Thank you Cornelius!

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Monica

Oct 2, 2024

Great wait to hear unique history - Fun stories and unique way to hear history of York. Willow led a great tour. We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this tour.

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Vicky_m

Oct 1, 2024

Fun, enjoyable and a great way to find out some history about York. - We really enjoyed our York tour. Our guide was really fun and made our tour really enjoyable. He was very knowledgable and interesting. Thank you. Would recommend.

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Jamessp619qo

Oct 1, 2024

We graduated! Hooray! 🎉 - Witch Hazel was amazing 😻 we got to have our own private tour when other people decided the rain was too much for them. Hazel was beyond professional and was funny and kind!! What a good witch she was! I recommend anyone to take part in this tour! It’s jolly good fun! Thank you Hazel!

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Janet_b

Sep 29, 2024

A fun, informative experience. - Cornelius Piper, our witch/wizard guide was a great character. He was knowledgeable, friendly and very entertaining 💫😅🧹

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Stephen_t

Sep 29, 2024

Witches cackle - Nix was superb, creating a drama that was both tense and funny, and telling us lots of stories about York, witches and cats

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Lakemoses

Sep 28, 2024

Great “Witchy” History Tour! - Great tour led by Witch Nik who was especially entertaining and always stayed in character. We saw many storied locations and spent a thoroughly enjoyable hour with her.

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Victoriarr5039cj

Sep 27, 2024

10/10 would recommend Cornelius - CORNELIUS was amazing!! A friend and I were the only ones booked on and we had such an amazing time. Would highly highly recommend this witch tour. Perfect amount of history and entertainment!

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Venture20031330318

Sep 26, 2024

Graduated Witch 🔮 - So glad I saw the ending of the previous tour, I booked onto the next one straight away. Our witchy guide was cornelius, who was very informative, friendly and funny. Great for both adults and children. I thought I know york quite well, but learned a lot and the stories were fab. Very spooky atmosphere walking between the snickels in the evening, we even saw some ghosts dotted around york.. We all graduated our witch training too, fab ending to the day! I would say it was quite difficult to hear sometimes and would be great if there were more authentic looking costumes for the guides.

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