School & College Tours to York

Picturesque cobbled streets, a magnificent cathedral and a fascinating Viking heritage

Dating back to the Romans, York has a long history as an important trading port. Adventure into the past at Jorvik to experience the sounds and smells of Viking times. Visit the Minster, Northern Europe’s largest gothic cathedral or walk the medieval walls taking in views of the picturesque historic city streets. Broaden your mind at one of York’s excellent museums and galleries, or simply enjoy the atmosphere of the city’s vibrant streets. Challenge your students’ knowledge of technology, engineering and design at the National Railway Museum or learn interactively at the exciting Magna Science Adventure.

Top 5 York Excursions

• York Castle Museum - Get ready to take a tantalising trip through time as you step into York Castle Museum's world-famous recreated Victorian street, Kirkgate.
• York Dungeon - See the York Dungeon at its most shocking yet, as using state of the art fire and smoke effects the Dungeon burns a witch to the bone before the eyes of petrified visitors, sparing no gruesome graphic detail.
• JORVIK Viking Centre - Welcoming 15 million visitors over the past 25 years, visitors  can journey through the reconstruction of Viking-Age streets, as they would have been in the year AD975.
• York Minster - The largest Medieval Gothic cathedral north of the Alps and a treasure house of 800 years of stained glass.
• National Railway Museum - With over 100 locomotives and nearly 200 other items of rolling stock, the Museum tells the railway story from the early 19th century to the present day.

Map of York