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Overview

After fear, after terror… there is York City FRIGHTseeing! Discover the eerie history of York with our guided ghost tour as we walk through the most haunted locations of the city’s spookscape, where every spine-tingling story is a nightmare shuddersome of fun. Whether you're a rock ‘n’ roll horror fiend, thrill-seeker, or just looking for a frightfully good time, York City FRIGHTseeing is the tour for you! Our small group, shared tours are suitable for guillotine-agers and splatter brats over 10 years of age, but younger children are permitted at parent’s own discretion. Gore hounds more than welcome, if friendly and well behaved. No jump scares. No gimmicks - Just a comprehensive DEADucation in the most haunted city in Europe. Grab your tickets now and prepare for a hauntingly unforgettable experience of York’s only walking tour that will leave you running scared!

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Stonegate, England, YO1 8AS, United Kingdom

We’ll meet under the Ye Olde Starre Inne sign that hangs over and across Stonegate, right by Coffee Yard.

End Point

End point

The tour ends in Lady Peckett’s Yard, which is by the Golden Fleece, and across the street from the Shambles

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Stonegate
The SLASH course begins at Ye Olde Starre Inne, York’s oldest continuously licensed pub, and one of the city’s scariest!
Duration: 10 mins
2. Duncombe Place
Right between the Guy Fawkes Inn and Bootham Bar, we’ll look at the grisly and gory past of the city’s wall and bars, where unspeakable acts of horror and supernatural suspense go hand-in-icy-hand.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Precentor's Court
From the mist of the darkness the Night Child cometh. Though a child, she’s all horror, with a story that will leave you sleeping with your lights on for weeks to come. BEWARE … The Night Child!
Duration: 5 mins
4. Minster Yard
We’ll hear about one of York’s most enduring - and endearing - spectrals, in one of the most uncanny tales ever told.
Duration: 5 mins
5. Minster Yard
Swooping and snarling around the Minster towers in the dead of night can be found York’s very own creature feature, the hideous Gabble Ratchet … the last word in terror!
Duration: 5 mins
6. St William's College
Within this tiny stone house, lies a secret, a terrible truth waiting to be unveiled. As we will pry open the coffin lid on a tale so shocking, so boldly revealing in its frank depiction of inhumanity, it will leave you asking, Who are the real monsters?
Duration: 10 mins
7. Pavement
Marvel at the strange happenings that occur in England’s most haunted inn, the Golden Fleece.
Duration: 5 mins
8. Pavement
For our final fearsome fable, we’ll descend into the depths of Lady Peckett’s Yard, and you’ll find out why she’s at the top of the list of the ghosts that haunt The Golden Fleece. We’ll recall incidents that will frighten you beyond all imagination, and make you remember why your parents warned you not to go into dark alleys.
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

Guided Walking Tour

Exclusion

No scheduled bathroom breaks

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Supplied by York’s Snickelways Story

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