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Mad Alice with cannon fire damage on Walmgate Bar
Mad Alice at Micklegate Bar
Mad Alice with the group
Mad Alice at Walmgate Bar
Mad Alice with the group at Clifford's Tower

The Bloody Tour of the York Walls with Mad Alice

By The Bloody Tour of York
Free cancellation available
Price is S$44 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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  • Instant confirmation
Overview

The City of York walls are the most unique and complete in the country. They have also seen their fair share of blood with heads spiked on Micklegate bar, a medieval Jewish massacre and cannon fire from the Civil War in 1644.
Join award winning Mad Alice on a gruesome walk on the walls as she highlights some of the tragedies that have taken place on and around the ancient stones.
This 2 hour tour will visit 3 of the 4 gateways as visitors have the option to complete the 2.5 mile circuit with the guidebook given by Mad Alice at the end or wander back to city centre if the truth has become too much to bear.

Activity location

  • Micklegate Bar
    • 27 Micklegate
    • YO1 6JH, York, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Micklegate Bar
    • Micklegate
    • YO1 6JX, York, England, United Kingdom

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The Bloody Tour of the York Walls with Mad Alice
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
S$43.56 x 1 AdultS$43.56
Total
Price is S$43.56
Until Sat, 14 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedYork City walls map with additional information
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance into Micklegate Bar Experience
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance into Yorkshire Museum
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance into York Art Gallery

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour involves stairs. Please note that dogs and pushchairs are not permitted on the City Walls.
  • In extreme weather conditions, the walls may be closed and locked as per the City of York Council's protocol. The tour will be cancelled and refunded. You will be notified on the day.

Activity itinerary

Micklegate Bar
  • 10m
The ""Great Gate" inside the ancient city of York. This is the gateway where Kings and Queens have passed through and where many have lost their heads.... this is where we climb the steps to walk the walls in a clockwise direction.
Museum Gardens
  • 15m
These 10 acres of beautiful botanical gardens hide the history of nearly 2000 years. See parts of the Roman fortress wall, the medieval hospital, the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey and learn about the treasures of the Yorkshire Museum.
Exhibition Square
  • 5m
Soak in the history of King's Manor where Henry VIII stayed with his 5th Wife and learn about who saved the city walls from total destruction during the 19th Century.
Bootham Bar
  • 10m
The oldest of the 4 gateways that stands on Roman entrance into Eboracum. It still contains it portcullis. Again we ascend the walls to take in the views and history of York Minster. Hear about the fires that nearly destroyed the Minster and catch a glimpse of the most haunted building in the city.
Monk Bar
  • 15m
The tallest of the four structures, it certainly has its quirks, can you spot the "murder holes"? We continue on this stretch of walls towards our final destination and learn about the Roman fortress and the thriving Jewish community that once lived here until a great tragedy struck. At the end of the tour visitors will be given a map of the city walls, complete with highlighted info and what to look out for. From here they can continue and complete the walls circuit, or find solace in the nearby haunted pub called The Black Swan, or venture back to the city centre towards civilisation.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMicklegate Bar
    • 27 Micklegate
    • YO1 6JH, York, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMicklegate Bar
    • Micklegate
    • YO1 6JX, York, England, United Kingdom

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