Deathly Dark Tour: Explore York's Spooky Past

Join the Deathly Dark Ghost Tour of York, an award-winning dark comedy walking tour that explores the city’s dark history with a wicked sense of humor. Family-friendly and entertaining for all ages.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Coffee Yard - Are you prepared to discover the chilling events that have occurred in the Snickleways of York?
  • Stonegate - Stonegate boasts several buildings with eerie, historical significance that time has forgotten, yet the structures remain and we have all the details!
  • Minster Yard - The York Minster is a stunning edifice that towers…
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
What's Not Included
  • No scheduled restroom breaks
Additional Information

The Deathly Dark Tour of York offers a theatrical and grim dark comedy walking experience, ideal for those with a mischievous side eager to delve into the city’s eerie and mysterious past. Our guides are renowned for their delightfully dark humor.
Please be aware, this is not a scare attraction but a storytelling adventure.
The tour is suitable for…

Location
Quacks Printers
Grape Lane
Your guide will meet you outside Quacks Printers, 7 Grape Lane. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the advertised start time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jmen
Jul 14, 2025
Very good tour. - Great experience with our guide Dante. Very informative, entertaining and funny tour. No much more to say but Tripadvisor does not let me finish there.
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Mariajl7298ku
Jul 14, 2025
One in a million - Fantastic brilliant great stories about Yorks history and all the things that go bump in the night great entertainment
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Lesley_t
Jul 13, 2025
Great Tour - Entertaining and excellent guide. She was a fantastic storyteller and we loved all of the ghostly tales.
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Christine_d
Jul 12, 2025
Spooky fun for the whole family - Very entertaining and informative thanks to our guide, Dafydd. Even our teen kiddos enjoyed it. It was one of the highlights of our trip.
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Kevinwo2724um
Jul 12, 2025
A fun evening of ghost stories - Funny, quirky, interesting and delivered in a theatrical style that was perfect for the tour theme. Would definitely recommend
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Roam35565950661
Jul 12, 2025
A fantastic way to tour York - We decided to try a ghost tour while in York, I'd been to the York Dungeons as a kid so was already mildly aware of the grisly tales of York but was pleasantly surprised to learn a whole bunch more during the tour! Our tour guide was Dalton (- he said to mention in the review how handsome he is). Dalton was very charismatic, I especially enjoyed the use of props. He definitely knows his stuff and taught us all sorts of historical facts in an engaging way. It's also just a fantastic way to tour York if you've not been before or you're not a local! We spotted loads of potential food options and shopping opportunities! Not to mention the Viking museum, which we would have never have seen otherwise. Definitely recommended, a really enjoyable hour and a bit!
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Del_s
Jul 11, 2025
Family friendly, ... - Family friendly, informative and fun. Dafyd is a very funny tour guide and really helped the stories to come alive.
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Natasha_g
Jul 10, 2025
A fun and fascinating romp through York’s ghost history - Dalton gave an excellent tour with a great balance of humour and drama. It was pitched perfectly to highlight the rich history of York without being dry or dull. Audience participation was lots of fun.
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Magdalenaam4774bk
Jul 10, 2025
Fantastic Tour - We had so much fun doing this tour! That was one of the best entertaining experiences in my life :) Good mix of humour and dark facts. Daria, our story teller was fantastic😃 I would definitely go again and highly recommend this tour to everyone, who is going to visit York and beautiful Yorkshire😃 Thank you:)
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Jen_s
Jul 10, 2025
A good evening outing - The guide was funny and informative. He should have been on the stage. Went to some hidden gems in York too, places you would not think or know to go.
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From $19
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).