York Shadows Tour: Haunting History Revealed

Uncover the tragic and turbulent history of York on a historical ghost walk. Explore the haunted streets and buildings, and encounter the unexplained shadows of the past.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • York Minster - We will walk outside around part if the Minster.
  • Shambles - Shambles is a 15th century street, originally built as a meat market but mow jome to many Harry Potter shops.
What's Included
  • Live entertainment
What's Not Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • No wheelchairs provided
Additional Information

Are you ready to travel back in time to delve into York’s tumultuous and sorrowful past? A history which is visible through the inexplicable apparitions lurking in our city’s streets and buildings.
Allow us to guide you through York’s alleyways and lanes as we narrate tales of the city’s phantoms.
Please note: The tour holds a PG rating and is not…

Location
23 High Petergate
High Petergate
We meet outside the Guy Fawkes Inn. Please arrive before the start time on your ticket. Please do not block the entrance or the road. Stand alongside the pavement nearby and your guide will meet you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Vsav
Mar 22, 2025
Best tour in York by a mile! - Josh was witty, informative and engaging from start to finish. Best tour we’ve done in York by a mile! A superb way to explore the city.
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Gary
Mar 21, 2025
Ghosts of York tour - me and my granddaughter thoroughly enjoyed the ghosts of York tour very well narrated interesting stories when we got back to our Motorhome my granddaughter asked if we could sleep with the light on😂
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Themannsfamily
Mar 17, 2025
A spookily good time… - We had a couple of nights in York and decided to book a ghost walk, which is always a good way to find out the history of a place, especially one with such a past as this city. We joined a group that met outside the Guy Fawkes pub near York Minster and our guide, Mackenzie, led us around some of the spookier parts of the city. She was very knowledgeable and the tour was very entertaining and informative, shedding a light on some of York’s gruesome history. The stories were told with good humour but gave a real flavour of the city’s past. Well worth the money, even on a bitterly cold night!
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Sarah
Mar 9, 2025
From the Scots that got away.......fantastic from start to finish! - It was absolutely fantastic from start to finish our guide, Dan had us engaged from the get go and his deliverance of stories was outstanding! Very witty! I'm just thankful the Scots Law was dropped in 2012 😜! Met Mackenzie "the boss" also who was very approachable and informative. Was lovely ending to ur weekend away! Thanks again Shadows of York it was a pleasure!
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Tracie_c
Mar 4, 2025
Fabulous, fun and informative! - I was kept captivated throughout the tour with enthralling stories, colourful characters and insightful history facts. The delivery via this very professional tour guide was absolutely spot on. His pauses and humour just made this an experience to remember. I would highly recommend these people to do anything tour.
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Kristinabq5234rs
Mar 3, 2025
10/10 tour I now know what a bar guest is 🐺 - Absolutely amazing tour, super interesting, Josh was lovely and knew his stuff! Totally recommend 😁 Definitely going to look out for the ghosts of York on our travels 👻
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Sarah
Feb 27, 2025
Enjoyable - Great fun. Josh, our tour guide, was knowledgeable and hilarious! Enjoyed some of the more gory details of goings-on in old York
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569adelet
Feb 26, 2025
Sadly no ghosts just really good storytelling - Josh was a wonderful host and the tour was well worth it, getting to hear about the darker parts of Yorks history and it's people (alive and dead)
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Maria_g
Feb 24, 2025
Undivided attention - Our guide Mackenzie was very knowledgeable and insightful. We were shown around the city and told some interesting stories. Some would make your toes curl. She went above and beyond to make our experience memorable.
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Tazandsaz
Feb 23, 2025
Spooky and spectacular - Our guide was called Dan and he was great. Our daughter said, "Dan was a very nice man, he was very good at telling the stories and expressed them well. He did a great job to get me scared and creeped out!"
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From $17
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).