Top 6 Amazing York Walking Tours
Urban adventures bringing the secrets of York to life.
- Work together to solve fun challenges & puzzling clues
- Guided by clues sent to your phones
- Explore York's historic landmarks and hidden gems
- Discover top-rated pubs, bars and cafes
- Compete for top spot on the York leaderboard
Next Steps
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- 1. Select your game, pick a trail of your choice and receive your welcome email.
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- 2. Rally your team and enter a team name and phone number(s) into the system.
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- 3. Receive your welcome text, then head to the start location on a day and time of your choice.
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- 4. Text START to receive the first in a series of cryptic directions. Solve the puzzles to unravel your mystery.
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- 5. Discover unique places, the secret and hidden of your city - and great independant pubs/cafes!
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CityDays York Hunts
Each hunt explores a different area of city in one of two ways. Our classic treasure hunts & scavenger hunts use puzzle-filled directions to guide players to exciting new sights. Our Story trails do all this with the added bonus of an immersive story on top - play the main character and relive a tale from the city's past or experience a story all your own.
Quirks and Snickets
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- Story
Ghosts of York
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- Story
A Fatal Feud
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- Food Included
York Gourmet Food Hunt
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- Story
The Drowned City
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- New release
- Food Included
Gourmet Xmas Food Hunt
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Action-packed York Walking Tours in York
How the York days out work
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Discover York's secret places
- Experience York's unique places and share stories in independent pubs & cafes, curated for each York York Walking Tour.
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Fun challenges
- Engaging puzzles and captivating stories reveal York in a new light.
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Play together or competitively
- Work as a team or compete head-to-head to set the fastest time on our York leaderboard.
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Fully flexible bookings
- Alter your booking freely; change the date, time, number of people or chosen York York Walking Tour. Even stop and start once you've begun.
York has a long and storied history just waiting to be explored. Discover its Roman and Viking roots, tales from the medieval town and beyond.
The Secret City's tours will take you on an interactive journey around its must-sees and little-known secrets, revealing every side of the historic city. All you need is a phone and you'll be good to go!
Fun activity for all groups
York Walking Tour Sights
York Walking Tour Reviews
The great things our customers have to say about CityDays York Walking Tours
Maliboobies
A great Christmas adventure, with hints, tips and pub stops! Find bits of London you've never been and see the everyday…
Cousins
We had great fun in Oxford following the clues and seeing little known parts of the city centre away from the crowds. I…
COVSGIRLZ
Brilliant day - really enjoyed it and learnt so much history at the same time
APU Relics
Really good fun and great way to spend an evening seeing the lights and sights of London. Clues really got us thinking …
Salad and polecat
Had a great day seeing the sights of Edinburgh, clues were not too tricky and a fab way to see a new city.Will try anot…
3 accountants, 2 teachers & an underwriter
Great day looking around hidden parts of London. We all enjoyed the day which was challenging but achievable.
The Sibleys
A great trail today - Christmas themed and took us along loads of areas with great Christmas lights and decorations! Wo…
Team SC
Really enjoyed the day thank you!
Hegatels
Fantastic couple of hours exploring a part of London we knew little about.
FAZZ
It was perfect! I really enjoyed this trail and learned some interest fun facts - makes you notice things you pass by e…
Team Awesome
Great puzzle tour around the London Christmas lights. The puzzles were just the right to stay enjoyable and solvable. T…
APA
Really good fun! Enjoyed the clues and the wording of them that linked to the street names etc. Good day out and walk a…
Fergie
Had a great time, it was really interesting seeing things we normally wouldn't & learning some interesting facts. Our s…
Paul
Great day out
Vivi
We had great time on the Claus & effect! It took us almost 3 hours, and took us around London. Highly recommended.
Nicky
We absolutely loved the Shoreditch Shuffle - so much fun and we look forward to booking another City Days day out soon
BSL
Excellent day, our group learnt things about York we didn’t know before. The food was varied and delicious, and local e…
Sheikh Weatherface & Wife
Amazing day - saw parts of London we never would have otherwise. Booking our next one soon!!!
The Smiths
Great day out, we had fun seeing the city from a different perspective.
2023 London Walkers
What a fabulous day we had. We learnt a lot, found hidden gems & loved solving the clues. The historical facts were rea…
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Explore the ancient city in an exciting new way
Play an active role in discovering York's past, immersing yourself in its Roman and Viking roots, unravelling enigmatic directions and solving riddles to reveal the city's secrets.
Take control of your own sight-seeing, stopping and starting at your leisure and progressing at your own pace. The perfect way for groups of all ages to see the city.
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