The Deathly Dark Tour of York
Description
The Deathly Dark Tour of York is a grim and theatrical, dark comedy walking tour, perfect for those who have a bit of a wicked streak and are looking to explore the dark and spooky history of the city with one of our guides, famous for their wonderfully dark sense of humour. Please note, this is NOT a scare attraction, it is a storytelling experience. The tour is family friendly, but some may find the stories upsetting. If you have a specific phobia or trigger please reach out to us before booking. Children must remain with their parent/guardian at all times. Tour group size is 20-50 people, although this will change depending on the season. Private and small group tours are available on request.
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Are you ready to hear about the terrible things that have happened in the Snickleways of York?
There are a number of buildings on Stonegate that have spooky, historical significance which has been lost to time, but the buildings still stand and we know all the facts!
The York Minster is a magnificent building that stands high and proud in the centre of York. Officially there are no ghosts here, but unofficially we can tell you about a few!
We have some terrible tales to tell in the dark, back streets of Bedern.
Coppergate is home to many ghostly stories, but which one will you hear about? Perhaps an angry viking or a grumpy business woman!
A warped and wonderful old street, that needs to be seen with your own eyes.
We end our time together by the steps of Clifford's Tower (subject to availability) where years of dark history have unfolded.
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Important Information
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dogs are welcome to join.
- LGBTQ+ friendly.
- Guests who arrive heavily drunk or disorderly will be asked to leave with no refund given.
Reviews(3,913)
Been on many tours with the Deathly Dark Tours tonight we had Dalton he is awesome and had us all jumping with fright and laughing at the same time lol. He tells the stories so well that I actually feel like I am there with the people in the stories 😊. I highly recommend a tour with the Deathly Dark Tours all their guides are awesome. Before the tour you pop into the deathlys shop to book in and can also browse the shop and buy some cool stuff. And meet the amazing Mrs Deathly she's so lovely and very chatty.
Davina Deathly is a very engaging, knowledgeable and theatrical tour guide who made this experience very entertaining. Highly recommend it and would do it again!!
We really wanted to do a ghost tour of York, we had the Deathly Dark Tour marked as the one that we really wanted to do, we got preoccupied while in York and contacted them at the last min by live chat and they only had 2 places left on that tour, so we said please pop our names down. We turned up at their shop a good 15 mins before the tour started and paid for our tour, the shop has some really good bits in it but we procrastinated and when the tour finishes over the other side of the City the shop is closed, so we missed out on some bits that are not on their website, they could do with an ice cream van style shop with merch at the end of our tour. Davina Deathly was our guide for the evening and did we get our moneys worth from the very beginning, she walked down the queue in a spooky manner as the church bells chimed 8pm and the start of the tour eyeballing all of us, sadly 80% of the group were staring at their devices and missed her performance, jumping out of their skins when she began to talk. We obeyed her with none of us getting killed during our spooky tour of the city of York, she was so entertaining stopping at all the key points and telling us a story at each, her delivery was perfectly paced. "Closer, Closer". York played a great role in the tour, when we had one ghost story about a big black dog we turned a corner to come face to face with two very large black dogs! When we were stood listening to a spooky story outside a door of the minster there was scratching behind it, we stumbled across morris men having a dance and a wizard walking down the shambles, what a night to go on the tour. Didn't disappoint in the slightest Davina was a brilliant performer, everyone loved the tour and we could have kept going for another half hour.
What a lovely review! Thank you :) If there's something particular you'd like from the shop I'm sure we can work it out. Send me an email to dede@deathlydarktours.com
Excellent tour guide, Davina Deathly, Enjoyable evening, very engaging stories about York.
Davina Deathly was an incredible guide. She was completely captivating and provided spooky tales alongside many laughs. A thoroughly enjoyable tour.
Very entertaining and informative, well presented. The tour involved taking us to some parts of York we would not normally visit.
Great entertaining guided walk! Good value for money - our guide Dalton was a great story teller.
We went on a tour this evening and our tour guide Davina was amazing! She was really captivating, funny and engaging, and told us some really interesting stories about York. Our son was initially apprehensive about going on a tour, but really enjoyed learning about the history of York in such a fun way and did not want the tour to end. A huge thanks to Davina for making our evening so fab, I highly recommend!
Excellent tour with Dalton. He was very entertaining and told the stories with great dramatic effect and humour. The time seemed to fly by. If you a laugh with some terrible tales thrown in then I would thoroughly recommend this tour x
Really fun and enjoyable evening being led by Davidth, as he called himself, round York. Good pace and great entertainment.
