York’s Snickelways Story Shared Tour

Explore platea populi, the city’s most ancient snickelway, a courtyard of the former Roman headquarters.

We’ll walk through Minster Gates to discover how the principal entrance to the precinct established the Minster as an urban centre for culture and learning.

Tucked away off the main road, we’ll find York’s oldest continuously licensed pub. Discover how the pub ended up at the end of a hidden alleyway, and what the landlord did to attract customers.

The mediaeval quarter of the city, including Grape Lane, Swinegate, and Little Stonegate.

If the heart of a city is its market, then surely the snickelways are its veins. We’ll hear stories about surviving as well as long lost passageways that led to the market.

Patrick Pool, an ancient alley running behind the church, that contains a secret about the city’s Roman past.

Home to Mad Alice Lane, York’s most mysterious alley. Who was Alice? Why was she ‘mad’? And why is the lane named after her?

Amble down the cobblestones and marvel at the timber-framed buildings adorning the best preserved medieval street in all of Europe, if not the world. We’ll uncover clues about its butchering past, as well as its neighbouring alleyways.

Famously known as York’s shortest street with the longest name. What does it mean?

Lady Peckett’s Yard. Behold the beauty of this picturesque courtyard. We’ll find out what makes this stunning passageway as historic as it is scenic.