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A 90-minute Daily Festive Guided Walking Tour, Exploring the History, Tales and Traditions of Christmases Past
Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, Yule, CHRISTMAS!! - The streets of York have been witness to ALL of them for nearly 2000 years. Explore the streets beneath the twinkling lights and discover the traditions and history of this Wonderful Winter City.
Put your Christmas Jumper on and join Blue Badge Tourist Guide, Sarah Cowling, for a safe, outdoors, socially distanced experience to capture the Spirit of Christmas. Don't let 2020 be the one that got away - Come and celebrate a York Christmas in style. Its time to get Festive! Banish all thoughts of 2020 as we hear tales from the bacchanalian celebrations of Roman Britain to the Midwinter Ceremonies of the Vikings - all have left their mark on our festivities today
Is York really England's most Christmassy City? Is it true it held the very first Christmas celebrations on these shores almost exactly 1500 years ago in 521AD?
Where did Rudolph get his Red Nose from? and should we really kiss under the mistletoe? Discover who was the grinch who tried to cancel Christmas and which author read his stories in York and made us a present of Boxing Day.
Come and get into the Spirit of things in Britain's original Christmas City and who knows? - we might even find some takeaway mulled wine!
Photo Credits: www.visityork.org
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| Season (3 Dec 2021 - 24 Dec 2021)* |
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* Tours run everyday from 3rd December to 24th December. Private Tours are bookable at your convenience (including 25th/26th Dec ). Please check the website for details and tour times
Booking is essential
Tickets for the Bookable Public tour are available at £12 per person
Private Walking Tours Available for groups of up to 6 people. Booking to be made at a time convenient to you. From £150 per group
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