York VIP Pass
Please note: pre-booking is required to visit any of the attractions listed, please contact the venue when planning your adventure to make sure they can accommodate you.
York Attractions
Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre | Guided tours available by arrangement in advance; please check in at reception upon arrival |
Barley Hall | Seasonal opening times |
City Walls Experience at Micklegate Bar | Open seasonally, 2nd April - 30th October. Check website for details. |
Clifford's Tower | Seasonal opening times |
Cold War Bunker | See website for seasonal opening times |
DIG | VIP pass holders must call 01904 615505 to check availability |
Fairfax House | Please check opening times in advance by calling' to 'Please see our website for opening times and What's On |
JORVIK Viking Centre | During JORVIK Viking Festival, special events and school holidays opening times may vary |
York Mansion House | Opening times may vary due to private functions. |
Merchant Adventurer's Hall | Occasionally closed for private functions - check website for details |
National Railway Museum | Pass holders can ride free on the Road Train which departs every 15 minutes between 11.15 and 16.15 from Duncombe Place, all year round. |
Roman Bath Museum | Please call ahead to check opening times. |
Van Gogh Immersive Experience | Open daily - 10:00 to 18:00, closed Tuesdays |
The York Dungeon | Open daily throughout the year; Please check website for times. |
Treasurer’s House | See website to pre-book for a house tour - use National Trust member section writing Visit York VIP and bring your pass on the day. |
York Army Museum | Closed Monday & Sunday |
York Castle Museum | Open daily from 9:30am-5pm |
York Art Gallery | Open daily from 10am-5pm |
York's Chocolate Story | See website for opening times |
York Minster | Open daily - 09:00 - 16:30 |
Yorkshire Museum | Open daily 10am-5pm |
City Cruises York | Valid on any York City Sightseeing Cruise – check website for available times/dates. |
Beyond York Attractions
Allied Air Force Memorial Yorkshire Air Museum | Pass not valid on event days. |
Alpamare Waterpark | Pass valid for a four hour stay, starting when you enter the park |
Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens | Open all year |
Captain Cook Memorial museum Whitby | Seasonal opening times |
Kirklees Light Railway | Valid on green, orange & blue timetables only. Not valid for special events. |
Castle Howard | See website for seasonal opening times |
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal | Seasonal opening times |
Helmsley Castle | Open daily until November and weekends thereafter |
Helmsley Walled Garden | Open from March to December , Wednesday to Sunday 10am till last entry 4pm gates close at 5pm. The Vine House Café is also open Wednesday to Friday and closes daily at 4pm. |
Mother Shipton's Cave | Seasonal opening times - check website before visiting |
National Centre for Birds of Prey | Open 7 days a week |
North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Open daily Apr – Oct; Open weekends in winter. Pass not valid on special events or Gold Timetable days. VIP pass applies to journeys between Pickering – Whtiby only. VIP passes are not accepted at Grosmont and Goathland |
Nunnington Hall | Seasonal opening times |
RHS Garden Harlow Carr | Seasonal opening times |
Scarborough Castle | Seasonal opening times |
SEA LIFE Scarborough | Open daily from 11.00am and close at 4pm, with last admission to the centre at 3pm |
Scampston Walled Garden | Apr – Oct Tue-Sun plus Bank Holiday Mondays 10am-5pm |
Stillingfleet Gardens and Nursery | Apr – Oct: every Wed and Fri 1pm-5pm |
The Yorkshire Aboretum | Open daily Mar – Nov 10am-4pm (4:30pm weekends May – Oct) |
Wolds Way Lavender | Sunday to Thursday 10am-4pm |
Yorkshire Museum of Farming | Apr – Oct 10am-4:30pm open daily |
Walks & Tours
| The Bloody Tour of York | Meet outside St Williams College, please check times ahead of booking. |
| Brewtown Brewery Tours | Each tour runs as a round trip, visiting several breweries and including beer tastings, transport in a mini bus, snacks and water. |
| Ghost Trail | 7:30pm prompt every night from the West Doors of York Minster |
| The Original Ghost Walk | 8pm every night from Kings Arms Pub, Ouse Bridge |
| Death in a Chocolate Box | Walk through York Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening from 7pm and Sunday morning from 9am. Visit website for the place of rendezvous or telephone 07485 216628. |
| York City Sightseeing Bus Tour | Daily from Exhibition Square regularly 9am-5:30pm in summer and 10am-3:30pm during spring and autumn |
| York Cycling Tours | Daily at 10:30am; Additional tours at 2pm Fri/Sat/Sun from 6th April 2018 |
| BOBH – Day Trips from York | Please call to make the booking, subject to availability |