York Earth Walk
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Voyage into deep time on our York Earth Walk, as our expert guides unveil the prehistory of York. You'll walk the city's hidden Ice Age landscape, meet its scientific pioneers, and discover fossils in cobblestones, and the oldest building in York. You'll also get to stride across the entire county of Yorkshire in just a few seconds, as we visit a pebble mosaic of The Map That Changed The World! We are also happy to offer the York Earth Walk as a private tour.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: York's Hidden History Walks
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Micklegate Bar
Starting at Micklegate Bar, the York Earth Walk then heads down Micklegate to hear the story of York's Fossil Doctor.
Duration: 10 minutes
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From Micklegate we head towards the River Ouse, keeping an eye out for curious cobbles, and evidence of an icy landscape.
Duration: 10 minutes
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Is the Spurriergate Centre really upside-down? On the York Earth Walk we'll take a closer look.
Duration: 5 minutes
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What's York's oldest building? And where can you put your hand on the Jurassic sea floor? Find out on Coney Street, on the York Earth Walk.
Duration: 10 minutes
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At St Helen's Square, we'll learn about the microscopic Lister sisters. We might also find ourselves standing on the remains of a 440 million year-old volcano.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Stonegate
You can't really offer a York Earth Walk and not walk down Stonegate, especially when it was the home to a woman who was a star of early 20th century science.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: York Minster
At York Minster Stoneyard, we'll see the stonemasons at work, learn what the ancient cathedral is made from, and discover some of the difficulties in keeping an enormous stone building from falling down.
Duration: 5 minutes
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Outside St Michael le Belfrey we'll see some of the rocky horrors that can afflict York's historic buildings. We might also find some fossils in the cobblestones...
Duration: 5 minutes
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What has Scottish granite got to do with the very first pope? Find out at St Wilfrid's, on the York Earth Walk!
Duration: 5 minutes
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Museum Gardens is home to the Yorkshire Museum, and on the York Earth Walk will seek out some of their most surprising treasures, from ice-skating granite to a giant fossil tree. And when our walk is finished, we strongly recommend going to see "Yorkshire's Jurassic World" in the Yorkshire Museum!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Micklegate Bar
Starting at Micklegate Bar, the York Earth Walk then heads down Micklegate to hear the story of York's Fossil Doctor.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
From Micklegate we head towards the River Ouse, keeping an eye out for curious cobbles, and evidence of an icy landscape.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
Is the Spurriergate Centre really upside-down? On the York Earth Walk we'll take a closer look.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
What's York's oldest building? And where can you put your hand on the Jurassic sea floor? Find out on Coney Street, on the York Earth Walk.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
At St Helen's Square, we'll learn about the microscopic Lister sisters. We might also find ourselves standing on the remains of a 440 million year-old volcano.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Stonegate
You can't really offer a York Earth Walk and not walk down Stonegate, especially when it was the home to a woman who was a star of early 20th century science.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: York Minster
At York Minster Stoneyard, we'll see the stonemasons at work, learn what the ancient cathedral is made from, and discover some of the difficulties in keeping an enormous stone building from falling down.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
Outside St Michael le Belfrey we'll see some of the rocky horrors that can afflict York's historic buildings. We might also find some fossils in the cobblestones...
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
What has Scottish granite got to do with the very first pope? Find out at St Wilfrid's, on the York Earth Walk!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At:
Museum Gardens is home to the Yorkshire Museum, and on the York Earth Walk will seek out some of their most surprising treasures, from ice-skating granite to a giant fossil tree. And when our walk is finished, we strongly recommend going to see "Yorkshire's Jurassic World" in the Yorkshire Museum!
Duration: 15 minutes
