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Castle Docks & Dick Turpin Walk
From Roman times York has been a port on the River Ouse and the Castle guarded both the City and that port. This walk takes you to both and shows you how it looked in the 15th Century. The Jorvic Centre and one of two remaining Guild houses are also visited as well as the grave of probably Englands best known thief, Dick Turpin.
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Tourist Walks is an application that can give you the freedom to explore the famous walks at your own discretion. We have created a full audio-visual self-guided experience that gives you the confidence to explore and discover the stories of various cities on your own.
Visit the Best Tourist Sites & Explore Them
Get a list of all the tourist sites you can visit. The Tourist Walks application will guide you to your next destination because every journey starts with a single step.
GPS and Multilingual Audio and Text Guidance
Even if you don’t understand the local language of the city you are visiting, Don’t worry. Audio guided walks have multilingual text assistance that will guide you in your native language.
Start/Stop/Rewind
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Tourist Walks’ audios are narrated by professionals who will keep you entertained while you are walking your way to the next destination. We help you discover the city around you in a more impressive way.
Download the Walk App & Use Offline. No Mobile Data Required.
It is always frustrating when you wish to travel somewhere but your mobile phone service is out-of-order. Don’t worry! Tourist Walks comes with an offline version of built-in maps you might need, even without internet access.
From Vikings to Tudors this Castle Docks and Dick Turpin Walk is full of history
- Tour Name - Castle Docks & Dick Turpin Walk
- Tour Location - York
- No. of Attractions - #16
- Tour Starting Point - Cliffords Tower
- Tour Ending Point - Davy Tower
Feel the History on this Castle, Docks and Dick Turpin Walking Tour
Cliffords Tower
The Cliffords Tower site has a long history. It is what is known as a “motte and bailey” castle and was built late in the 11th Century following the Norman conquest of England. The Motte is the mound and the Bailey is the tower. The original tower was made of wood. This stone one dates from the 13th Century. Over the years York Castle was rebuilt and reinforced with extensive water defences, including a moat and an artificial lake. Find out more on our tour
York Castle Museum
The museum buildings were once a Georgian prison and its now a multi award winning experience. The cells tell stories of what life was like and you can go into the cell that once held one of Englands most notorious and legendary Highwayman Dick Turpin, whose grave we will visit soon. There is also a re-created Victorian street with authentic shops and collections from days gone by and you can visit a castle mill, as well as special presentations that vary from time to time.
Fishergate Tower
This tower was built to replace an earlier tower in about 1500. The outside of the Tower was originally built at the point where the city walls meet the River Foss. The waters edge once went right up to the tower. Now the Foss runs on the other side of the modern pub that you see built like a castle tower. Originally the tower had no roof and if you look just under the roof you will see how the battlement has been turned into a window. The whole top of the tower was covered by the 17th Century.
Dick Turpins Grave
Dick Turpin was a legendary bandit highwayman robbing people on the roads of England in the early 18th Century. He is remembered as a man of the people robbing rich travelers of their jewels and valuables using the famous phrase “Stand and Deliver”. The truth however is less romantic. He was born in Essex in north east London and he joined a violent gang of horse thieves. When the rest of them were arrested he became a Highwayman. He shot a man to death in Epping Forest and fled to Yorkshire. He was caught and locked up in York Jail, what is now York Castle Museum. Find out more on our tour.
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St Denys Church
St Denys Church was built on the site of a Saxon church and possibly of a Roman temple. If you are able to, go Inside, where you will find some of the earliest stained glass in York. The sculpted 11th Century doorway and 15th century heraldic roof are also interesting features. Find out more on our tour.
Merchant Adventurers Hall
The “Merchant Adventurers’ Hall” is a medieval guildhall and was one of the most important buildings in medieval York. Most of the Hall was built in the14th Century, by a group of influential men and women who came together to form a religious fraternity called the “Guild of Our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary”. In the 15th Century the fraternity was granted a royal charter by King Henry VI It was granted the status of the Company of Merchant Adventurers of York by Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. Find out more on our tour.
Sir Thomas Herberts House
Sir Thomas Herbert, who ended his days on High Petergate in a house we see on our Shadow of the Minster Tour, started in this house. His life was very adventurous for the time, from going on a diplomatic mission to Persia to accompanying King Charles 1 on his way to be beheaded. The main Herbert House is an early to mid-seventeenth century timber and brick building. Find out more on our tour.
The Golden Fleece
This building is from the 19th Century. It claims to be the most haunted pub in York and has featured on a TV program called “Most Haunted”. Ghosts are supposed to include a Canadian airman from the Second World War who fell out of a window and was killed, a boy, who was killed by a horse just outside and a Highwayman called “One Eyed Jack”.
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All Saints Church
This church is “All Saints Pavement ». It is the Guild and Civic church of York. It is also the Regimental church of the Royal Dragoon Guards. As a result there are many special services held each year here. It stands in the centre of one of the earliest paved streets in York, hence the name. The main building dates from the 14th Century. A church on the site is mentioned in the 11th century Domesday book and some have suggested that a church was originally built here in the 7th Century for St Cuthbert. Find out more on our tour.
Jorvic Centre
“Jorvic” is the Viking name for York. The “Jorvic Centre” is a ride based interactive visit into Yorks Viking past. The ride passes through scenes re-created from the evidence of finds from this and other Viking sites. There is an entry fee but it is well worth it as you are unlikely to come across another experience quite like it. Find out more on our tour.
Fairfax House
Fairfax House is a “Georgian” town house and a tourist attraction. Its aim is to transport you back to the 18th Century. There are things to do and see for both adults and children. You can discover this townhouse’s fascinating history spanning 250 years, and get involved in the stories of its inhabitants both servants and masters. Fairfax House has much to tell. There is a small admission charge.
York Army Museum
This is the award winning regimental museum of the “Royal Dragoon Guards” and the “Prince of Wales” own Regiment of Yorkshire, with exhibits from the last 300 years and special displays on World War 1 and regimental collections. There is an admission charge but if you have any interest in Military History the Museum is worth visiting.
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York Dungeon
The “York Dungeon” is a paid for attraction where you will walk through 11 live actor shows. These tell the story of 2000 years of York’s dark history in approximately 75 minutes, including Dick Turpin and Guy Fawkes. The shows are designed to both scare you and make you laugh. It also has a themed Tavern where you can have some refreshment. There is an entrance fee but its well worth it.
Kings Staith
Kings Staith was the city’s main landing place in the middle ages for goods from all over the known world such as wines, jugs and cups, and cooking vessels from Europe. Exports also left from here including grain and wool to the Low Countries, Germany, France and the Baltic. Find out more on our tour.
Davy Tower Tower
This tower is known as Davy tower, it was once right next to the water and was linked to another tower over the water by a chain to keep out invaders and stopping ships landing goods without them being taxed. Its now a rentable house.
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