Top York Travel & Transportation Services

Explore an extraordinary 2,000 years of history on this walk through the City of York. You'll experience Roman, Viking and medieval York, see all the sights of the City, including some of the great buildings of the world - and some less expected ones. As you walk you'll learn the history of this great City, and the central role it played in the history of England. From its humble beginnings as a riverside Roman settlement, to its turbulent takeover by the Vikings, and on to its thriving medieval period. You’ll hear about kings and queens, and the lives of ordinary people and hear stories of invasions, executions, personal sacrifice, floods and even ghosts. So, if you’re visiting York, uncover some of the great figures and lesser known characters that have shaped this beautiful city by the River Ouse. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

Journey back in time on a hop-on hop-off bus tour of York, England’s quintessential medieval town. Your flexible 24-hour ticket enables you build a custom itinerary of York’s main attractions such as The Stonebow, Clifford’s Tower, Museum Gardens and more. With unobstructed views from the open-top viewing deck and 20 possible stops around town, you have the best of the city at your fingertips.

Take the worry out of your departure to Manchester Airport (MAN) and pre-book a private transfer to suit your group size (up to 8 people). Avoid the long lines for taxis at the hotel, and travel in the comfort of a Premium car or minivan.

Take the worry out of your departure to Manchester Airport (MAN) and pre-book a private transfer to suit your group size (up to 8 people). Avoid the long lines for taxis at the hotel, and travel in the comfort of a Premium car or minivan.

Take the worry out of your departure to Manchester Airport (MAN) and pre-book a private transfer to suit your group size (up to 8 people). Avoid the long lines for taxis at the hotel, and travel in the comfort of a Premium car or minivan.

Reconnect with your favourite York landmarks with this hop-on, hop-off open-top bus tour around the towns best loved sites, with a live guide. Sit back and relax as our audio guide regales you with fascinating information about York Minster, Micklegate Bar, Clifford’s Tower and much more. You can hop-on and hop-off at any of the 20 stops. A great break from online learning for the kids, with a chance to have a more interactive experience. It’s been a very long time since we’ve been able to see the iconic monuments of this great city, so join us and revisit the best of York! We will be providing single-use masks and gloves on this tour, although customers are welcome to provide their own. The first tour of the day starts at 09:23am from Exhibition Square.

'Travel through time and learn a new skill along the way' Our hands-on Heritage Workshops teach transferable skills and the histories behind them in a full day (6 hrs) programme. Topics range from Viking motif appliqué to '70s macramé, with Arts & Crafts tapestry, Regency embroidery, Liberty Florals, Durham quilting and more in-between. The histories have a uniquely British flavour, with many rooted in Yorkshire and the North East. The skills are timeless: knitting, tapestry-work, quilting, cross stitch, appliqué, macramé, embroidery and beading. We also have shorter Saturday Skills Classes to learn new skills or develop existing ones.

So, you arrive in a new town or city and want to know all about it. You have 3 choices available to you. 1. Go on a guided tour and see all those sights you read about before you came. 2. Walk around aimlessly hoping that the Gods of tourism will guide you. 3. Go to snikkit dot com and see what like minded locals want you to see about their home. Snikkit dot com will show you everything about a place. The main sites of interest. The history The people But also the small stories, the best pubs and bars, where the locals eat and much much more. This is your tour at your own pace and at your convenience. We have done all the homework for you and found and researched all the stories and facts you need for an enlightening self guided tour of York's history, facts and arts, we've even collected ghost stories and famous murders. Once logged in you are the boss, you decide what you want to see and when you want to see it.

"New Skills & Up-Skills" Saturday Skills Classes teach either basic skills or specialist skills for those with a working knowledge of a particular craft eg crochet for beginners or fair isle for competent knitters. Saturday Skills classes are 3 hours long.

Appliqué with felts, embellished with stitch and gold beads, taking inspiration from the amazing patterns and designs left in Britain by Viking craftsmen & turn your sample into a unique coin purse. Taught by textile artist Helen Barnes.

Knitting socks is a time honoured-tradition and makes for the pair-fect gift for others or just for yourself. These chunky socks are knitted in the round using double-pointed needles (DPNs) and will teach how to form a rib, turn a heel, pick up stitches, toe decrease and how to graft the toe seam together using Kitchener stitch. Participants should be confident in knitting, purling and casting on.

Kumihimo braiding is a really absorbing and addictive form of braiding using a wide range of coloured cords. Easy to grasp, mindful and lots of fun, it's like French Knitting for adults. By the end of the session you should have at least one professional looking finished bracelet. Taught by Kim Searle.

This is rag rugging with a modern twist* using colourful cording. Create an up-to-the-minute cushion cover just for you or for Mother's Day! Taught by Kim Searle. No previous experience is needed for Loopy Rag Rugging *Also look out for our traditional rag rugging class on 6 June 2020 too.

Take your knitting from nice to wow! Master colour changing to tackle more complex patterns, while keeping the whole thing beautifully neat (front and back). Taught by our fair isle knitting tutor, Eleanor Caldwell. Level: some knitting experience required.