What to do and see in York, England: The Best Things to do Adventurous

Lost Earth Adventures provides exhilarating outdoor activities for people of all ages and abilities throughout the countryside, mountains, lakes and rivers. Come and have some fun and fresh air with us on a good hike or test your nerves on an exciting day of gorge walking, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, scrambling or abseiling.

Bringing the world of Indoor Karting, Virtual Reality and F1 simulation together under one roof, YMSV provides a unique and exciting motor sports themed leisure facility for all the family.

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6.00pm and 8.00pm .York has nearly 2,000 years of gruesome and gory history. Join your guide Mad Alice as she embarks on a journey around the city uncovering the truth. Hear the stories of murders, criminals, executions, blood-thirsty Kings and Queens. Learn the truth about history's most famous characters such as Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin. This 90 minute tour tells all the tales that other tours daren't.

The Gyrocopter Experience York offers flights around York and the surrounding countryside in either open-cockpit or enclosed-cockpit gyrocopters. Flights are usually scheduled on a Saturday as we’re a full time pilot training school during the week. We offer introductory flights in a Gyrocopter on Saturdays. We have open-cockpit and enclosed-cockpit models available. Each flight experience includes an introduction to gyros and how they fly, along with a tour of our hangar and mini museum. Friends and family of the person taking the flight are invited to this introductory session. There will be an important safety briefing and we will provide flying suit, helmet and gloves if flying in an open-cockpit gyro. There will be opportunity to take the controls during the flight. People flying with us should be over 16 years in age, under 16 stone in weight and in reasonable general health.

One hour is all you have to solve the various codes and puzzles to escape from York's first live escape room.Try the new real life experience that is taking the world by storm. Work as a team to find the clues and swap ideas. Use your logic, take nothing for granted and remember the clock is ticking.

Join Sigwulf on a tour of the ancient Capital of the North and hear about the deeds of Ivar the Boneless, and Harald Hardaraada. Discover how those pesky Pagans shaped the Christian church; and wonder how those naughty Normans ever survived in spite of themselves. An alternative walking tour to the myriad popular ghost walks of York. Over 200 years of history in 75 minutes! Part history, part legend, all enthralling! Start Time: 6pm Saturdays (excl. August)* Location: Clifford's Tower (bottom of the steps), YO1 9WZ Length: Approx. 75 minutes. Private Hire: Private and Corporate Group Bookings can be made - just drop us an email or call. Private bookings can be booked to run on any day and at any time subject to availability.** Discounts available for large groups. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather! *Tours during August TBC. **Minimum spend £30. †Insured through Equity/DBS checked. ‡Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Bronze award winner for the 'Best Small Attraction' in York 2019 by MinsterFM Listeners Choice Awards. And Bronze Award Winner for Favourite York Virtual Experience by Visit York 2021. Check the calendar for dates. Private bookings also available throughout the year, subject to availability. Please visit the website for more details. Tickets are limited for each night during the pandemic to ensure social distancing. Masks are requested to be worn. Full covid19 risk assessment available on the website. Please visit for details. Stories can be dark and macabre therfore rated PG and not recommended for under 8's. Your guide 'Mackenzie' will take you through York's most historic streets and tell you of its dark history and ghosts.The tour will go on regardless of the weather so bring a brolly! Wheelchair accessible and well behaved dogs are welcome.

Yorkshire Balloon Flights is an independent, family run business offering Hot Air Balloon Rides from York, with unrivalled views of the historic city and it's surrounding landscape.

At the shop there are rooms of curios, antiquities, art and antiques. All at affordable prices. We have coins, pottery, collectibles, prints and posters, paintings....you name it, you will find it here! If not, our staff may help you obtain this elusive item. There are many cabinets of the like you would see in any antique center, but more variety and quirky. There is a weird room, a curio room of antiquities, fossils, mirrors. Books and random finds, a junk room, racks of ephemera, old photos, sheet music and who knows with serendipity! Free valuations and advice.

Can You Escape? York is an award-winning live escape room experience for 2-17 players based on Micklegate. Teams will be presented with a range of puzzles, clues and riddles upon entering a mission. The task? To solve the mystery before the clock hits zero. Can you beat the clock?