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Jorvik Viking Centre

 
Description: Jorvik Viking Centre, Coppergate, York YO1 9WT. Tel: 01904 643 211. Fax: 01904 627 097. Group Bookings: 01904 543 402. ... more
Jorvik Viking Centre ... Advance Bookings: 01904 543 403. E-Mail: jorvik@jvcyork.demon.co.uk

Newest Review: ... that we were wrong about the timing, there was in fact a huge queue, something which I now wonder about as I didn't see it as that good. However, the huge queue was for tickets as once you had bought your tickets you could go straight through to the actual attraction. When you first entered, the impression it gave off was distinctly unimpressive. Before you entered the attraction there was ... more

 ... just a pay desk and the very long queue, this is because most of the attraction is actually built underground. At this point, you may have to wait for a short time because they let people through in groups, we only had to wait a minute or two as it was v...more

elizabethcullen
Premium Review Jorvik Viking Centre: Required: An Interest in Vikings (853 words)
by - written on 28/10/09 (Very useful, 35 readings)
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We decided to have a day trip to York a few months ago as it was the school holidays, and everyone had a bit of money to spend and was looking forward to a good day out. A few days before the trip, my Mum won some tickets to get into Jorvik Viking Centre in the centre of York for free, and as it was free we decided we might as well go. We had had a nice morning in York, visiting plenty of the shops and we also went to Café Rouge for lunch. Then after lunch we thought it might be a good time to use our free tickets, thinking that everyone would be having lunch. It is located right in the centre of York, five minutes walk away from the train station and ...  Read the complete review

happysh2009
Premium Review I found I'm a Viking! (1277 words)
by - written on 24/10/09 (Very useful, 116 readings)
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During my four days trip to York City I would like to say Jorvik Viking Centre was the most interesting and enjoyable place I visited. I'm comparing it to sites, such as Clifford's Tower, National Railway Museum, York Castle Museum, and York Minster, etc. General information Jorvik Viking Centre is located within the Coppergate Shopping Centre, just by St. Mary's Square and surrounded by many shops. The building itself looks like an ordinary shop too. In fact most of the building on the ground floor is a gift shop as well as exit from the Centre. Since it first opened in April 1984 it has been hugely popular. Without noticing the long queue at the ...  Read the complete review

nixtee
Premium Review Jorvik Viking Centre: Face to face with the Vikings in York! (1124 words)
by - written on 15/08/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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Armed with our York Passes and our York Pass Guide Book Mum & I headed to JORVIK Viking Centre in the afternoon of the first day of our 3 day trip to York, having already visited Fairfax House and York Castle Museum. JORVIK Viking Centre was opened to the public in April 1984. The centre was built on a site that had been excavated (between 1979-81 by York Archaeological Trust) and the plan was to permanently display the remains of Jorvik in that area. So while you will see items and areas that have been excavated, you will also see streets and scenes recreated to show you what life was like over 1000 years ago. The Viking Centre can be found ...  Read the complete review

CTVicky
Premium Review Head back in time to old York (288 words)
by - written on 15/08/09 (Very useful, 10 readings)
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I visited this quirky bit of York in July 2009. I must say, this wasn't what I was expecting. I had envisaged voluptuous ladies with plaited blonde wigs and the old viking helmets, with some old ships thrown in for good measure. At the beginning of my visit, we were treated to a little "simulator" experience which involved watching a young man and a young woman playing dress-up on a large screen, while us in the audience were being rocked to and fro. I think that part was aimed more at the juvenile section of visitors. The main part of the tour was an experience though. It was a ride-through which reminded me of Disneyland's ...  Read the complete review

waterlilly
Premium Review Jorvik Viking Centre: Jor likely going to find your way to Jorvik (908 words)
by - written on 29/06/09 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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I've already written a review based on our early May trip to Yorkshire. We spent a day in York, which was a pleasantly surprisingly city. We had a lovely sunny day which was a big help so I questioned whether or not it was worth paying to inside to the Jorvik Viking experience. However, my husband had been as a child, was terribly frightened and is to this day teased by his family. So we really had to go back to check it out and allow him to redeem himself. We left our visit until early afternoon and expected there to be queues as it was half term break. The museum is very much in the centre of the city centre and a little bit hard to find despite the ...  Read the complete review

 

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