Get ready to experience a time-travelling deep dive into York’s famous Viking past, right on the spot where archaeologists first discovered the real thing! JORVIK is a reconstructed Viking village where visitors can enjoy a fully immersive ride through 10th century Jorvik – smells and all!

From real life Vikings (well, kinda) to objects you can get your hands on, you really will feel as though you’ve stepped back in time. As you glide through the streets of Viking-age York, expect all kinds of sights and sounds, mist rolling off the river and plenty of atmospheric blue light.

Be sure to experience he brand-new Time Portal that lets you peek into the blacksmith’s house excavated on the site in the 1970s. If you take a look down, you’ll see the actual excavations beneath a glass floor under your feet (pretty cool, huh?). There’s some seriously impressive graphics and a few surprises that’ll have the whole family gasping, but you’ll find no spoilers here! It’s storytelling at its finest, which is pretty fitting considering that was a huge part of Viking culture.

JORVIK was born after the excavations uncovered during ‘The York Dig’ where over 40,000 Viking artefacts were discovered on that very sight! Many of them are now housed in the gallery which you can explore at your leisure after the ride. There’s a whole trove of treasures to uncover, from full Viking skeletons, ice skates made from bone (telling us the Vikings like a spot of ice skating up the River Ouse), and even Viking poo! The last one isn’t quite our cup of tea, but little ones will love it.

Pre-booking is a must (this experience is as popular as a mug of mulled wine on a frosty day!), and tickets include unlimited free return visits for a year!! Meaning you can come back when the snow melts too.

Ready to time-travel through a Viking wonderland? Book your spot here.