Take hold of the past and explore the excavations which first unearthed the Viking-age city in our brand new exhibitions.

The remains of 1,000-year-old houses are revealed beneath your feet, objects taken from the excavations are explored, and Viking-Age timbers are brought before your eyes.

New audiovisual displays help you to investigate all of the information gathered from the 5-year-long dig at Coppergate and piece together the jigsaw of where the Vikings came from, why they came here, how they lived and died, and where they travelled to.

At JORVIK Viking Centre you are standing on the site of one of the most famous and astounding discoveries of modern archaeology. Between the years 1976-81, archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust revealed the houses, workshops and backyards of the Viking-Age city of Jorvik, as it stood 1,000 years ago.

As you travel around the Viking-Age city of Jorvik aboard our state of the art time capsules you will encounter the Old-Norse-speaking citizens, see inside their houses and back yards, experience a blast of smoke from blacksmith's furnace and enjoy the smell of home-cooked stew inside the home of our amber worker.

You are in JORVIK.

Outside cafe selling ice creams, hot and cold drinks and chocolate. Outside seating area.

Viking themed giftware, collectables, bespoke merchandise, alcohol and jewellery

Male and female toilets, as well as disabled toilet.

Baby changing facilities available in the disabled toilet.

Travel in on the A19. The nearest car park is the multi-storey on Piccadilly just a two minute walk away. The second nearest car park is the Castle car park just a 5 minute walk away, or use park and ride facilities. The bus stop on Tower Street is a two minute walk away

During school holidays we recommend pre-booking by calling 01904 615 505. This will give you a specific time that entitles you to jump the queue.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Jorvik Viking Centre, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

http://www.vikingjorvik.com/