Exploring York

Discover more about our wonderful city, from York’s Normandy veterans to the pioneering Fishergate nurserymen. Why not join us for a science or design walking tour?

Uncovering Stories: York's Normandy Veterans


York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street

Join Explore archivist Laura Yeoman for a talk featuring video clips from Normandy veterans discussing their experiences.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

York Design Awards Walking Trail


Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green

Join us for a unique opportunity to visit York Design Award-winning buildings from the first 12 years of the scheme.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

York Design Awards Walking Trail


Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green

Join us for a unique opportunity to visit York Design Award-winning buildings from the first 12 years of the scheme.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

A Thousand Years of Looking at the York Museum Gardens


St Olave’s School, Queen Anne’s Road

Join Peter Hogarth of the University of York to discover more about the history of York’s Museum Gardens.

Exhibition: York's Normandy Veterans


York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street

Join Explore archivist Laura Yeoman as she showcases some of the archives relating to York's Normandy Veterans.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Nurserymen: The First 'Greens' of Fishergate


St Oswald's Church, Fulford

Discover Fishergate’s role in the introduction of plants and trees from across the world to Britain.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

Photons and Phantoms: A York tour


Meet at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate

Join actor and physics teacher Lara Stafford as she investigates the science of York, and witness some experiments along the way.

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