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What's onVisiting York Minster.
VisitJoin costumed interpreters from Days Gone By to learn more about York Minster’s Viking past.
Listen to short talks that bring the Viking period to life, take inspiration from the York Gospels as you try your hand with a feather quill and ink pot, and have a go at making your own Viking-style jewellery.
The sessions will run each day from Monday 17 to Thursday 20 February, between 10.15 am – 12.15 pm and 1.15 pm – 3.15 pm, will be suitable for ages 6+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
The activity sessions will take place inside the Minster and are included with a general admission ticket, no booking required. Entry to York Minster is free for up to four children aged seventeen and under with each adult.
About JORVIK Viking Festival:
From Monday 17 to Sunday 23 February York will be taken over by Viking warriors. This world renowned festival features living history encampments, workshops, tours, traditional crafts, feasts, family events, evening entertainment and dramatic combat performances.
Find out more HERE.
About Days Gone By:
Days Gone By is a York-based partnership founded with the intention of bringing immersive history workshops to heritage venues and classrooms.
Since meeting at university 10 years ago, Samuel and Hayden have worked for the Jorvik Viking Centre, Murton Park’s Danelaw Centre for Living History, and York Museums Trust.
As a partnership, they have attended national re-enactment events, local historical society venues, traded at medieval markets, and even worked in film and television teaching Al Murray to use a sword and round shield on the television programme ‘Why do the Brits win every War?’. Days Gone By gives you the chance to get hands on with history.
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