Wizard Walk of York - WINNER Best Tour & Experience of the Year
Overview
1 hour 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Winner of a magical myriad of awards, and York's ONLY tour created for families with children!
WINNER #1 Best Family Experience in the World 2025 - TripAdvisor
WINNER Experience of the Year - Visit York
WINNER Best of York Award - Visit York
WINNER Best Tour 2023 to 2026 - Little Vikings
Join The Wizard of York for spellbinding magic, comedy and five-star family fun! Ideal for ages 5-10 in particular, or big kids with a silly sense of humour...
A great alternative to a ghost walk, this tour focuses on FUN over frights. A truly magical and memorable experience that Harry Potter fans will go Potty for (but no knowledge of the wizarding world required!)
*Tours will take place with one of two Wizard Guides, either Phoenix the Red OR Viridian The Green*
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
St. Crux Parish Hall
Meet at the bottom of York's Shambles by the railings of St. Crux Church, look for The Wizard Walk sign!
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
York's shortest street (with the longest name!), and a wonderfully whimsical place to set the scene for our enchanting walk around this spellbinding city!
Options
Sunday Tours
Afternoon Schedule
Wizard Walk of York - WINNER Best Tour & Best of York Award 2024
What‘s Included
Spellbinding magic, comedy and five-star family fun!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,028 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Hilarious and Entrancing for the kids!
Awhulluk,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour today with Phoenix! My kids really loved this, they’re 7 and 10. The Wizard was excellent with children and had them totally engaged instantly. My 7 year old is a hard audience as well! Both laughed and smiled throughout. Great experience, I’d highly recommend.
Spellbinding FUN for all 👍
anitac153,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jonathan, the guide, was exceptional. Fantastic with children and my sister, a special needs adult, also very funny with the adults, jokes and entertainment value…top marks… the best visitors attraction on our stay in York. We’ve been on a few attractions, most very good but he really was great 😊 👍 Thank you
Jean’s big day out!
147damonr,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thoroughly enjoyed, kept all adults and children entertained and engaged throughout. The children loved the wizardry jokes and Jean thought the guide was great 😊
Flaming experiential experience! (Replete with a flaming wallet!)
cherylsohml,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We just did the walk today at York this afternoon with he who calls himself Phoenix and it was possibly one of the best travel experiences that we ever had. Yes, it’s a walk around York taking in the sights of The Shambles, Yorkminster and all those really cool winding roads but sad to say, they possibly are second to none to the guide, I mean, Wizard, who made it positively such a memorable time. It may be a children’s walk but trust me, the adults are all suitably entertained with the tear-able pun-ny jokes that any editor worth their salt would have long torn the joke book apart already, I laughed until sides ached and my daughter, I was so happy to see, had such a happy smile on her face. This is a must-go.
Family Tour
beckyallengurr,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The tour is brilliant for families, the wizard was so engaging with the kids and was like the pied piper through the streets of York. My children (age 4 and 7) absolutely loved the stories, tricks and jokes. The only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is there was no information about York given to us. I was expecting to be told a bit about the city as we walked around which was a shame.
A must do if visiting York
Helen S,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved this, I definitely recommend for adults and for children
A great mini tour of York - fun & engaging!
hatimt2026,May 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Wizard Walk of York was great! We went as a family including our boys (age 10 & 8), grandparents, parents & their Aunt - fun for all. A wonderfully engaging, funny tour guide with a fab sense of humour - our youngest especially, laughing & showing enjoyment throughout. We’ve been to York dozens of times over the years so interesting too, to see places/streets we’ve not explored before. Great value for a fun filled afternoon - thank you!
Real good
Sian R,May 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was really good very entertaining, my child is 11 yrs and most of the other children were 6/8 yrs so very good for younger children but bit boring for my child he needed older stuff , I would definitely recommend for younger kids it was great, do it to keep the kids entertained and tired after the walk.. really good in my opinion
Wizzard walk in York.
irynak376,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We enjoyed our Wizzard walk in York very entertained with the man with lots of fun Interraction with the children and adults would recommend this tour.
Most entertaining walk
369katypurs,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This had everything: funny jokes, unfunny jokes, gags, puns, magic and the sights of York. My kids aged 5 and 8 loved Phoenix the wizard and were thoroughly entertained. The grown ups enjoyed it too!
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