Jorvik Viking Centre
YorkA time-travel ride through a reconstructed Viking street, built directly above a real 1,000-year-old settlement.
Get directionsMuseumTime here: 1–1.5 h
On the map
Coppergate, York, YO1 9WT
Quick facts
Excavations at Coppergate between 1976 and 1981 uncovered Viking-age timber buildings and over 40,000 objects.
Visitors travel in carriages through a reconstructed Viking settlement with sounds, smells and animated figures.
The centre reopened in 2017 after flooding in December 2015, with a longer ride set in the year 975.
Address
Coppergate, York, YO1 9WT
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