Jorvik Viking Centre

15-17 Coppergate
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9WT
England

Website

www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk

E-mail

jorvik@yorkat.co.uk

Telephone

24 hour information

01904 643211

Prebooking

01904 615505

Fax

01904 627097

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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At JORVIK Viking Centre travel back 1000 years and visit the Vikings of JORVIK. Explore York's Viking history exactly where our archaeologists found the remains of the original Viking-Age City of 'Jorvik'. Journey through the reconstruction of Viking-Age streets as they would have been in the year 975AD. See over 800 of the items discovered on site and meet the famous JORVIK Vikings in our three exciting exhibitions.

Venue Type:

Museum, Heritage site, Ship or maritime heritage site

 Opening hours

Daily
1 April-31 October
Opens 1000 Last entry 1700
1 Novmber-31 March
Opens 1000 Last entry 1600

 Admission charges

Discounts

  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Additional info

Due to health and safety regulations, only one wheelchair user can be in JORVIK at any one time. Wheelchair users should book in advance to avoid having to wait by calling our Reservations department on 01904 615505.

15-17 Coppergate
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9WT
England

Website

www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk

E-mail

jorvik@yorkat.co.uk

Telephone

24 hour information

01904 643211

Prebooking

01904 615505

Fax

01904 627097

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Everything in JORVIK Viking Centre is based on archaeological evidence unearthed during the Coppergate excavations undertaken between 1979 and 1981 by York Archaeological Trust. Archaeologists started digging on the site of an old sweet factory and unearthed remains of 10th century Viking-age buildings that were surrounded by moist, spongy layers of earth similar to that of a peat bog. In total an incredible 40,000 objects were uncovered by excavating 36,000 layers and sieving 8 tonnes of soil!

Collection details

Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

  • Viking sock
  • Viking ice skate
  • Viking jewellery
  • Viking shoes
  • Viking wood-working tools
  • Viking combs

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available

15-17 Coppergate
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9WT
England

Website

www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk

E-mail

jorvik@yorkat.co.uk

Telephone

24 hour information

01904 643211

Prebooking

01904 615505

Fax

01904 627097

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

The Lord Mayor's Easter Egg Hunt

3 April 2010

Collect your treasure trail sheet (until 1pm) and set out from the Mansion House on a city-wide quest for chocolate! Solve the clues to visit five different locations around the city…with a treat at each stop!

Suitable for

  • Especially for children

When

10am-4pm

Where

Start at the Mansion House

Admission

FREE!

15-17 Coppergate
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9WT
England

Website

www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk

E-mail

jorvik@yorkat.co.uk

Telephone

24 hour information

01904 643211

Prebooking

01904 615505

Fax

01904 627097

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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