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Jorvik Viking Centre Frommer's Highly Recommended


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Hours Apr-Oct and Feb daily 10am-5pm; Nov-Jan and Mar daily 10am-4:30pm
Location Coppergate,
Phone 01904/543400
Web site www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
Prices Admission £8.50-£14 adults, £7-£11 students and seniors, £6-£10 children ages 5-15, £23-£46 family ticket. Rates may change depending on the event

Review of Jorvik Viking Centre

This Viking city, discovered many feet below present ground level, was reconstructed as it stood in 948, and underwent major refurbishment in 2001. In a "time car," you travel back through the ages to 1067, when Normans sacked the city, and then you ride slowly through the street market peopled by faithfully modeled Vikings. You also go through a house where a family lived and down to the river to see the ship chandlers at work and the unloading of a Norwegian cargo. At the end of the ride, you pass through the Finds Hut, where thousands of artifacts are displayed. The time car departs at regular intervals.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.



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