Jorvik Viking Centre, York

What is it? ************ In the late 1970s well preserved remains of Jorvik, the Viking name for York, were uncovered. Over the top of the land where the excavations took place a centre was built to allow visitors to see Viking life for themselves. Due to soil conditions many artefacts have been preserved since Viking times and are on show at Jorvik Viking Centre today. On entering the building you are faced with the pay desk a lift and stairs, and to be honest it all looks fairly disappointing and bland. This is because most of Jorvik is underground. You are given the opportunity to buy a ... more

"You may experience a little time turbulence" we were informed. "Just a little shaking; it's nothing to be alarmed about". We were sat on benches in a small room that forms the Jorvik's equivalent of the TARDIS, as the screen in front of us scrolled back through about a thousand years of York history. Museums have clearly changed since I were a nipper. Emerging from the time capsule, we were then to be taken on another journey. Carriages slung from an overhead track, were to take us from the riverbank up through the streets of the Viking settlement of Jorvik. It was dark, and dank, and just ... more

The Jorvik Viking Centre Museum is one of the most unusual museums I have ever visited. From memory (it was a few years ago now) it was relatively expensive but it was well worth it. The Jorvik Viking centre can be found off Coney Street in the shopping precinct, opposite Boots the Chemist. In the high season you can’t miss it as there’s always a long queue, but, as I say, it is well worth the wait. You are first transported around a Viking city, Jorvik, founded in AD 867 on the site of what is now York, in a small car, a bit like the ones on the Ghost Train at the funfair. This is ... more

As you may have read in my review about York Castle Museum, I visited Jorvik Viking Centre on Easter Sunday and was extremely disappointed with it. I could vaguely remember visiting the centre in the past and thinking it was brilliant so ahead of this visit I was looking forward to it. Prices The prices are expensive, especially considering what you get (or don’t get) for your money. Adult - £9.25 Child - £6.25 Concession - £7.25 Family of 4 - £26.00 Family of 5 - £29.00 All payments entitle you to 12 months of free admission to Jorvik from the date that you paid. For your money Now to pay ... more

The Jorvik center is if you didn't know, situated in the center of York, Yorkshire. Its one of the main attractions in the city and brings in hundreds of tourists and school visitors. The Jorvik Centre (pronounced Yorvic), is a real acheaology site, where the Vikings of York lived thousands of years ago. Its a museum with a twist though, as with "normal" museums, you walk around, you read signs and miss most things, especially if you have kids with you! But, this place is very different, when you enter, your taken into a "time machine", where you sit, and your told a short story, and a ... more