Advantages: Lots to see Disadvantages: Expensive, the queues
...the public in 1984 the Jorvik Centre in York has attracted over 15 million visitors and won numerous tourist awards, establishing itself as one of the UK's major tourist attractions. Despite regular visits to York I only visited the Jorvik Centre recently having been previously discouraged by the huge queues. When I visited I arrived early and the queues weren't too bad but it often extends for well over a hundred metres and with no shelter it's ... ...weather is bad. After paying your entry fee you walk down into a holding area where you have to wait your turn for the tour. There are some toilets in this area but to be honest this holding area looked a little bit shabby despite the dimmed lighting and I couldn't help but notice some green mould on the corrugated roofing above. Each tour consists of about 30 people and tours take place about every 10 minutes throughout the day. After a wait of ...
micksheff 11.05.2009
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Advantages: Interesting displays with a lot of interactive possibilities. Disadvantages: the Journey of Yorvik streets is short and could be slower.
...I would like to say Jorvik Viking Centre was the most interesting and enjoyable place I visited. I’m comparing it to sites, such as Clifford’s Tower, National Railway Museum, York Castle Museum, and York Minster, etc.
General information
Jorvik Viking Centre is located within the Coppergate Shopping Centre, just by St. Mary's Square and surrounded by many shops. The building itself looks like an ordinary shop too. In fact most of the building on ... ...around 10,000. By the way Jorvik is a name that comes from old English and Scandinavian languages and eventually morphed into York. From 1979 to 1981 archaeologists supported by York Archaeological Trust excavated the remains left by Vikings around these area. Like the proverbial Roman City, Jorvik Viking Centre was not built in a day. The original Centre was open in 1984 and refurbished in 2001. This re-opening reflects the wealth of detail recovered ...
happysh2009 24.10.2009
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Advantages: Interesting format, interactive exhibits, you get to sit down! Disadvantages: Little expensive, can have a bit of a wait
...paying to inside to the Jorvik Viking experience. However, my husband had been as a child, was terribly frightened and is to this day teased by his family. So we really had to go back to check it out and allow him to redeem himself. We left our visit until early afternoon and expected there to be queues as it was half term break. The museum is very much in the centre of the city centre and a little bit hard to find despite the signs. We were very ... ...front of us! Jorvik Viking Experience is open 7 days a week except for over Christmas and opens at 10am daily except for New Year's day. It costs £8.50 for adults, £6.00 for children with family rates and group rates available. Tickets can also be purchased as parts of packages with DIG and Barley Hall. For more information they have a website www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk. On entering we were directed down stairs to wait with about a dozen other ...
Mountainlilly 03.07.2009
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