York: Snickets and Stories city game

2–3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

York: Snickets and Stories city game, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Curious about the lesser-known stories of York? Starting with the very first steps of this playful walk, you’ll experience the thrill and beauty of discovery. Location-based riddles will show you the way to our favorite local places, including quiet courtyards, forgotten stories and cute hidden spots we’ll keep secret... for now! Fun fact: this trail was created by our local creator.

Explore York during this interactive and fun discovery walk
Learn about the history and local stories of the city centre in a playful way
Solve 12 location-based riddles to unlock directions to your next stop along the route
See popular sights like St. Williams college and the Bootham Bar from a different angle and discover hidden local spots

This discovery walk is an educational and fun activity for friends, couples, families with kids, curious locals, visitors, and team building.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–5
Written guide: English
Operated by: Secret City Trails

What is included

Included

Included: A link to the web app game (received via email). The game is played in the browser of your phone

Not included

Not included: Food and Drinks
Not included: Mobile data

Itinerary

William Etty

5 min

Learn about the art works of this 19th century painter
Bootham Bar

5 min

Find out what gave the name to this arch way
Fairfax House

5 min

What is the Fairfax house? You'll learn it during this city game
St William's College

5 min Admission not included

a college with a history that dates back almost 400 years.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Start at the York Art Gallery. When you arrive, click on the link you’ve received from Secret City Trails and start the self-guided discovery game. You can start and pause the trail anytime you want, and pick-up later to finish.

End point

Finish your adventure at York Castle Museum. When you finish your trail, you will receive an online map with recommendations from our local creator for places to go to afterwards.

Using your ticket

To play the trail, you click on the play link which you received by email from Secret City Trails
If a trail is available in multiple languages, you will receive an English introduction mail, but you can select the language once you have started the game
The play link is valid for 90 days starting at your activity date, so if you want to postpone your activity, you can do that without modifying your booking.
Once you click on the play link, you can invite 4 other people to play along with you. - - Only the team captain can enter the answers.
Once started, you have 15 days to finish the trail. So if you are tired or the weather changes, take a break and go ahead once ready to do so.
We suggest playing the trails during daylight hours to make it easier to discover clues and directions, which often can be found in the details