-York Pub Tours-
If you’re looking for a top night out in York then Within the Walls has the perfect solutions for you, utilising our knowledge of York and recommending the best pubs and bars the City has to offer. Here you can download handy pdf copies of the pub tours. We hope you enjoy our suggestions and remember please drink sensibly.
Please note we do not run paid organised tours.
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The Grand Old Tour of York
Welcome to York! This is our recommended pub crawl for someone new to the City or residents who just want to experience what York has to offer. Taking in some of the best, unique and historic pubs in one grand tour. *Please be aware The Blue Bell does not accept large groups. |
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The Snickelways Pub Crawl
Inspired by the 1983 book ‘A Walk around the Snickelways of York’ by Mark W. Jones, we’ve taken all the best bits of the route and combined them with great pubs to form an entertaining and informative pub crawl around York. A Snickelway for those who aren’t local is defined as “a narrow place to walk along, leading from somewhere to somewhere else, usually in a town or city, especially in the city of York”. All the Snickelways are marked in orange with their name. |
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The Four Towers Challenge
The Four Towers Challenge follows York’s City walls with the aim to get all the way around before the walls close at sunset. Each pub is selected based upon its proximity to the City Walls and their access points. Due to the changing opening times of the walls depending on the time of year this pub crawl is best done in Summer. Ever year at the end of June to do this crawl as an annual event so we do a slightly different route each time to keep things interesting. The latest route is shown here for you to attempt at any time. |
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Haunted York Pub Crawl
As one of the most haunted Cities in the World York boasts a staggering amount of ghosts, many of which inhabit its old pubs and ancient streets. To explore and celebrate these hauntings we have put together a Pub Crawl which visits York's most haunted pubs while following a route around the City past some of its most notable hauntings. After visiting 8 spooky pubs maybe you'll experience the supernatural too, although we do advocate sensible drinking. We’ve marked out as many ghosts as we can on the map along the route and you can also download our Ghost Guide which give a bit of information about each ghost at the Pubs. |
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Heritage Interior Pub Tour
A tour of the 9 York City Centre pubs which have been designated as having a historic interior of national importance by CAMRA. For further details on the Pubs it's worth checking out CAMRA's Pub Heritage Website. |
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The Alfresco Amble
The sun is out and the beer gardens are calling, so why not follow our alfresco tour based upon some of our favourite outdoor drinking areas. Always remember to stay hydrated but please drink responsibly. A more extensive list of our top 21 York Beer Gardens can be found here. |
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The Luck Cat Ale Trail
A remnant of York’s medieval past are a selection of cat statues and sculpture that adorn buildings throughout the City which were originally supposed to scare off mice and rats that could carry plague. In recent years York Lucky Cats on the Shambles has compiled all their locations with the popular Lucky Cat Trail, it looked such good fun that we thought we’d put together our very own Pub Tour based around the locations of most of the cats. If you want more details on cat locations you can get their map online at www.yorkluckycats.co.uk, our map includes the cat numbers so you can use both together. See if after a few pints you can still spot them all, happy hunting! |
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The Walkies Pub Crawl
Fancy a pub crawl but don’t want to leave your four-legged friend at home? We have the perfect solution. So get ready to shout “walkies” for a pub crawl that takes you to some of York’s most dog friendly pubs. With a meandering route through some of the more leafy areas of the City. Including two pleasant riverside strolls, the green grass of the Museum Gardens and Dean’s Park. Travelling mostly away from main traffic routes and with just enough distance between the pubs to keep you and your dog happy. |
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Fancy wandering beyond the walls of York?
Within the Walls is now also Roaming the Ridings, exploring and documenting all the great Pubs of Yorkshire. Read more on the Roaming the Ridings Website |
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All the files are free to download but we welcome any small donations toward the work put in to create these routes for you.