Origins and anvils: JORVIK forges ahead with new summer experience!
From 19 July to 31 August 2025 Warriors with swords, a blacksmith showing his bladed wares and the origin story of how the Great Heathen Army arrived in York awaits…
Winter has arrived: first snowfall in 40 years for Viking-age Coppergate!
From 11 November 2024 to 22 February 2025 If you feel a chill in the air today, that icy blast could be coming from a Scandinavian source, as Nordic meteorologists…
The Royal Mint’s Viking-themed bullion bars to be revealed at JORVIK Viking Centre
Gold and silver bullion struck with an illustration of the Norse god Odin are set to be revealed and join the displays at York’s JORVIK Viking Centre as the latest…
Winter is Coming: JORVIK Viking Centre braces for unique icy blast!
From 11 November 2024 to 22 February 2025 Winter is coming to JORVIK Viking Centre in November in a brand new experience that explores what 10th century York might have been…
Gods and monsters to send shivers down the spine – The Dark Saga Tours at JORVIK Viking Centre
Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 October 2024, from 7pm Norsemen were ferocious in battle, and many of their legends were bloodthirsty and brutal, too, so the team at JORVIK Viking…
New summer experience to mark JORVIK Viking Centre’s 40th anniversary
22 July to 1 September 2024 Visitors to JORVIK Viking Centre this summer are in for a special treat, with a new and exclusive visitor experience launched for the school…
Trenches opened to a new generation of archaeologists this Easter
Young people in York will have a unique opportunity to get their hands dirty and uncover hidden parts of the city’s past, as Kids Dig York returns. From 25 March…
JORVIK turns 40!
It was 14 April 1984 when a long queue of people assembled in Coppergate to be the first to experience a brand new type of visitor attraction – one that…
Time Capsules back on track at JORVIK Viking Centre
The flux capacitor has been repaired and temporal circuits aligned, which means that the Time Capsules at JORVIK Viking Centre are now back in operation, and ready to take visitors…
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We have 5 copies of Danny Weston’s newest book to give away! Postcards from Valhalla is a fantastic teen novel that follows Viggo, after the familiar disappearance of his older…