Plan Your Visit

Our planned opening hours for 2022 are as follows (the time shown is last admission, closing time is 1 hour later):

4th January – 13th February: Sunday-Thursday 10am-4pm; Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm
14th – 27th February: 9am-6pm **Last admission is 5pm on 22nd and 24th Feb**
28th February – 3rd April: 10am-4pm (Sunday-Thursday) 10am-5pm (Friday-Saturday)
4th April – 8th April: 9am-5pm
9th-24th April: 9am-6pm
25th April – 1st May: 9am-5pm
2nd – 27th May: 10am-5pm
28th May – 5th June: 9am-6pm
6th June – 15th July: 10am-5pm
16th -22nd July: 9am-5pm
23rd July – 4th September: 9am-6pm

We are open throughout the year. Opening times for the rest of 2022 will be confirmed soon. 

JORVIK will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Opening hours on New Year’s Eve: 10am-2pm, New Year’s Day: 11am-4pm

During busy periods we will extend our opening times if there is enough demand, please check our booking calendar for up to the minute information.

You can expect your visit to JORVIK to last around one hour.

Pre-booking online, or by calling 01904 615505, is advisable.

We ask that you arrive on time for your visit. The time you have booked is the time we will start admitting visitors for that slot. In busy times, it may take up to 20 minutes to admit everyone who has booked that slot. Due to our controls on visitor capacity, we are not able to admit visitors who are late, but we may be able to move your visit to another time if there are spaces available.

Pre-booking & refund policy:

If you are not able to visit the attraction for your pre-booked slot we can re-book your visit for a more convenient time. We are not able to offer refunds. You may find answers to your questions relating to our closure here.

We strongly advise wearing  face coverings in our attractions and gift shops.

Please keep socially distanced from other parties and use the hand sanitiser stations located around the buildings.

Pre-booking – to help us minimise face-to-face interactions at our admissions desk and to reduce queueing, pre-booking your visit is advisable. Standby places may be available if a time slot has space.

Many thanks for your cooperation and consideration as we endeavour to keep JORVIK safe and enjoyable for all our visitors, staff and volunteers.

Visit our Safety and Social Distancing page for more details.

We offer discounted tickets for NHS staff, members of the Armed Forces, carers and various other groups. Find out more here about the discounts we offer and how to redeem a discount when you book online.

JORVIK Viking Centre is located within the Coppergate Shopping Centre, right in the heart of the modern city of York. You can find more about planning your travel to York here.

At JORVIK Viking Centre we want to make sure that we deliver a welcoming and enjoyable environment for all visitors. Find out more about resources and facilities for visitors with disabilities or additional access needs here.

At JORVIK Viking Centre we are fully aware of our responsibilities as a visitor attraction. In line with advice from our security advisors, additional security measures are in place across our building. We kindly ask that patrons refrain from bringing any large bags or suitcases to the venue as there are no left luggage facilities on site. We also ask visitors to arrive in plenty of time in order for any potential security checks to take place.

Maximum bag size allowed in the building is 38cm x 30cm, includes suitcases.

Exceptions to the rule:

Baby buggies and oversized bags containing necessary medical equipment, or for use in nursing and babycare, will be permitted, subject to the owners agreeing that these items will be searched.

For larger bags, we recommend using Yorbag.

Yorbag left luggage service is located on High Petergate, near to York Minster, and costs from £3. Take your pre-booked ticket for JORVIK Viking Centre to get 20% off the price. You can find out more on the Yorbag website.