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Home > Heritage > Half term Viking Gods & Goddesses family fun trail

Half term Viking Gods & Goddesses family fun trail

By Caroline King - February 15, 2013Posted in : Heritage

When: 16th – 24th February 2013 (half term), 10am – 4pm

Where: Clifford’s Tower, Tower Street, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9SA

£: Adults 4, concessions 3.60, children 2.40 and family ticket 10.40.  Ticket price includes entry to the event, plus entry to the property. No need to book in advance.

What is it?

Concealed within the tower are the mini model Viking Gods and Goddesses who promise a small prize to those who can find them.

Clifford’s Tower offers visitors great views over the historic city of York. The tower is almost all that remains of York Castle which was originally built by William the Conqueror.  Throughout its history the tower has been a prison, a royal mint and the place where Henry VIII had the bodies of his enemies put on public display.

More info: www.english-heritage.org.uk

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