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Discover Cultural Attractions and Historic Sites with the Visit York Pass in York

This flexible digital pass offers entry to a wide variety of museums and landmarks throughout York.

The Visit York Pass allows you to explore the city's rich heritage by providing access to central museums, historic houses, churches, and various visitor experiences. Available for one, two, or three days, this digital pass facilitates a structured sightseeing schedule that includes both major landmarks and specialist museums. Enjoy convenient access to diverse cultural spots located throughout the city and its surrounding areas.

Understanding the Visit York Pass
A digital one, two or three-day York attraction pass covering more than 50 visitor experiences and offers.

The Visit York Pass provides a coordinated way to experience a diverse array of heritage sites and cultural venues across the city. This overview highlights the purpose of the pass and explains how it assists visitors in planning a balanced itinerary during their stay.

The Visit York Pass is a digital sightseeing solution designed to help visitors explore a wide range of York's museums, historic houses, and cultural experiences through a single, pre-paid admission pass.

Visit York Pass combines York's central museums, historic houses, churches and visitor experiences with selected attractions beyond the city centre. The network includes major heritage sites alongside smaller specialist museums, which makes the pass useful for visitors building a full sightseeing schedule rather than purchasing only one headline attraction. Adult and child products are available for one, two or three sightseeing days.

How you receive it

Mobile web

How it activates

Activates on first use
Visit York Pass options

Explore the available Visit York Pass varieties, which differ in duration and eligibility to suit your specific travel plans in York.

Adult 1 day

Adult

£72

Validity
1 calendar day

Child 1 day

Child

£45

Validity
1 calendar day
Age
Ages 5–16

Adult 2 days

Adult

£95

Validity
2 calendar days

Child 2 days

Child

£55

Validity
2 calendar days
Age
Ages 5–16

Adult 3 days

Adult

£109

Validity
3 flexible days

Child 3 days

Child

£65

Validity
3 flexible days
Age
Ages 5–16
Culture Spots with Visit York Pass
22 connected museums in this city

The Visit York Pass offers entry to various heritage sites and cultural locations in York. Please review the individual connection details to confirm specific access conditions and reservation requirements for each site.

The Visit York Pass provides entry to a diverse network of sites, including major heritage locations like York Minster, Clifford's Tower, JORVIK Viking Centre, and the York Castle Museum. Other included venues feature the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, Barley Hall, Beningbrough, Castle Howard, DIG, Fairfax House, Goddards, Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Treasurer's House, York Army Museum, York Cocoa Works, The York Dungeon, York Mansion House, York Roman Bath Museum, York's Chocolate Story, Yorkshire Air Museum, and the Yorkshire Museum. Access to the York Cold War Bunker requires a reservation, and reservations are also recommended for attractions like JORVIK Viking Centre and The York Dungeon. The pass does not provide fast-track entry, and popular sites may sell out regardless of pass coverage.

Evaluating Visit York Pass Value

Assessing the suitability of the Visit York Pass depends on your personal sightseeing goals and selected duration. Comparing your planned itinerary against the various pass options helps determine if this choice aligns with your travel needs.

22

Museums included

6

Pass options

£45

Prices from

The Visit York Pass is available in one, two, or three-day durations. The one- and two-day options are valid for consecutive calendar days, while the three-day pass offers greater flexibility by allowing three days of use within a six-day window. Whether this pass offers useful value depends entirely on your specific sightseeing itinerary and the entrance fees of the museums you plan to visit. It is recommended to compare your preferred list of attractions against the total cost of the pass option that best fits your travel schedule.

How to use the pass
Review purchase, activation, and important usage details for Visit York Pass before you visit.

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How it works

Show the digital pass for one admission at each participating attraction. The one- and two-day products run on consecutive calendar days, while the three-day pass provides three sightseeing days within a six-day window, allowing a rest day or an excursion between uses. The pass records attraction entry but does not itself create a reservation or priority queue.

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Purchase and activation

Buy online or from the York Visitor Information Centre and keep the pass unused until the first planned attraction. The initial scan activates it, and an unused pass must be activated within one year of purchase. Download or make the pass accessible before arrival so poor mobile reception does not delay entry.

Important information

Visit York Pass is not a fast-track product, and popular timed attractions can sell out despite pass admission being included. Child passes must be used with an accompanying adult pass-holder. Opening patterns are seasonal, and attractions outside central York require realistic travel time. For the three-day flexible product, track which days have been used within the six-day window rather than assuming six days of admission.

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