Transport yourself back to the year 1014, and experience the atmosphere of re-enacted Viking battles as King Ethelred teams up with his Norwegian Viking ally Olaf Haraldsson to fight off the invading Danes.
Now in its 26th year, the hugely popular JORVIK Viking Festival in York presents a terrific programme of exciting family-friendly events including battle re-enactments, guided festival walks, coach tours, lectures, films, medieval evenings, theatrical performances, music, excavations and hands-on combat training.
Events will be held at various venues across the city of York.
If you’re looking for accommodation in York during the Viking Festival, check out some York hotels and York guest houses on Hello Yorkshire. And for more information on the Festival itself, please visit JORVIK’s website.
always a fun day out, good history lesson for the kids and many different events to take part in or watch