Yorvik Viking Centre, York

Type of Attraction:                         Historical
Date of Visit:                                      14th March 2009

What was there?
What a waste of a morning! We arrived at around 10:30am and queued outside for only about ten minutes and then got to the admissions till. It cost £8.50 for me and £6.00 for Sam (we opted for gift aid so received a 12 month pass to come back for free). We walked down some stairs (a lift is available) and waited about ten more minutes for the door to a room open which was the 'time capsule'. In there we watched a screen with a man and a woman on change hairstyles and clothes until they reached 'viking age' (about 3 minutes).

We got in another short queue and then in a carriage which took us around a model village with a few model people moving their limbs and one who was sat on the loo pulling some lovely straining faces, oh and the village smelled bad apparently to make it authentic. The ride lasted no longer than ten minutes. We got out walked through a corrridor and a room with recovered artifacts and a woman who can make a penny for you (at a cost of £1.50). That was it, apart from the gift shop at the end!

I don't think we will be using our 12 month free pass!

Food:
No need for food onsite as in York City centre surrounded by cafes and restaurants.

Facilities:
A gift shop.

Our opinion:
Sams - Rubbish

Debs - Would rather have spent the £14.50 on a chinese takeaway!

Photos:
No photos to show you as there was nothing worth taking pictures of.