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Jorvik Viking Centre

Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum in York. Add York Minster, 600 m away, to a visit; it leads 51 places within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages.

Photo: Jorvik Viking Centre, CambridgeBayWeather (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In York

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in York

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside York

Jorvik Viking Centre is inside York’s built-up area, with 40 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

In York, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec7° / 2°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in York, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for York. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. York’s full climate →

About

Jorvik Viking Centre

Museum in York, England, United Kingdom.

In York, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in York
Official site: jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Jorvik Viking Centre

Orange marks Jorvik Viking Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases near Jorvik Viking Centre

Largest of the 8 is York, home to 141,696. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

York

141,696 people · 46 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Heslington

1,787 people · 41 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km north of it

Huntington

12,420 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Osbaldwick

2,313 people · 44 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Jorvik Viking Centre is	People	Places to visit
York	It’s in town	141,696	46
Heslington	2.3 km southeast of it	1,787	41
Huntington	2.4 km north of it	12,420	44
Osbaldwick	2.5 km east of it	2,313	44
Nether Poppleton	3.3 km northwest of it	727	38
Bishopthorpe	3.7 km south of it	3,333	40
Upper Poppleton	4.2 km northwest of it	3,520	37
Haxby	5 km north of it	10,176	24

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 51 places, among them 3 museums, a church and a castle.

ChurchYork Minster600 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageClifford's Tower200 m away 3MuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum1.1 km away · 808K visitors a year 4

MuseumYorkshire Museum700 m away · 164K visitors a year (2019)5

MuseumYork Castle Museum300 m away · 284K visitors a year (2013)6

FortYork city walls200 m away 7

Art galleryYork Art Gallery700 m away 8

Abbey or priorySt Mary's Abbey700 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Jorvik Viking Centre: the answers

Where is Jorvik Viking Centre?

Jorvik Viking Centre is in York, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Jorvik Viking Centre?

Museum in York, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Jorvik Viking Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in York, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Jorvik Viking Centre?

Within 15 km: York Minster (600 m), Clifford's Tower (200 m), National Railway Museum (1.1 km) and Yorkshire Museum (700 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Jorvik Viking Centre: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
York Minster: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifford's Tower: Francis Place (1647-1728), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Castle Museum: Jitka Erbenová (cheva), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
York city walls: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
York Art Gallery: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Abbey: Kaly99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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