Jorvik Viking Centre

A visit to JORVIK is the perfect way to discover Viking-Age York, one of the most fascinating periods of the city's dramatic history.

Discover what life was really like over 1000 years ago in AD 975 and get face-to-face with the Vikings on the very site where archaeologists discovered the remains of the place they once called home.

Meet our Viking residents, see over 800 items uncovered here, and journey through a reconstruction of actual Viking-Age streets - complete with sounds and smells.

JORVIK brings alive a shadowy era in the history of York and the nation. Created by York Archaeological Trust on the site of the 'Viking Dig' that it carried out here in Coppergate between 1976 and 1981, JORVIK shows how much archaeology contributes to the discovery and understanding of our past.