The Filthy, Feastly Tour of York!

Name: The Filthy, Feastly Tour of York!
Start: 2025-09-21T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-21T15:15:00+01:00
Location: Piccadilly, York, YO1 9, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun Sep 21 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:15 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Piccadilly, York, YO1 9, United Kingdom | York, EN

For the 2025 York Food Festival, we're turning our Filthy, Beastly Tour of York into a Filthy, Feastly Tour!
On this special walk we will uncover some of the mind-boggling historical delicacies eaten in York - especially at royal and religious feasts - as well as the foodstuffs upon which the city grew rich. We'll also dig (metaphorically) into the filth beneath our feet that has enabled archaeologists to work out the diets of long-gone residents.
There will be porpoises and poo, dozens of oxen, and a startling quantity of roast birds, wine and fish. We'll explore Roman menus, Viking dining, and medieval royal weddings. And we'll finish our forage with the story of the reverend-professor who made it his mission to eat everything!
Starting on Piccadilly, outside the gates of the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, we'll walk via Pavement, the Shambles, King's Square and York Minster to finish outside the Yorkshire Museum. The walk will take 60-90 minutes and is suitable for people aged 11 and over.