Borders:
Exploring the Viking Past
See in store for opening times, Davygate.
Find out more about the myths and legends of the Vikings
and life in ancient Jorvik with Borders' special collection
of Nordic books and music.
Fenwick:
Fenwick celebrates the Jorvik Viking Festival!
Mon - Sat 9.00am - 5.30pm, Coppergate, York.
Visit Fenwick's toy department for your chance to win
prizes in our special Viking competition and to see
our extensive range of toys and gifts. Hungry young
Vikings can also visit Fenwick's restaurant, where Viking
lunch boxes will be on sale for the duration of the
Festival.
Heworth Court Hotel:
Free Wine when you Dine!
Lamplight Restaurant, Heworth Green
Free bottle of wine (to the value of £11.95)
for couples dining in our Lamplight Restaurant on
presentation of a Festival brochure. For reservations
please ring 01904 420100. Offer not redeemable against
any other food or drink purchases. Valid until 01/02/2008.
The
Japanese Shop: Samurai culture
Mon - Sat 9.00am - 5.30pm, Sun 11.00am - 5.00pm, Coppergate
Walk
Visit the Japanese shop to learn more about the culture
that produced fearsome Samurai warriors, every bit as
deadly as the Vikings.
The
Milkshack: The Original Viking Shake!
Mon - Sat 10.00am - 6.00pm, Sun 11.00am - 5.00pm, 14
Church Street, York.
Present your Festival programme at York's Milkshack
to receive a 10% discount on our unique Viking-themed
shake! Offer limited to one transaction per programme
for the duration of the Festival.
Next Generation Club
Saturday 10th February - Sunday 18th February, 10.00am
- 3.00pm, Hull Road, York
Next Generation celebrates the Viking Festival with
fun activities for young Viking fans! Mini Vikings
are invited to play giant Viking games and make a
Viking mask, shield or peg doll warrior. Small charge
for craft activities.
The Original Ghost Walk
of York
Nightly at 8.00pm, The King's Arms Pub, Ousegate Bridge
£4 adult / £3 conc. (NUS/OAP) / £2.50
child
Discover the magic of ancient and Viking York through
the real art of storytelling, with a Viking twist
throughout the Festival. Explore all the latest sightings
and strange occurrences as you experience the very
best of haunted York.
Enquiries: 01759 373090. Original Ghost Walk of York
event.
Period Photography at
Past Images:
A Snapshot of the Viking Past
Mon - Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm, Sun 11.00am - 5.00pm,
10 The Shambles, York.
A unique experience and a fun memento of the Festival!
We have a wide range of Viking costumes with all ages
and sizes catered for. Enquiries: 01904 676167.
Past Times: 10% off Celtic
items at Past Times.
Mon - Sat 9.00am - 5.30pm, Sun 11.00am - 5.00pm, 28
Castlegate, York.
10% off all purchases from our Celtic range on production
of the Festival programme. Offer limited to one transaction
per programme. Offer only applies in York Castlegate
branch for the duration of the Festival and cannot
be used in conjunction with any other offer.
10%
off at Russell's Restaurants
Daily 12.00 noon - 9.30pm, 26 Coppergate and 34 Stonegate,
York.
Enjoy a 10% discount on a meal from our standard lunch
or dinner menu at either of York's Russell's Restaurants,
on presentation of a Festival brochure until the end
of February. Offer limited to one transaction per programme.
Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Waterstones: Festival
celebrations at Waterstones
Mon - Fri 9.00am - 5.30pm, Sat 9.00am - 6.00pm, Sun
11.00am - 5.00pm, 28 - 29 High Ousegate
Pop into Waterstones during the Festival and enjoy
Viking-themed books for all ages, as well as competitions
and activities for children. See in store for details.
Enquiries: 01904 628740.
The
Yorkshire Museum: How to date a Viking!
Saturday 10th February - Sunday 18th February, 10.00am
- 5.00pm
Visit the interactive "bar" in our latest
exhibition - Fingerprints of Time, and join our expert
team to discover the different methods for dating all
sorts of objects to Viking Times. To find out more -
visit: www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
The
Yorkshire Museum: Special Exhibition
Fingerprints of Time - discover the age of everything!
Saturday 10th February - Monday 31st December, 10.00am
- 5.00pm daily (closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day)
A brand new interactive exhibition investigating the
age of everything. From the 4.5 billion year old Middlesbrough
Meteorite to today's newspaper, Fingerprints of Time
will give visitors the chance to crack the dating code
and find out how we know when the Vikings were in York.
To find out more - visit: www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
Viking Journeys: Community
banners and stories
Local community groups will be working with poet Adrian
Spendlow to compose their own stories of contemporary
journeys inspired by the sagas of our Viking ancestors.
Led by a visual artist, the groups will paint banners
to illustrate the stories, and, as in previous Viking
Festivals, these will decorate the big marquee in
St Sampson's Square during the festival.
There will be public workshops on Feb 16th to create
more stories and banners.
An Arts Action York Community Project.
