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ShamblesvsJorvik Viking Centre
Both Shambles and Jorvik Viking Centre are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Jorvik Viking Centre ranks significantly better than Shambles. Jorvik Viking Centre scores 86 with approval from 4 reviewers such as Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Shambles
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Shambles, City Centre, York YO1 7LZ
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Fodor's "York's best-preserved medieval street has shops and residences in half-timbered buildings with overhangs so massive you could almost reach across the narrow gap from one second-floor window to another." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Lined with half-timbered medieval houses, each as bulging and crooked as the next, this is the most picturesque street in the city." Full review
Jorvik Viking Centre Fodor's
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
Independent
Coppergate Centre, York YO1 9WT
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Fodor's "This kid-focused exhibition re-creates a 10th-century Viking village. A mixture of museum and carnival ride, you "travel through time" by climbing into a Disney-esque machine." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Interactive multimedia exhibits aimed at bringing history to life often achieve exactly the opposite, but the much-hyped Jorvik manages to pull it off with aplomb." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"In 1976, archaeologists unearthed four rows of houses from the Viking city containing remarkable objects such as boots, shoes and pins, as well as preserved plants and insets." Full review
The Telegraph "Jorvik’s sensory experiences have always done the business, bringing visitors face-to-skull with what was an important and thriving ninth-century Viking city." Full review
Independent "Further back in time, the Jorvik Viking Centre remembers the Jorvik Vikings, offering a multi-sensory ride in “time capsules” that take you through 10th-century streets, along with live interpretations and galleries"
