Even our Dungeon Dwellers try to have a positive impact on our environment and local communities. Here are a collection of stories about what we get up to inside and outside of the York Dungeon. Read them, or ELSE.
- Friday 1st August 2025
York Dungeon Un-Veil New Interactive Waiting Area
Dare you go beyond the Veil - and stare into the haunted mirror?
Blending dark history with cutting edge technology The York Dungeon is blurring the line between the living and the lost with a revolutionary AI Mirror experience called Eboracum Veil.
- Tuesday 22nd July 2025
York Dungeon Launch New Accessibility Video
We hope that our new Accessibility video helps to ensure that all guests are aware of what The York Dungeon is, what it involves, and to help each visitor make informed decisions about their visit.
- Monday 21st July 2025
Deadly Drama Takes Centre Stage at the Our City Festival
The Jester and Smedley once again took part in the Our City Festival on Saturday the 12th of July, bringing a sprinkling of Dungeon mischief to the stage, alongside members of York's diverse communities who delivered an array of brilliant cultural performances.
- Friday 11th July 2025
York Dungeon Support York St John University Business Networking Pitch Event
It was a real honour for our General Manager Mark Mattinson to be invited along to his old haunt York St. John University by Dr Winojith Sanjeewa to represent the York Dungeon as one of a number of local businesses taking part in a brilliant day working with students from York College of Higher Education
- Monday 9th June 2025
York Dungeon SLAY at York PRIDE
You may have bumped into some of our rogues and rascals from the York Dungeon at York PRIDE recently; they will no doubt have been getting up to untold mischief while committing the crime of looking ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!
- Friday 6th June 2025
June 2025 Riverside Clean
Thank you so much to our June 2025 Riverside Clean SUPERSTARS!
A team of 12 headed out on this drizzly morning to once again support the SEA LIFE TRUST and #WorldOceansDay (which is this Sunday, the 8th June), collecting litter from the banks and areas around the River Ouse and River Foss in the King's Staith, New Walk, Millennium Bridge, Terry Avenue and Skeldergate areas of York.
- Monday 2nd June 2025
Jester and Smedley Entertain at York RLFC Inclusion Day Fixtures
Thank you so much to the York RLFC Knights and Valkyries for inviting Jester and Smedley from the York Dungeon along for their double header fixture and Inclusion Day today!
- Wednesday 14th May 2025
Dick and Guy Set Sail on the Thames
It was a real honour and pleasure to be invited along to a brilliant showcase event on the River Thames, with a couple of our most infamous rogues in tow to re-tread some familiar ground too.
This was an excellent collaboration between Visit York and Visit Greenwich, 2 of the UK's finest heritage destinations, who have their hosts for the day, City Cruises as one of many common links.
- Friday 28th March 2025
March 2025 Riverside Clean
We hosted a very successful riverside "spring" clean this morning! You can see the before and after pictures of all of our amazing volunteers!
This was one of our most successful clean up mornings yet, with 72kg of rubbish collected!!! And what wonderful weather to share the morning with people from a number of outstanding York businesses.
- Thursday 19th December 2024
Christmas 2024: York Hospital Visit
The York Dungeon team managed to find some festive love and warmth in our cold dark hearts this morning, as we made a Magic On Tour visit to the children's ward at York District Hospital, thanks to the amazing support from the team at Merlin's Magic Wand.
