A POPULAR York attraction has won a top global award, winning Best Family Attraction in The World.

Sunday, 27 July 2025 22:07

By Darren Greenwood

The Wizard Walk of York has taken the honour in the TripAdvisor Best of the Best Awards 2025, which is based on 8 million attractions.

The awards are based on customer feedback, which sees the attraction recommended by 99 per cent of those who experienced the walk.

Tripadvisor also awards the Wizard Walk of York five stars out of five, based of 756 reviews, 732 of which were five star.

York-based husband and wife duo Dan and Bev Wood beat millions of attractions to the top spot, which is based on review data and feedback from spellbound visitors who have enjoyed this unique walking tour.

Dan Wood, aka Phoenix the Red, who runs the business with wife Bev, said: “We were over the moon to win third place back in 2023, but to climb to first place worldwide just two years later is absolutely mind-blowing!

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