JORVIK Viking Centre has announced the date it will reopen.

The centre, which has been closed since the Boxing Day floods, will reopen on Saturday, April 8, which is the start of the Easter holidays.

This week Vikings will mark half term by smashing the head of a two metre-long axe smashed into the streets of York.

The giant axe, which appears to be buried into the pavement, made its first appearance on Friday in Stonegate, but will be moving around the city throughout half term as the Vikings stamp their claim on the city. Trying to predict the next location will be Team ODIN (Official Detectives Investigating Norse), who will be sharing details of when the Vikings are expected to repopulate the JORVIK Viking Centre.

Visitors can be first in line for the new JORVIK Viking Centre by reserving tickets online, with the first tickets released today. For more details visit www.returnofthevikings.com