Fraser was a brilliant guide. We thought we knew York but there were lots of interesting new facts that he mentioned. It was a lovely thing to do on our final day and we cannot recommend it enough.

We loved our tour of York with Fraser today. He has an enormous amount of knowledge about York’s history and culture and is very excited about his city. We heartily recommend any visitor to York to take advantage of these tours.

Really impressed by our guide Richard’s knowledge and the delivery of facts which kept us interested yet informed. He was inclusive of all visitors and had a lovely manner. Thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it was a really great tour of York

Mike was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable. His delivery was clear and engaging. We would highly recommend these tours. They are a great way to learn about a city.

We were a group of 9 ladies. Mel was brilliant. We learnt so much. He was very knowledgeable with a fabulous delivery and fantastic sense of humour. A good group leader who kept everyone involved.

Richard was great. Very friendly and very knowledgeable on the history of York. Lots of architectural nuggets of history told. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and even found a fellow Harry Potter fan!

Loved the tour with Richard of York. Nicely paced, informative, interesting with humour. Would definitely recommend. 10 out of 10.

I really enjoyed our historic walk in York today. Richard of York was very knowledgeable and friendly. I would definitely recommend

Alison gave us a wonderful introduction to the history of York and the part it played in the history of England. She was kind and attentive to our questions, and we thoroughly enjoyed it all!

A brilliant tour, taking in so many locations, always supported by great information and able to answer any questions. Totally free! Thank you Fraser and all who give their time so generously.

Spent a lovely afternoon with Frazer his knowledge and humour brought York life. Frazer took time to chat to each person individually whilst walking round York. I would highly recommend this tour which was fun informative and interesting xx thank you Frazer for a wonderful afternoon xx

Excellent, Fraser was extremely knowledgeable and took time to speak to all the group individually. I would recommend this tour. Thank you Fraser for your time.

Fraser was a great guide today. So knowledgable and made the tour really enjoyable. They do an amazing job as volunteers – it was easy to tell that he loved his subject. Thank you

Had a wonderful tour with Mike, answered all our questions. Definitely recommend the tour.
Mike stayed longer till he finished the whole tour and stayed back for any questions. He was amazing 🙂

We spent an excellent morning with Glyn today, who shared his knowledge and clear passion for the history of York. Even though we have visited York before, we learned so much that was new. It was well worth joining the tour. Unlike most ‘free’ tours, this one was totally without charge, with no expectation or interest in any donations at the end. Thank you Glyn for making the start of our time away such an enjoyable one.

We organised a tour of York for 8 German guests and the tour guides did a fantastic job of painting a picture of York’s history. I am sure they will be back for more.

Thank you for offering this free and very educational tour! I learned so much about York history and can’t wait to visit again. Glyn was such a fabulous tour guide! Would definitely recommend!

Alison was a knowledgeable, thoughtful, witty guide and her love for York and its history is contagious. Thanks to her and AVG for this wonderful experience.

I know nothing about history and knew nothing about York before our visit. To try and address this I decided a walking tour was a perfect introduction to both. Our tour guide Richard was just superb – so knowledgeable, friendly and funny . He encouraged questions and made it clear no question is a silly one meaning that anyone like me who knew nothing felt comfortable to ask as many questions as we wanted . No one asked anything he couldn’t answer . The tour piqued my interest in both history and York and have found myself seeking out more history since the tour , who’d have thought – no one that knows me ! Anyway I’d highly recommend this tour and a big thank you to Richard for making it so interesting and engaging

We where visiting York for the first time today and stumbled over this lovely tour, right before it started
Our guide, Katy, told us so many amazing stories about this beautiful city that alone made us want to visit again. The best part is seeing some of the more hidden historical spots around the city, especially the small church and Gerald the cat right in front of it.

The tour guide today was superb (katey), good historical knowledge and spoke clearly and concise

Just had a really informative tour of York it was great well worth looking at a tour if you have time

We had a very interesting and informative afternoon tour led by Richard of York. The 2 hours passed very quickly.
Would recommend anyone interested in the history of York from its earliest beginnings to its more recent past to sign up

We caught a last minute tour with Richard of York. You can tell he loves history and teaching people about the history of York. During the commutes between points of interests it was nice to get to know him and share stories. Was nice to share places where to go and eat.

Would love to grab a pint and hear his stories when I come back to York. Thank you Richard of York!

Richard of York was fantastic! Great flow of information and really displayed all the highlights of York. Highly recommend taking this tour!

Richard of York was very good with he’s delivery and had good knowledge. Was an interesting tour and we’ll worth the time.

Had an excellent tour with Fraiser this morning. Fraiser was from Scotland but loves York and history . So knowledgeable. These tours are free and the guides don’t take tips. One of the very best walking tours we’ve taken.

My partner and I visited York from South Yorkshire. It’s not the first time we’ve visited, but it’s the first time we have taken a guided tour.

Our tour guide was Fraser a man from north of the English border, who has fell in love with and made the city his home for the past 12 years.

I didn’t know what to expect, but joined the tour open minded with a sense of anticipation. From the get go Fraser had me with his Scottish accent and his depth of knowledge.

He knew his subject and guided us through key historical facts from Roman times to the present day with aplomb, sprinkled with good humor and an at times, a self deprecating manner which just added to the experience.

History fascinates me and to hear it brought to life in such a professional but relaxed and easy to understand manner, was an absolute pleasure to behold. His obvious enthusiasm for this voluntary vocational exercise made the tour that more special.

I would highly recommend the experience to anyone who is looking to visit York and leave better informed and enriched by rich the history of this great city. I still can’t believe the tour was FREE. I would gladly have paid for it.

Fraser did a fantastic job showing us around York. Very interesting stories and a good sense of humor. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to know more about York!!

Fraser led our tour this morning and he was brilliant. So knowledgeable, fun, and easy to talk to. It was a good pace with lots of history and stories thrown in. We couldn’t believe it was free, thank you so much

Hi
Three of my family had the pleasure of being on an AVG tour of York lead by Joanna, this morning.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the way in which Joanna shared interesting history and stories at the same time as looking out for our safety on steps etc as we made our way around the route.
It is so generous of folk like Joanna to volunteer to guide tours like this, and we really appreciated Joanna’s knowledge and skill as a guide this morning.

With thanks

Helena

Glyn was an amazing guide. So knowledgable and shared his interests in such a friendly and entertaining way. Although I’d been to York many times before I felt that I’d got down to the very beginning itself and the way it had been changed so many times throughout its history. The time passed by so quickly. Thank you very much indeed.

Had a great time on the tour with Richard, super knowledgeable and really made the tour informative, but also fun and funny.
Thanks again!

This was one of the best tours I’ve done. Glyn was both incredible informative and also entertaining. I learnt so much about York history. Absolutely amazing.

We thoroughly enjoyed our 2.5 hour afternoon adventure with Kevin. We saw a broad spread of the old city and learned about the history and explanation of what we saw.

Great way to start our visit to York

Our knowledgeable guide Fraser informed us about so many interesting details about York. This afternoon tour definitely exceeded my expectations and I will come back to York to explore more of York’s history. Thank you so much for your time.

Heidi from Germany

We did the tour with Glyn. Excellent guide! The tour was very entertainig and it gave a very rich overview of York’s amazing history.

Excellent tour by Mike. Friendly, welcoming to everyone, knowledgeable and paced perfectly to allow time to do other things. If you’re going to do a tour this is the one I’d recommend.

Mike was our guide- very informative, so much history discussed. Lots of sites shown including many little details you would miss if not on the tour. This was an excellent background to York and would highly recommend!

Our guide Glyn was very competent and friendly. This tour seems to me an excellent way to discover the city and gives excellent ideas to properly occupy the available time in York. Merci !

We had a fabulous tour with Nic our guide this morning. Nic was hugely entertaining, made history learning fun, and was passionate about sharing his knowledge of York. As an awesome and captivating story teller the 2 hours flew by. Highly recommend these tours.

I took a group of engineering students on Glyn’s tour, and it was absolutely perfect for international students. Glyn spoke clearly, was extremely knowledgeable and engaging, and did a fantastic job of keeping the students’ attention throughout. They really enjoyed the tour and found it both interesting and informative. Highly recommended!

Kevin was such a brilliant tour guide! Full of fascinating historical information. Such an intetesting tour!
5 star, highly recommended.

We had a lovely tour with John W.
He was a very knowledgeable and funny. We got a great overview of York’s history and learned a lot.

Love that the tours are free and accessible and the volunteers are so good. Thank you!!

Hi, we did a tour today at 10.30am with Alan. We had a fantastic time and learned so much about the history of York. We thought we’d covered most of York but Alan took us to places we hadn’t known about. We’re sorry we had to leave the tour slightly early. We’d booked the train museum tickets and didn’t want to miss our time slot. Afterwards we found a few snickelways and had fun exploring. Thanks Alan, we enjoyed the English/Scots banter too and hope to meet you again in the future x

The York tour was brilliant!
Glyn was our guide. From the start he put us at our ease with his humorous and knowledgeable delivery.
After he set the scene and timeline of his talk we were treated with engaging stories spanning 2000 years. We were hearing tales of buildings, walls, ruins and historical characters all fascinating in their connections.
We learnt so much and enjoyed conversation within the group.
This tour is a must!
Thanks Glyn
John and Kath

We had a fantastic tour with Richard. As first timers to the area, our knowledge was limited but he gave great summaries of the many different periods of York’s history. We are now keen to read further about this amazing city.

John was a wonderful tour guide: knowledgable, enthusiastic and engaging; at times whimsical and sarcastic, full of local lore and keen historical insights. We were there as a large family group (6 adults, 4 kids), and all of us greatly enjoyed it. His free tour was much better than some of the paid tours we took in other UK cities.